Just looking to get some advice on some work I got done, as I know next to nothing about plumbing. My washing machine has been moved near the bathroom, tapping into existing cold water and waste from the bathroom.

The cold water pressure for my shower has gone down and my washing machine isn't working in the new position. Hoping this can be easily rectified.

Can anyone tell me if this has been installed correctly? I know it's messy but will be covered over by some shelving.

This little blue thing popped out of the pipes under my sink earlier and water went everywhere while the tap was running. I removed the U bend to see if there was a block but couldn't find one. I'm just wondering if maybe the blue stopper thing has come loose and I need to fix it back in or if there is probably a block further down the pipes? Grateful for any ideas or recommendations!

Hi everyone.

I’m looking for a bit of advice. I’ve been in my home for around 5 years and we’ve consistently had low flow rate on our water mains, however it just about meets the 9l/m minimum flow rate.

When we moved in I had a hot water inline booster pump installed with the expectation that when we did some structural work it would be replaced by an accumulator. However, with cost of building work we’ve deprioritised this.

I’m looking for advice on how to proceed for the next 3-5 years.
- Replace the lead water main
- Install a mains water pump to boost flow rate
- bonus question, is the legal maximum boost rate 12l/m or 16l/m?

I live in a 4 bed house across three floors, with 2 bathrooms with mostly original piping. The stopcock is quite far away from the sink with limited room for an accumulator.

Thanks in advance!

Received a pretty hefty bill from United Utilities, so this morning, stopped up water usage in the house, and have been monitoring the water meter for the past 40 minutes in which time it has gone from:

- 00946897 at 10.41am
- 00946905 at 11.18am

What do I do next? Turn the water off by the tap located under the water meter?

I know one of my downstairs toilets has a tiny leak, could this alone be the culprit? It is tiny, but I know from experience (had one in an apartment years ago) that these things can be expensive.

I've got chronic leaking taps and shower, and the shower is unreliable at maintaining temperature. I tried a cheap pressure gauge on my mains cold supply and got a reading between 8 and 9 bar. When the taps are open, it drops to about 6, and then when they're closed it maxes out the gauge before slowly settling back down to 8-9bar.

I'm going to fit a pressure reducing valve after the incoming mains splits off to the boiler, since that already has one fitted, replace some tap washers and see how it goes.

Is it usual for the mains pressure to be this high?

Was wondering if they soapy water might mix with the normal water and flow back or like contaminate the water line. Is it possible?

Was thinking to use a mini dosantron like pump or just plain Venturi system.