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Three AJ's is the magic number...

Is that a free standing basin or in a cupboard BTW?

It's a cupboard. Three AJs?

Adjustable. Spanner. B^)

I've just replaced the diaphragm in the fill valve of the toilet - the old one was split and it took forever to fill up - now it fills up fast but it's also making a loud hissing /filling sound every couple of minutes

Any ideas?

now it fills up fast but it's also making a loud hissing sound every couple of minutes

Any ideas?

Remove snake from cistern.

Is it leaking and refilling?

^ sorted it, the fill valve adjustment screw needed tightening up now its fine

Hey plumbers.
I’ve got pillar taps on a butler sink. The hot tap is squeaky when you turn it on or off (it’s not leaking or anything, just annoying). These are old taps with a washer, not a new cartridge type. Can I open it up and grease it in some way to sort it out? If so what grease?

Bear grease?

Toolstation nearby?
TS part number 34053.

Other suppliers of Plumbers Grease are available.

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Toolstation have Original Hive internet/ connected homes thermostats for £6o at the mo.

If you can fit it yourself it's a good deal.

Anyone got any opinions on Hive vs. Nest? Will be for a dual zone setup, one running underfloor heating on ground floor, the other running rads on 1st and 2nd floors. Leaning towards Nest simply as I can then pair them with Nest smoke alarms.

Did you manage to get water in? Its a non return valve

@Sam_w Chris is selling a new nest at a great price here:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/304909/#comment13697168

Unfortunately i'm not London base, but will ask him...

my personal preference is Vaillant.

Hi - if I could ask a q about a Vaillant. Recently got a smart meter installed and it tells me I'm consuming an oddly large amount of gas - but basically I'm only running the boiler for a shower in the morning. Any reason it'd be drawing more during the rest of the day? It's overdue a service as well, so if you happen to know anyone east who you could recommend... thanks!

For Vaillant service and repair in a (East) London John at Full Flame is the man.

http://www.full-flame.co.uk/

@sacredhart - thanks!
@diable - about 3-5kWh/day. Fair enough about smart meters not being very smart - it doesn't seem that much to me, but I don't know what I should expect from a new-ish boiler.

I'd second John at Full Flame. Turned up when he said he would and charged me what he said he would (and I had hot water again after his visit) and seemed like a nice bloke.

Combi. It's three years old.

I don't recall. 2 yrs maybe.

British Gas seems to think the avg consumption in my area is about 3.3kWh/d, so I think I should be considerably lower at the moment given it's mid-summer.

I'll get on to that guy the others recommended...

Hello Plumber/Plumbing people,
Got a leaking wall hung loo (Duravit loo and Geberit concealed cistern). Seems to only leak when water gets above a certain level i.e when someone uses it and flushes, so not constantly. No access I believe without destroying the panel it's attached to. Anyone got any advice or can recommend a plumber that knows these things please? (sorry if I am replying to something here, not sure how to post query on its own) SE London...