The most common water leaks are found on leaking toilets, dripping taps and storage tanks in the loft. This can be costly when it comes to the water bill. Water leaks can happen on anything when the hot water or central heating is not maintained correctly. Just below are some common search done to the most common water leaks. Continue reading
Before we give you the report of Good Plumber or Bad Plumber, it is quite often that the plumber is under estimated by the occupant due to lack of knowledge but just below is a real life complaint of what us emergency plumbers find on a year to year basis. There are also plumbers out there that let the good faith of the general plumbing companies get a bad name, and again a bad job can be a very bad job where another bad job could be done by the best of plumbers. This can be regarded by occupants that there view, it is also a bad job. The only way to clear a good plumbers name is to explain in there own opinion to keep the good faith of a decent plumber in order so that the decent plumber can turn out to be the heroes of the day. Just below is the complaint and with your thoughts please tweet to www.twitter.com/plumber24hours. The complaint below is not meant in anger from the plumber but is for educational reasons only. Continue reading
My water is too hot, will this cause any problems or damages to my hot water or central heating system?
Martin Smith an experience emergency plumber when it comes to the water getting too hot explains all the situation and what needs to be done.
Welcome to the Information of Draining Central Heating System. In the Picture Diagram of draining down the central heating system, we have arrows pointing to drain off point of where you will find your typical drain off points. Just below are some typical questions before calling an emergency plumber.
Ever wondered on the evolution of the plumbing pipes history and how far we have come since the 1600’s, where the wooden pipes were first introduce in London. Ever wondered what it would of been like to call an emergency plumber london in those days and if there was any such meaning of an emergency plumber.
Martin Smith explains about central heating pump problems and what to do before calling an emergency plumber in the day or night.
First of all before Martin Smith explains about central heating pump problems and what the cures are. We would like to explain a little about this picture to the right. This is a typical central heating pump, that has been in the basement for over 15-years or more and if you have noticed, there is corroding going on between both gate valves. There is also a wire going around the central heating pump. The wire that is going around the circulation pump is in the incorrect place, not because it is un-tidy, but because the central heating pump can get very hot and therefor, will heat the electric current up, causing it to either trip the electric, heat the electrical elements within the circulation pump, more than they should or even set a fire is the worse scenario. Continue reading
Do you find yourself with a leak coming through your ceiling but unsure where it is coming from? Martin Smith an experience emergency plumber who has experience plenty of occupants calling saying “I have a leak coming through my ceiling, I need an emergency plumber”.
To the right in the picture is a typical plumbing emergency that Martin Smith went to. At the time of the call, there was water seeping through the ceiling, so the customer had called for an emergency plumber Darwen, to request for an emergency plumbing engineer. As soon as the occupant had called for an emergency plumber, the Oil Boiler was turned to off and the mains water supply was also turned off. Continue reading
Have you got metal pipe in your central heating system? Maybe you have a water leak coming from your 15mm pipes made out of metal. Martin Smith an experience emergency plumber explains everything you need to know about the 15mm metal pipe you have within the central heating system.
If you have 15mm metal pipe in your central heating system, then this would of been due to a shortage of copper pipe. As occupants were looking to keep warm in there home, there had to be a way to get warmth to the radiators. The only option would of been to use a cheaper metal and this was where the 15mm metal pipe came in to it. Once the second world war was over, it took a little time for plumbing to get back to normal.
If your home was built in the late 1940’s or 1950’s and the original plumbing is still existing, then there is a high likeliness that you may come across cheaper plumbing. The problem with cheaper plumbing was that the fitting of the plumbing was not reliable and very difficult to plumb in to the central heating, but also came with consequences. Continue reading
Having the best silicone sealant can depend on the type of room your in and the atmosphere. If the sealant is under the water, this can only mean that there is only one type of silicone is best for this. There are some cheap and nasty silicone sealants that sell because it mentions on the label the job it does. When silicone goes wrong, all the questions come up about what exactly it was used for and then, all the excuses start coming out, which is also imprinted on the small print and the terms and conditions off use. Just below Martin Smith an experience emergency plumber and an ex bathroom fitter, we give you the common questions and all the pros and cons.
Martin Smith an experienced emergency plumber in Manchester, who also works as an agent for over 400 plumbing engineers UK wide, explains about water noise within the property and how best to go about it. In the picture on the right, is a typical job. The occupant complained of noisy water, an emergency Martin visited in Bury, which is north of Manchester. The occupant thought there was water problems behind the wall but to his amaze, he didn’t expect it to have a water noise under the floor and before the mains water stopcock. Unfortunately on this particular job, the outside mains water stopcock was also unaccessible.
Just below are similar question about a water noise for behind the wall or under the ground floor. These questions we have also tried to answer. Continue reading
