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Plumber on Tap offers a comprehensive plumbing repair and installation service across Sussex.
For those everyday dripping taps and valves, toilet flush problems, inlet valves that will not turn off and overflowing water cisterns. All of these common plumbing faults waste water but can easily be rectified.
You may have a problem with a cracked toilet or a blocked drain. Take action quickly to avoid costly damage to your home.
When a spare part is needed a visit may be required to identify the correct part. Alternatively, a photo of your tap or valve will suffice and the correct replacement identified. Plumber on Tap carries a large range of common toilet spares and can normally source less common spare parts in a couple of days.
I would always strive to fix your problem on the first visit, but if this is not possible you would be given a clear indication of timescale and cost.
Have you moved house and want to reconfigure the layout of plumbing services but are unsure as to the feasibility?
Plumber on Tap can help with you with this. A full plumbing survey can be carried out and the best options identified.
You may be considering installing an extra toilet in your home but would like a clear idea cost, feasability and how to satisfy building regulations. A survey can be arranged and all advice is free.
Plumber on Tap can help with your kitchen appliances. It is always good practice to plumb dishwashers and washing machines as close to the main kitchen drain as possible. Good installation will ensure that potential plumbing blockages are minimised and that they can operate properly. If you are planning to re configure your kitchen, utility room or bathroom and would like some planning advice, just give me a call.
If you are suffering from the effects of limescale and want to protect your shower valves, taps, glass screens and appliances, then consider a water softening solution. Plumber on Tap can guide you through the options most suitable for your property.
Familiar with Tapworks water softeners, these whole house water softening units offer many benefits including allowing you to spend less time cleaning!
If you are in need of assistance urgently, it is best to call me and I can advise on my availability.
It is a process of elimination and sometimes luck. Start by removing access panels or looking under insulation, check voids where pipes may run. Look for signs of wet or damp especially near pipe bends or fittings and trace back from there. Copper pipes can become porous over time but cannot always be seen by the naked eye.
Outside the property you should have the main stopcock normally sited in the pavement directly outside. Within your property you should have a working stopcock that can isolate the incoming main before it feeds to the house supplies.
Visually check all toilet cisterns, valves, outlets, overflows and taps, not forgetting any outside taps for obvious leaks. Once satisfied that these are not leaking, look for signs of damp or water around the incoming water meter.
It is known as "water hammer" , usually it will be caused by a section of pipework that is not clipped securely and starts to vibrate when water passes through it and mixes with trapped air. This can normally be resolved by simply adjusting isolation valves or slightly opening or closing the main stopcock.
Check the appliance wastes. They need to be full with water to ensure that the foul air within the outlet pipes does not blow back through the wastes. If the wash basins and showers have not been used for a while the water traps can evaporate, especially throughout the hotter summer months.
The waste pipe could be blocked with hair or limescale matter and soap residue. A blockage would have to be cleared by either using a drain unblocker chemical or mechanical rodding if the blockage was more severe. If using chemicals it is important to use a product that will not react with the plastic waste pipes.
Over time, a worn out tap would be the cause of a drip. Most taps have hot and cold quarter turn cartridges that can be replaced providing the correct replecement part can be identified. There are many different cartridge designs available and it is vital to get the correct part for your tap.
This would indicate an issue with the filling valve or possibly a leak within the flush valve mechanism. This problem should be resolved as soon as possible as you will be wasting water and running up a large water bill if not fixed.
Most common cause would be air in the radiator.Use a bleed key to carefuly purge air from the radiator whilst the heating is off and the central heating pump is not running. If your system is old the radiators may have a build up of sludge that should be removed to restore heating efficiency.
Taps and Stopcocks
Toilets and Flush Valves
Kitchen Sinks Worktops
Waste Disposal Units
Radiator Leaks and Fitting
Cisterns and Overflows
Blocked Drains
Blocked Sinks
Garden Taps
Dish Washers
Washing Machines
Water Softeners
Drinking Water Filter Taps
Enclosures & Screens
Shower Pumps
Waste Water Pumps
Bathroom Fitting
Hot Water Cylinders
Dripping Taps
Macerator Repairs
Garden Watering Systems
Plumber On Tap
