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Overview
Plumbing work
This page covers plumbing in the home: blocked sinks, toilets and baths, leaks and pipe repairs, lead pipe replacement, taps and showers, radiators and their valves, underfloor heating, water pumps, power flushing and unvented hot water cylinders.
Pick the nearest job from the list in the form. If yours isn't there, choose the closest and explain what you need in the description.
Jobs you can request
Typical plumbing jobs
Choose one of these in the form, or pick the closest and describe what you need.
Blocked Sinks
A slow or blocked sink cleared, from the plughole to the waste pipe.
Water Leak Detection
Tracing where water is escaping, from a damp patch or a dripping ceiling.
Tap Repair
A dripping, stiff or loose tap repaired, or its washer or cartridge replaced.
Shower Installation
A new shower fitted over a bath or in its own enclosure, with its pipework.
Radiator Installation
A new or replacement radiator fitted and connected to your heating.
Unvented Hot Water Cylinder Installation
A mains-pressure hot water cylinder fitted, with the safety devices it needs.
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Worth knowing
Worth checking before work starts
A few rules and checks that apply to this kind of work.
Lead pipes
Before 1970, lead pipes were commonly used to connect homes to the mains. In England and Wales, the pipe from the outside stop valve into your home is the owner's responsibility.
Unvented cylinders
In England, fitting an unvented hot water cylinder must be notified to building control before work starts, unless the installer is registered with a competent person scheme for it.
Water regulations
Some plumbing work, such as fitting a bath that holds more than 230 litres, must be notified to your water supplier before it starts.
Questions
Plumbing questions
My job isn't in the list. What should I choose?
Choose the closest job, then explain what you need in the description step.
What jobs can I request quotes for here?
Blockages, leaks, pipe and tap repairs, showers, radiators, underfloor heating, water pumps, power flushing and hot water cylinders. The full list is in the form's first step.
Can I request quotes to replace a lead water pipe?
Yes. Choose Water Mains Specialist (Pipe Replacement, Moling and Lead Pipes) in the form's job list.
Will the water company replace its part of a lead pipe?
In England and Wales, if the water company's pipe up to your outside stop valve is lead and could affect your drinking water, it must replace it. Tell it when you replace yours.
What is the best way to unblock a toilet or sink?
A plunger clears many blockages. If it doesn't, or the sink, bath and toilet are all slow at once, the blockage may be in the drain rather than the pipe. Choose Blocked Toilets or Blocked Sinks and say which are affected in the description.
How much does a new hot water cylinder cost?
It depends on the cylinder's size and type, vented or unvented, where it goes, and how much pipework and how many controls need changing. Ask each plumber to quote for the same size and type, so the quotes compare.
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