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Bathroom fixtures
15 articles
ArticleHow to Install a Kitchen Sink in a Countertop: Top-Mount and Undermount, Cutting and Sealing the Opening, Fitting the Waste and Trap, and Leak TestingA new kitchen is almost finished. The cabinets are in, the stone or laminate countertop has arrived, and the client wants to start cooking this weekend. The last plumbing job is th…
ArticleHow to Install a Wall-Mounted Shower Mixer: Checking the Wall Outlets, Setting Eccentric Unions, Mounting the Mixer, Slide Rail or Shower Column, and Leak TestingA client has bought a new chrome shower set and wants it fitted this afternoon. Another is renovating a bathroom and asks you to "leave the pipes ready for the shower" before the t…
ArticleHow to replace a hot and cold basin tap: remove, connect the hosesThe quickest correct way to replace a hot and cold basin tap (a basin mixer tap) is: close the two angle valves under the basin, disconnect the flexible hoses and the mounting nut…
ArticleToilet leaking at the base: fix the seal without breaking the floorA toilet leaking at the base has three main sources: the supply line and stop valve, the cistern (the bolts joining the tank to the bowl), and the ring seal between the bowl outlet…
ArticleToilet that keeps running: 6 causes and how to repair the cistern“Every night we hear the cistern refilling for a while by itself.” “There’s always a trickle of water running down the inside of the toilet bowl.” “Our water bill went up this mont…
ArticleBidet sprayer leaking, spraying weakly or hose coming loose: 7 steps to inspect and replace the sprayer head, flexible hose and shut-off valve correctly“My bidet sprayer keeps leaking at the base, there is a puddle on the floor every morning,” or “The sprayer is so weak, I squeeze the trigger all the way and the water only trickle…
ArticleInstalling a washing machine correctly: supply valve, overflow- and odour-proof drain hose, levelling the machine and a leak-free test run"The machine is brand new, and a week after it was installed water spilled onto the floor, the bathroom smells of sewage, and when it spins it shakes and walks out of place." Plumb…
ArticleBlocked toilet, water rising when flushed: 7 steps to clear it, from plunger to toilet auger, without breaking anything“When I flush my toilet, the water rises almost to the rim and drains very slowly.” “My child dropped a toy into the toilet and now it won't flush.” A blocked toilet is an urgent c…
ArticleLeaking Shower Mixer: How to Find and Fix Drips from the Shower Head, Hose, Holder and Wall MixerA dripping shower set is one of the most common call-outs for a residential plumber in Vietnam. The client says "the shower leaks", but on site that can mean five different faults:…
ArticleToilet Leaking at the Base: How to Find the Real Source and Reseat a Floor-Mounted Toilet with a New Outlet SealA client calls about water on the floor around the toilet: a puddle at the base every morning, a dark grout line that never dries, or a stain on the ceiling below. "The toilet is l…
ArticleToilet Keeps Running? How to Diagnose and Fix a Running Toilet CisternA client calls because the toilet "keeps running". Sometimes it is a constant hiss from the cistern; sometimes the toilet refills by itself for a few seconds every half hour, even…
ArticleHow to Replace an Angle Stop Valve Under a Sink or Behind a Toilet: Choosing, Sealing and Leak-Testing It RightA small chrome valve sits on the wall under almost every washbasin and kitchen sink and behind almost every toilet in a Vietnamese home. Plumbers call it an angle stop valve or ang…