J & S Plumbing & Heating

How to fix a leaking / dripping tap?

Personally we recommend replacing the tap every time. The metal inside the tap wears away and causes issues. Also the tap may have a build up of limescale on the inlet and outlet. the head gears are also personally designed for each manufacturer and the universal ones are never an exact replacement. For the best results a new tap will be much better long term then trying to fix the tap. If the taps is a quarter turn tap.then we definetly recommend replacing as every single quarter turn tap has different head gear. If you really want to replace the head gear then you can, but be prepared to try 3 or 4 different ones.

What are the common causes of blocked drains?

It really depends on a numerous amount of where the issue is. Some of the issues can be kitchen sinks- usually grease or food. Showers- usually hair or a build up of dirt. Toilets, usually wipes or a build up of dirt on older toilets. Baths will be hair or a build up of dirt. all these issues can be resolved by the drains falling downhill from the appliance to the main drain. The main drains can suffer from several issues including roots breaking through the drain, badly installed drains, drains which join neighbours drains which can provide too much dirt to be removed in one go, old drains which are smaller then the standard used these days and just a build up of wet wipes. the best advice I can give is to get the issue looked at with a drain camera before unlocking so the issue can be assessed and repaired before it becomes a recurring issue.