When we moved into our apartment (2nd floor of a brand new construction house) we were told by our landlord that our utilities are completely separate.. we will be paying for our own electricity and hot water (gas). Our gas bill would always be unusually high.. even though we were only two adults and a young child. Our 1st floor neighbors have 5 adults and always have company over. The other day my husband went to check the boiler and saw that there are two boilers but both are connecting to one pipe to go up to the entire house. So it turns out we have been sharing hot water with our neighbors. Even though we are paying for our boiler, our neighbors are using it too. Can anyone advise what our legal rights are in this matter? Who should we go to for help?

also, apparently our landlord (owner) had no idea that this is what was happening. I’m assuming the builder is at fault.

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Hi

I was worrying if someone could help with a problem that seems to have foxed a number of plumbers.

I have a Valiant Combi Boiler (VCW T3WF Type C) which is behaving very oddly. The pilot light stays on but once I turn the hot water demand on, I get hot water for approximately a minute or so before the pilot switches off and I have to re-light the pilot.

I’ve noticed that the time that hot water is delivered is gradually diminshing (quite irritating when in the shower or mid way during a shave!).

I was wondering whether anyone could shed some light on possible causes.

Thanks in advance.

I have a sub and amp in the boot of my car but when i use an electrical switch, eg heated rear window switch or electric window switch or even when i depress the clutch pedal when approaching traffic lights, the sub makes a popping sound asthough a live feed had been connected to it. Does anyone know why this is happening and what i can do to fix it?

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we have only lived in this house for 3 or 4 months. we’re having plumbing probs so I called the landlord (even though we’re supposed to be responsible for repairs) just to see what advice she could give me. She was against me calling someone right away, (surprisingly) and told me “it’s always better to fix it yourself.”
well, we tried to, and I had to I have someone come and look and they said the plumbing isn’t even up to code. We can pay like 500 to fix the prob for now but in order to get things where they SHOULD be, we’re lookin at 1000+
I know she’s going to give me a hard time with this, can we break the agreement since the plumbing isn’t even up to code? I mean I don’t mind fixing things but if it’s not even up to code.
oh, and my husband and I have already discussed not staying here / not buying the house after the 2 yrs because he has a long commute, but were planning on making the best of it until this happened. And we seem to find things wrong more and more…any advice?

I am trying to figure out how intensive repairing the fitting between my well and my pressure tank will be. It is approximately 3″ long, I believe its made of steel, and it is so corroded that the system I have to catch the leaking water makes my basement look like the game Mousetrap. How hard of a repair is this for a somewhat handy gal to do? How much will the pipe and necessary equipment cost to repair this vs. having someone come out to do it? (Home warranty is $95 house call, Plumber not under warranty says $130). Can you find me any online resources for repairing this?
Okay.. there was a switch on the wall that i believe goes to the pump. i turned that off. I set up my labyrinth, then woke up the next morning with no water running to my toilets or sink. I believe this means that the water pressure has been released? Or is there some other way to do it? Wanna know whats great? Home warranty companies. Even better, is having it be MLK day, where no plumbers are working.