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Hi Since I moved in to my house four years ago one of the toilets occasionally doesn't refill without giving the tank a shake/nudge. It was doing it once every few months but recently does this once per week. I am assuming something is getting stuck in the cystern when I press the flush and...

Hi I posted a couple of weeks ago as during a very heavy rain fall I heard this slow hollow drip from above my bedroom ceiling in the area of the eaves very close to where my downpipe is. The sound was like a hollow drip (bit like when rain hits the plastic window sill) and was about 5-10...

Hi In the last week I have heard a slow steady drip coming from the ceiling area in my bedroom near to the edge of the room. It only makes a sound when the rain has been heavy. Last night it woke me up so I went outside (in the pouring rain) with a torch and all the gutters are fine with...

Just hoping for a bit of advice. Got home tonight to find that my patio doors (seems like old style UPVC) are leaking from the middle internal drainage hole. Thought it was the particularly bad weather as it has never done this before - maybe the driving rain? Have looked around the door area...

Hi I am a bit confused with my CH system at the moment as it is making odd noises. A few days ago we turned the CH on and I heard some whooshing sounds around the pipes - I assumed this must be air in the pipes although I have never heard it before. The whooshing never returned but now the...

Hi Just had a plumber fit a new ball valve in cold water tank as it was causing the overflow to leak outside. No problems with the overflow but the tank is making noise filling up when using the HW now. Have done a google and it sounds like the new ball valve could have a low pressure...

Hi, Just trying to diagnosis a leaking overflow (from the loft to outside) that I noticed today when I got back from work. The plumber is coming on Monday but just want to try and diagnosis so I make sure the correct repair is undertaken. The overflow was dripping (one drip per second or...

Hi Just trying to figure out a problem with our hot water. The water is coming out very hot all of a sudden. We have a baxi boiler and HW cyclinder system. I have done one test so far and turned off the CH and left the HW on. I experimented with turning the thermostat down to below 60 and...

Hi For the last couple of nights there has been this banging or shuffling noise coming from behind our wall in the front room where the pipes lead from the back boiler up to the hot water tank. The noise lasts about five seconds and I thought initially it was the neighbour or some rodent...

I just changed a plug socket for the first time carefully following the wiring instructions and making sure all bare wires were covered. I changed it from a plastic one to a metal one with a plastic casing. I isolated the fuse for the sockets in that part of the house and switched it off...

I have just moved into a 1930's house and there is a missing roof tile at the rear although no sign of water penetration after rain or snow. The missing tile is near the top of the roof and there seems to be a tile overlapping underneath and the roof is also felted and insulated. Therefore do...

Hi I moved into my home (freehold and mortgaged so no freeholders or landlords applicable) 3 weeks ago. This morning the downstairs toilet made some bubbling noises although no plumbing appliances were being used in the house. Anyway I plunged the toilet a few times after flushing it as at...

My partner lives in the top floor flat of a converted victorian building (so basically in the attic portion). There is a flat roof along the main section of the roof which was replaced in 2009. In the last week we have had some really odd noises that have happened on 3 occasions and lasted for...

Hi I recently had new guttering installed - 5 inches to cope with the steep roof as it was overflowing in one particular area where there was a further gutter above to drain away water from two dormer windows. The new guttering has solved the original problem (so far!) however I have noted...

My partner wants to install new electric heaters in her flat. Are there any difficulties involved in this e.g wiring or is it a straightforward job for a qualified sparky? Thanks

My partner lives in a converted flat (top floor of three in an old Victorian house). I live on the middle and a neighbour on the ground floor. Both of us has GCH and my partner wants to install. She has contacted National Grid and got a quote for works. The neighbour on the bottom is a bit of...

Hi One of my roof tiles has become dislodged during the recent storm and is currently sitting in one piece in my guttering. I have been ringing roofers who have quoted hundreds of pounds to fix as it involves using tower scaffolding to fit with H&S regs. One of the roofers suggsted I find a...

I have attached a letter I sent today to a DIY company in response to their request for one hours labour of £65 plus VAT. I hope it is self explantory - all names have been omitted. Am I right in my request or should I pay? I feel a little ripped off right now... Thanks Many thanks for...

Hi Just wondering if there is anyone who could estimate how much it would cost to ask a plumber to drain/flush my storage tank and clean out any debris? I have barely any hot running through the tap and it is also affecting the non mains cold water. This was after my flat roof was done...

Since my roof was refelted - some crap got into the water tank (which is on the roof). As a result the hot water has limited flow which I assume is a blockage. However more worringly is the loud banging pipes usually after flushing the loo. It has always banged but seems much louder now...