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It's been 10 years since our kitchen was installed and the Blanco BM5400 chrome mixer tap was fitted, but it is now leaking so badly it is time to replace it. Looking around for a replacement, I see that single lever taps seem to be "the thing", but having had a double lever tap, for some...

My in-laws live in a large 4 bedroom stone house with 2 bathrooms, a downstairs toilet, kitchen and utility room all plumbed in for hot water. The house was built in around 1980 and still has the original Glow Worm boiler, which has experienced a few issues recently and it's probably time to...

Over the years I have actively replaced all the light bulbs (mainly halogen) with LED bulbs around our house and found that even with their lower wattage usage the light output seems to have been better or the same. A quick look around the house to determine what is still not using LED...

The UFH manifold supplied with the UFH kit I purchased from Omnie 3 years ago is fitted with an Emmeti auto air vent. I've just discovered it is leaking from the grey screw, which is where the air is supposed to escape from. Would you expect water to be leaking from these auto air vents...

I have some broken roof tiles on a kitchen extension, but the tiles have no identifying markings on them. I would like to purchase some replacements. Can anyone please identify these tiles from the attached photos. They were installed about 9 years ago and the lower corners have been snapped...

I found a chunk of mortar had dropped out of part of our extension roof verge, which was built about 9 years ago, so doesn't seem to have lasted very long! On inspection, some of the mortar near to the damaged area is also very loose, so will need fixing, but further up the roof the mortar feels...

Hi, I'm looking to engage an electrician who can help troubleshoot a tripping RCD issue on my garden lighting and water pump circuit. I live in Wetherby, Leeds LS22. I have posted details of the job here. I would be happy to discuss with anyone. Thanks.

I noticed recently a crack in a long stone lintel above a large window on the ground floor of my house, which was built 24 years ago and I have lived in since new. As far as I can tell, it appears to go all the way through the lintel, but obviously I can really only see a small part of the...

One of the four cupboard shelf supports has gone missing and I can't seem to find a match anywhere. Does anyone know where I can source some of the following? They are quite unusual (and clever!) as they prevent the shelf from moving around. It's not obvious from the photos, but the back of...

So, the hob gas pipe has been re-routed and I've ordered the oven, now that there's the depth to fit it in the oven cupboard. I've gone for a Bosch HHF113BROB, which comes with a fitted plug according to the online installation manual. The manual also states "Only licensed specialists may...

I need to replace an old oven with a new one, but all attempts to find one that will fit the cupboard space have so far failed. Apart from the cupboard being fairly shallow, there's a gas pipe in the way and so I may arrange for it to be moved, but how can it be moved without ripping out the...

I'm looking to replace an old Diplomat ADP3120 built in oven. The door seal and probably the thermostat have failed and this oven was "inherited" when our house was purchased 7 years ago, so its time for a modern replacement. Easier said than done! Thanks to a poorly position gas pipe for the...

Our oven extractor has failed, it would appear the motor has burnt out! I have purchased an exact identical model to replace it (Prima 60cm PRCH020), however I note the installation instructions state ".... a suitably dimensioned omnipolar switch with 3mm minimum opening between contacts must...

I'm struggling to find a replacement built in oven with dimensions and load rating similar to the existing oven. I've managed to find one that will hopefully fit, but the load is higher, so I need to ensure the existing supply is adequate. The existing oven is a Diplomat ADP3120 with a maximum...

Earlier this year I refurbished our downstairs toilet and installed a new vanity basin, using the McAlpine Space Saver with self-closing waste valve as the trap as space was limited. 3 months after installing, I noticed that flushing the toilet resulted in lots of gurgling from the sink waste...

Back in 2014 we had a kitchen extension built onto our 1998 stone built house. This involved removing the outside kitchen wall and installing a huge steel beam to support the upstairs walls. At the time there was quite a lot of cracking of the mortar in the upstairs walls as a result of the...

A friend explained they were unable to remove their toilet seat and sent me some poor quality photos of the underside fixings, which I assumed was a butterfly nut, so went along with some long nosed pliers thinking it would be easy to remove. I was wrong and after 30 mins I gave up! The seat...

This basin mixer tap was probably fitted by my father-in-law some 20-30 years ago and it is now constantly leaking (flowing). If it is still available, I would like to replace like with like, but this is probably very unlikely. As you can see from the photos, it has copper tails, not sure if...

Hi, I'm about ready to fit a Duravit wall hanging toilet pan to a Geberit frame and have just been reading the supplied Duravit instructions. I say "reading", but as usual, it's a a series of diagrams in an attempt to be multi-lingual. I hate these, although Vaillant seem to go in the opposite...

As part of my toilet refurbishment, I plan to fit a 32mm thick oak shelf. Against an outside wall, with a window reveal, I have already installed a Geberit toilet frame and boxed it in. The top of the boxed frame is level with the window ledge, so I plan to cut a piece of oak wood to fit into...