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We have two identical shower cubicles that are original to the house we bought - they are about 16 years old. Both have had most of the wheels 'repaired' by me over the past 2 years - the plastic wheels split with age and lose their ball bearings accordingly. I've managed to repair all of...

Had the annual service carried out by British Gas today - conventional boiler system. We use the thermostat in the hall to raise the heat in the rads when the missus needs more heat. In this weather if I turn it to 11oC it kicks the rads in throughout the day 'to take the nip out of the...

S-I-L noticed her Beko Fridge Freezer [the top fridge part] was struggling to keep cold even at max setting. Had a quick look and noticed the bottom of the fridge door seal had a 3 inch split in it. Seems easy enough to change. Went to buy a new door seal and several sites are offering a...

I have 2 Mira Sport electric showers and fitted Ecocamel Jetstorm showerheads to both on Christmas Eve. Noticed water dripping from water outlet on Thursday so fitted new washers and ptfe tape for good measure - however, water still dripped from the base of the unit. Opened it up to see...

Levelled my m-i-l concrete floor a few years ago and laid vinyl planks - have lasted well, but she now wants click laminate. Went off to B&Q yesterday to get her pensioner discount and came back with the flooring [her neighbour went with her]. Flooring + correct underlay is there - but no...

Temperature/flow of our electric showers is good at the moment, but, with the Scottish winter fast approaching that will soon come to an end. Cold water tank feed becomes colder and colder - shower temp dial goes up to compensate - flow rate gets slower and slower :cry: This may have the...

Had no hot water last night. Main water tank in loft was empty - never happened before. Swapped the cold feed from w/machine onto hot feed and purged the air - hot water back on in minutes. Got up this morning - hot water ok, but now 3 loos that filled in pretty quick time have now...

Her favourite bedside lamp blew tonight. Checked fuse, bulbs etc and then came on here. Feeling it is the touch control unit. Stripped it down and would be happy to replace it myself - if I can find where to get one. Would prefer to replace rather than convert to straight forward switched...

My s-i-laws cooker element has blown - gave the kids a big surprise - almost got them off of MSN :P I stripped it out last night - split in two places - and I was about to order a new one today when something occurred to me :oops: I never checked to see if the fan was running - if...

My f-i-l is blind - his electric shower is on its last legs and I've recommended he install a thermostatic shower to replace it [he has a combi boiler downstairs]. It needs to be quite straightforward to use i.e. he can lean in over the bath and switch it on without having to mess about...

Removed the dado rail from the front room last night - it had been glued on by the previous owner and it took patches of the top layer of plasterboard with it. The bottom half was papered - it peeled off easily leaving the backing paper 90% intact. The top half had been done with matt...

I'm finally getting round to trying to sort my creaking stairs problem - more like a crunch than a creak :x The house is only 8 years old. The bottom six stairs from the hallway aren't too bad - 4 of these I can't really get to from below anyway as they are behind the main electric meters...

I'm talking underlay here - not my state of mind :lol: Getting new carpets for lounge, a bedroom and hall/stairs. Settled on Cumulus for the lounge/bedroom but don't know if it is the best for the stairs. Super Conract is a tad 'firmer' and may be more suited to the stairs - but I want...

My mate's 19 year old daughter received a £100 fpn from London for drunk & disorderly - only snag is she's in Glasgow and has never set foot in the capital :shock: Only 3 options on the form - Pay up / ask for a Court appearance / ignore and see fine increased. Phoned an advice centre...

Toilet wasn't filling last night so I turned it off at the valve just under the cistern and dismantled the siphon/ballcock and cleaned/checked the washers etc. While I had the assembly off I gingerly opened the shut off valve again - expecting the water to enter the cistern unopposed...

Had a problem for the past 2 nights with my central heating - water is OK, but heating is playing up. Started Friday night about 7pm when the missus complained the house was 'cold' - turned the room thermostat up - but the rads did not get warm. I went to the integral garage and noticed...

My wife works in a local surgery and the C/H system failed to come on yesterday. Heating engineer came out today and told them the pump had gone and would need replacing. Quoted them £612 + vat to fit new pump. Is this a realistic price? They obviously need the system back on asap -...

Attempted to change a radiator this afternoon. Replaced it with a smaller one - it's microbore inlets. Drained the system - removed the rad - put the new one on the wall, but I cannot get the 8mm elbows tight enough - they are just proving impossible :oops: No heating for 6 hours - wife...

I'm in the process of getting a power shower to replace my current electric one - and have decided to access the shower from the wall in the next room. i.e. cut out a section of plasterboard to access the shower from behind - we've only been in the house 8 weeks and the shower cubicle is fully...

Lifting the bedroom carpet tonight to attempt 'repair' of creaky chipboard flooring. I've read on hear that 2" screws are best used straight into joists - but should I pre -drill through the chipboard first or drive the screws straight home? Regards Homer