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Hello, I did some work to figure out why my cover was not allowing water to drain away yesterday. On lifting it up the rubber seal came away from the underside of the recessed tray. I tried to put it back in its grooves on the "seat" but it was too big. It is now obviously not making an...

Hi, Just bought a shower kit from hansgrohe. Its good, and the shower head is lovely, but I have made one error; The shower hose for some reason is 1.7M long. I need a hose of about 1.4-5M long. The hose is smooth so no convolutions (bad limescale problem, and those normal shower...

Hi everyone, Investigated my drainage today. It seems my kitchen waste eg w/mc and sink go into what I believe is called a Gully trap?? I had a poke around in the gully to see if I could find the exit pipe. After a while I discovered a big black plastic blanking plug on the exit pipe...

Hi I have a vaillant eco tec pro which is about 2 years old now. There is quite a faint rumbling sound to be heard through the pipes. Also one of my rads upstairs is vibrating to the same frequency of the rumbling. (the rumbling is amplified in stud walls etc where pipe work runs) All...

From a recently installed fused socket. The socket has a switch which controls the lights under my kitchen cupboards. It seemed ok untill a cat came in and peed on it about 3 months ago. I let it dry out, before using it. About a month ago I get not a shock like a belt, but I can feel...

Hi, Need to add some inhibitor after having drained system down to repair a valve. Now that I know I can do it, I would like to replace some old valves. I would like to clean the system using F3 added to the rad. I have an ecotec pro28 combi. What is the best procedure for performing a...

Hi, I have a traditional type stopcock (with handle type) which cuts off water supply to my bathroom. I've just discovered a leak on the cold bath inlet. When I shut the stopcock, it leaks slightly. Is there a way to stop it? It seem to be coming from the top of the spindle.

Hi, Had our beach worktops installed about 3 months ago, and were treated very thouroughly with osmo wax oil. Spilt a fair bit of water on it yesterday, and one of the blocks has become raised. Will it go down again?

I would like to replace a single rad with a double convector: Question. How come the same size rads from different manufacturers, can have different BTU and watt ratings? I am looking at Glowworm and quinn barlow rads at the mo. Is there a particularly good make out there? (needs to have...

Hi, The bath/shower selector pull up knob on my taps has become very awkward to operate. I suspect its scaled up. It's these taps from argos: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/8320311.htm Is there a way to get in and descale?

Hello, Removed the door on my b1422 oven to clean it. When I went to put it back the hinge catch snapped open while I was closing the door. I pulled it out of the guides, but the catch has locked the hinge open. How can I get it to go back in? If I place it in the guide and pull the door...

Just had supply capped off to old fire. Would like to remove the thing and chuck in a skip. How are they normally attatched? Do I have to remove the vent and fire brick thingys at the front to get at some screws? Any advice appreciated thanks

Can you use an undermount as an inset sink? eg silicone under the lip which would provide the mount.

Hi peeps, Back again with another problem with this boiler. Some of you may be aware of the sealant problems with the h/e. It was swapped out for a graphite one. The boiler now seems to rattle! It sounds like there is something trapped inside. I can't see how this is possible! The...

Can you buy a storage device which fits in under a built in oven, but NOT a warming drawer? (to store baking trays etc?) If so whats it called. :oops: Cheers

turned off stop cock in house, drained out all water from cold taps and cistern. turned it all back on, and now when cold water is drawn from kitchen tap the combi thinks hot water is being called. Whats happened? vailant ecotec pro28

planning on putting a service check valve (like a washing machine tap) to the wc inlet. the inlet is a fluidmaster type. It is 15mm with a thread. The valve is a compression type. How do I connect the two? I need a female to female coupler of some kind.

Has anyone used this stuff and does it work? Many thanks, Tim

Hi, Recently had some rads off to decorate and changed a few valves etc. When the pump overun finishes there is a click noise which is heard. It doesn't come from inside the boiler eg a switching noise, but seems to come from the pipes themselves. The pump has started to sound a bit ruff...

Anyone know if this is anygood? If so anyone know any decorators/fitters who fit it. SE LONDON Chars :wink: