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I am considering buying a house that has 4 Calor tanks that supply the heating/water. Can you tell me whether it is possible to purchase a tank to be fitted either above or below ground, have someone run the pipework to the existing connection, and then get it checked out before turning it on...

I recently took apart the on/off valve on my Bath Store shower, as it had been dripping! Their helpline suggested soaking the ceramic valve in 50%water/vinegar mixture. Put it all back together and seemed to be working fine. The last time I used the shower, it began pulsing, as though there...

I have been challenged to decorate my sister's attic, which was originally decorated back in 1927/8 by my Grandad. It has mustard coloured plywood panels that comes off when you rub your hand over it. A "stain sealer" applied two days ago has bubbled and is coming off. Emulsion also applied...

i removed some really old wallpaper using a steamer, and then sugar soaped the walls to get off the remaining glue residue. I then used size whcih I hoped would seal the wall before covering with emulsion. Anyway, two coats of emulsion are now bubbling in places and flaking off. I assume that...

Hi I have noticed damp on the wall in my downstairs loo, and after removing the kids toys and toilet cleaners have now surveyed the situation! The toilet is long narrow area with one external and one internal wall. The external wall has damp on the skirting and a triangular wet area on the...

My toilet, made by RSG Sanitary Ware will not stop overfilling, which means it is running all the time. I have tried moving various bits up, down and around, without success, each time I think I've solved it, the following day it begins filling too full again. I have to turn the water off at...

Ok, please come up trumps on this one! We originally had a mixer shower fitted in our new en-suite, and the "plumber" took the cold supply off the mains(the en suite replaced a kitchenette in a granny flat, hence mains supply). We spent months and money heating our cold water tank in the...

Hi, you guys helped me solve a previous problem, and I wonder if you'll come up trumps this time :D My loft has two inlet tanks - not unusual I hear you say - but the second one has a white scummy stuff on top of it. Any ideas what it is, what has caused it (it wasnt there the last time...

Help - can anyone tell me what to do to clear a downpipe from my loft tank. The plumber left, having dropped a lump of fibre glass lagging into the tank, which has subsequently drifted down the pipe as I tried to run a bath for the kids. I cleared the tank as best I could with a sieve, then...