Recent content by ac24

Definitely. A plughole strainer is on order and a regular kettleful of the hot stuff should avoid the same issue.

Embarrassed to say that a couple bottles of Mr Muscle drain unblocker did the trick overnight. I think the bottles recommend a small dose, but with my plumbing arrangement it wasn't getting anywhere near the issue. Once the existing water was displaced the gel did a great job.

Thanks, appreciate the reply. The bath and bathroom basin share a common pipe into the stack. The sink drains well and without issue, but does cause a lot of gurgling which I imagine could be caused by the bath blockage. I'll see if I can pick up a cheap wet vac and clear the blockage, and then...

@Madrab would you recommend swapping the 19mm trap for a 50mm, preferably with cleaning eye? Edit: scratch that, there's no depth for it

Thanks. I'll see if I can lay my hands on a wet vac. Sounds like there is some kind of blockage in there from what you suggest? I do have a drain snake and made it around a couple of bends but didn't extract anything significant. The trap drains out into a stack, yes. Actually the same pipe...

I've finally managed to remove the bath panel tonight, as the tub has been draining incredibly slowly. I thought this was due to soap and hair build up so was expecting to have to pull a load of crap out. Instead the trap was clean. But I discovered a few things which have been confusing me...

Just got I finished last week, pleased with how it turned out. Cheers!

Noticed a large crack in the kitchen sink waste this week after recently moving in. See attached pics. Normally would replace the section of pipe in the wall, but it's inaccessible without removing lots of kitchen cupboards. So not sure I can replace the section in the wall just yet A new...

Thanks, I have a can of exactly that foam I purchased a few weeks ago for another job. Pretty messy job but gets it done.

I am in the process of replacing a lift up loft hatch with a swing down one, so I can add a proper loft ladder. I needed to remove the architrave around the hatch, and doing so has revealed a pretty wide gap between the ceiling plaster and the timber reveal to the hatch, about 25mm deep or more...

Moved into a house with this alarm over a year ago, but haven't touched the system at all. I need to remove the PA button in the bedroom, as we are having the walls plastered. Read up a bit on how to do this, linking the PA terminals etc, but a bit worried about triggering the alarm in the...