Recent content by bondy10

Gasbanni,you were right! the leak was at a coupling between my garden wall and street.When the bloke from water company came out he actualy stopped the noise by poking a rod through the ground to the pipe(he didnt stop it on purpose!) So the coupling has been replaced free of charge and problem...

ok,tried all taps,shower,toilet and cant find a culprit.the noise is constant and the only thing i am pretty certain of is that there is not a leak in the house.

thanks for the instructurial reply mate it is VERY much appreciated.i do not have a large water tank,only the small one for the central heating and it is not making a noise at all.I know this must be a pain of a thread but i am trying to give as much info as poss.

the tap under sink does not turn the cold water supply upstairs off.Only the outside stop cock turns everything off.

The stop cock under the sink only turns the hot water off up stairs and down plus the cold water down stairs So I either have a separate cold water feed upstairs or the stop cock maybe in the wrong place? The main stop valve outside turns everything off which does stop the noise. If I use...

i have checked the cistern/wc.there is no water coming from anywhere that i can see and cistern water level is just below the overflow and seems to be as it should.I will try turning the water off under the sink and then outside(where the main stop valve is located) and report back with my...

The other day I noticed that there was a filling of water noise in the bathroom which is directly above my worcester bosch water boiler in the kitchen. The noise can be heard near the boiler and sink downstairs where i think the mains supply comes into the house. It sounds the same as the...

thank you both for taking the time to reply,i will give it a go.....is it just a case of cleaning the washers or do you recommend changing them?

sorry to sound thick but how would you get to these washers?

sorry,should have mentioned that they put a new shower head on but still the same.

my inlaws have just moved house and found that the shower,which is a Bristan design utility club bar shower with adjustable riser and amp,is only flowing water very slowly,also the "tap" doesnt seem to turn more than 1/2 a turn.Water flows well from all taps in the house,just the shower has the...

thanks wms. will follow your advice.

i have looked at several postings about chimney breast walls but couldnt find the exact info i require,apologise if this has been answered before. I want to part remove a chimney breast wall to house a cooker, ie, leaving sides and some brick work at the top.I will be leaving the 1st floor...

thanks for that.much appreciated

i have a wooden fascia but was thinking of replacing it with upvc. Could someone tell me how this is fitted,ie,does the upvc fit over the old one or do you remove the wooden one and fit upvc to brackets or the like?