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Update, I had to admit defeat and call for a plumber! He used the tap reviver kit, and apparently there was also an airlock. He was very good, slotted her in for an early morning call when I explained she was very elderly, (rather than leave it until next week) he was there for nearly an...

Sigh, probably!! and it is Miss not Mrs!!

It is not as simple as I was hoping it would be, there are no individual shut off valves fitted, and having looked at what is happening in her bathroom I am not sure if it is just the tap, the toilet cistern is filling VERY slowly. :(

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That explained it perfectly. :) Thanks

Dumb blonde question!! How do you stop the body of the tap moving??

A tap reviver kit it will be! Thanks for the help. :)

lol not completely dumb! I know how to turn the water off to the tap, and I own an adjustable spanner. :lol: However I have no idea what to do after I have taken the top off the tap. The tap looks like the first tap on this page: http://www.julieshomestore.co.uk/page21.htm

Okay thanks, is that something a dumb blonde could do?? :lol:

Thanks for replying, it is very stiff, and when she turns it on there is a dribble of water :)

Hi, an elderly lady I know has just phoned me because she can not get any cold water from her basin tap, the toilet is filling normally, she has a cold water tank in the attic, and a hot water cylinder in an airing cupboard. Her downstairs taps are all fine. Any ideas as to the cause? thanks...

Link to photos I hope! 1) light switch 2) box with cables 3)outside wall with 2 cables coming out 4) cables run up wall then one goes off to one light and one to the other 5) one of the lights! 6, 7 and 8 cables coming from box. http://img23.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=suit0008.jpg

I have no idea if they are in series, the wiring was already in place, I just removed the old lights (non sensor)and replaced them with the two new lights. I thought this was going to be easy! :)

Thanks for your replies. I have no idea how to do pictures! I have one light switch the power from which feeds the two security lights. when I turn the switch on sometimes both lights come on (dimmed) and sometimes only 1. Sometimes they seem to detect movement and sometimes they don't! i will...

Hi I had two outdoor lights (with no detectors, they were wired to the same switch, I bought two B&Q Penzance Dual Light Lantern With PIR ES64B and do not seem to be able to get them to work correctly, is it because they are sharing the same switch?