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    HELP New tap

    I have to shout when nobody listens!! What is the NO for?
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    HELP New tap

    Thanks but I don't fully understand the replies. MOD edited
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    HELP New tap

    No fewer than 3 plumbers and have tried and failed to make the tap rigid in the past. However, I have solved the problem myself (before I read your reply) by replacing the HOT top tap gland with the COLD tap gland so now I have both taps turning in a conventional manner. My next task is to...
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    HELP New tap

    I replaced my bathroom sink hot water tap but found that it was the reverse of all other taps in my house eg: to turn the tap ON I have to turn it CLOCKWISE. Due to visitors frequently attempting to turn the tap on the opposite way the whole tap has become loose and the fitting underneath the...
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    Finger in the pipe

    My worst DIY disaster was a plumbing one several years ago. I was re-decorating and decided to take off the central heating radiator. I turned off the water and dismantled the radiator but water starting spurting out of the pipe. After unsuccessfully trying to resolve the problem I had to get...
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    Washers takes 20 minutes to 'kick in'

    Why has my Indesit auto washer suddently decided to take almost 20 minutes to kick in. I'm worried that it is heating the water first which will obviously push up my electricity costs. And can anyone explain exactly what happens in a programme ie: Step 1 - cold water soaks clothes, drum...
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