Recent content by edmacfly

I'm pretty sure it isn't blocked - have placed my hand in the section that feeds down into the drain and there is no sitting water in there. Could this maybe just be a slightly odd gully paired with some suspect pipe work?

Yes, sorry I wasn't clear - the water is escaping out through where the gutter waste enters. I wondered if I might be in the market for a new plastic trap?

Thanks for the quick reply. Do you think that would be enough to stop it flooding back out of the inlet on the left?

I have the below drainage nightmare below my kitchen window: The lefthand pipe is from the roof guttering, the top pipe from the kitchen sink and the pipe on the right is the waste from the washing machine. Whenever water starts flowing, instead of it flowing nicely down the drain, it leaks...

There appear to be a few layers, someone clearly got a little carried away. Thinking that top layer needs removing and then investigate what lies beneath...

The attached image shows the lead flashing around my rear roof which overhangs a several years old extension at the back of my property. I have been noticing some water ingress into the room below the roof during heavy rain so I decided to get the ladder out and go take a look. The tiles all...

Thanks for the replies. Will try a working bulb first to be sure but if not, new receiver looks to be the way forward.

First post and hopefully a quick yes or no answer! Was sat watching a film in my front room yesterday evening when the lighting breaker went off. I reset the breaker back to the on position but the lights did not come back on. The front room lighting consists of halogen downlighters running...