Recent content by Rubbish@DIY

Brought a house built in the 1950s which is connected to main sewage in the road. We have no plans etc for the house as it was brought from the bank. For context: on the road is a manhole cover, comes back to another manhole on our property, the pipe continues to go back towards the garden but...

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Thank you! Is it worth replacing the cistern at the same time?

Moved into a new house and can't work out how to use these/ what they're called? Yellow light and red light They control the heating and I managed to get it on by pressing the top box button a few times but would like to know how to set it/ what each light does etc? Sorry if this is a stupid...

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How much work is involved in changing it? Something the regular person with basic knowledge can do or need a plumber?

Have a toilet that takes quite a few vigourous turns before the toilet will eventually flush. Assuming from reading other posts, that it needs a new syphon or flapper valve. Wondering if it'd just be easier to replace the cistern? (It's old and needs replacing in the next few years) Any...

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Old style light has been taken down showing these wires Assuming that it's neutral, Live and switches (room has two switches to turn light on/off) Have connected new light up and all works (yippee!) But the switches don't control the light anymore any advice? The light only has 2 sections to...