Recent content by sean105m

Cheers, your a star. will rub down and rake out as much as possible. Thanks for the reply. Sean

Hi, Just wondered if anyone could give me some help. I thinking of regrouting the kitchen tiles, the tiles are really old and we want to keep them if possible. The tiling has be done rustic (rubbish!) and they are not level and grout lines are terrible etc but the look actually goes well...

When I run my hot water (for a bath) the pipes hum a lot, when I switch the cold on they dont hum as much. This has just started (property about 10 years old) and I have had no work done on the house, could this be the float valve in the cistern in the roof acting up? Any constructive...

Hi, I have a mega flo 310 CL and the F and E vessel needs topping up every day, its been like this for months. The only reason I can think of is that there is a leak somewhere in the heating system but I have checked and there is no leak obvious anywhere, alternatively could the thermostat...

Hi, Hope someone can help, I am fitting a new bathroom for a client and have been asked to re tile the room using travertine tiles. I have layed the floor tiles and one of them ( the one in the center of the room, typically) has now got a hole in it. can anyone let me know what is best to...

thanks guys, extractor fan is a must I think. i'll try the masking tape trick, if it doesnt work I'll be back asking for more tips! thanks again. Sean

looks fairly new, I'd say no more than 4-5 years old, its a small bathroom and the condensation from the shower has seriously dammaged the paint, the plaster below looks ok.

To all decorators, please can you help: I am a plumber and have been asked to renovate a bathroom, the problem I face is that the paint on the ceiling is seriously peeling and just comes off in wads, the ceiling obviously wasn't sealed before painting and the incorect paint was used. To...

Thanks very much, I will take your advice, cheers

We are laying natural stone tiles on the floor and walls of our bathroom, these tiles also need to be sealed after laying, they are big tiles as well 300x400x10. Apart from me hiring a professional tiler, has anyone got any good tips on laying natural stone tiles? Thanks Sean

thanks mick, replaced all trvs for bi directional and now working beautifully. Sean

Hi, Hope someone can help. Not been in the plumbing business very long and am stuck! New combi (potterton Performa 24 Eco HE) fitted by another plumber to an old fully pumped system in a one floor flat, some rads are single pipe and some are run in parralel, all old system parts (cylinder...

Thanks everyone, the amount of "dont touch it" responses made me call out emergency oil man this morning, and yes, the pump had gone, new one fitted, no more leeks (or smells!), thanks again. Sean

Hi, i've got a danesmoor 15/19 (floor) oil boiler and it is leaking from the pump (oil), boiler man is coming out next tuesday but it stinks! there are 2 allen key bolts on the front of the pump, one marked v and one marked p, the oil seems to be coming from the p bolt, can I just tighten them...

Thanks guys, I just called a Ferolli parts stockist and looks like i could be in luck! :lol: Sean