Recent content by snowscreen

Hi, Just moved into a property and after a few days noticed the boiler pressure had dropped from 1.5bar down to 0.3 I’ve found a heating pipe going to a radiator downstairs has a weep/drip when the heating is on Any recommendations for fixing this, other than having someone come in to repair...

Now resolved for £80 Definitely no key for the lock so, Was a case of removing the handle Using grips on both sides on the barrel (one outside and one inside) to wiggle it back and forth until it snapped Opened door and changed barrel Then the door had dropped so just a case of using the...

Hi, Yes it could well be the wrong key, A few different people have tried every key we were left with no success. A couple of keys do go in the lock but with only a mill or 2 of movement Based in Colchester, Essex I did think a window/door person might be better but then wasn’t sure if the...

Hi all, Wondering if any suggestions on this one before I need to contact a locksmith Moved into a new property on Friday and one issue found is the doors going into the garden. The bottom right corner of the left door appears to have been closed and locked while out of alignment. We can’t...

Hi all, I had this composite door fitted 18 months ago and bit by bit it’s got stiffer to open (when pushing closed & pulling open) I think it’s dropped very slightly. Unfortunately it’s now also affecting the lock in that to open the door the thumb turn or key sometimes doesn’t turn the full...

Hi All, I’ve got a small leak behind the toilet, looks to be the pan connector join. see picture I’m guessing I’ve got no chance of being able to use some sealant to sort this out? That due to the tight access I’ll probably have to move the toilet forward and take out and replace the pan...

That's the way I was leaning towards, It is a 150mm standard fitment, changing it over doesn't look too difficult so I'll see what we fancy changing to, possibly a Mira Coda Ev 2. Thanks

Hi, I have this thermostatic shower mixer but it doesn't have any branding on it. Unfortunately it's leaking, a slow drip from the arrow on the left where I presume I would just need to get a new olive in there with some PTFE. The bigger leak though is from the right hand side (in the...

Hi, Sorry that was me moving the white pipe away from the joint rather than the pipe being short. Here's the new joint, white pipe goes all the way through the new rubber boss

Cleaned it all up and pushed back in, tested, still leaked. Just got a new boss adapter from b&q for £2, screwfix only had packs of 5 for £7 New rubber feels alot firmer (I guess it's not 20 years old) and is a much more snug fit into the soil strap part. Will continue to check it...

Ok so, upstairs bathroom checks showed that there were no leaks around the WC joints. Attacked the lounge corner and here it is, the leak is from a pipe from what I believe is the upstairs bathroom sink and where it joins the soil stack where the soil strap on is..... It's a...

Update - Only a little rain on and off yesterday during the day, checked the lounge corner and tissue there at 7pm before going out.... all dry. Got home late and so there was no use of the bath/shower before bed, again corner was dry on checking last thing. Overnight...

Ok so to cut the story short, I have a leak that I believe relates to my soil stack pipe. Noticed it over winter after leaving something heavy on the carpet that it had left a wet patch behind. Have a baby due in a few months so am trying to get all house jobs sorted asap, including a new...

Hi, Need some advice with fitting trellis. This is my garden below, as you can see I have bungalows behind me and the garden wall isn't quite high enough to give full privacy. My house ground floor is a foot higher than where this picture was taken from so we can currently see into...

Thanks for the quick response Will get on with reading up on how to change a valve without draining the system