Recent content by steviep43

Morning all I've had a dripping shower for a year or so - a Grohe Grohtherm 3000. Plumber came and replaced the hot/cold cartridge but it made no difference so I'm assuming it's the mixer cartridge that has the leak. Although I've told the plumber he's not responding so I thought I'd look...

I've got a 1930's house with the original (I assume) wooden floor through the hallway. It clearly hasn't had any maintenance for years before we bought it and needs some tlc, so am keen to look after it better to keep it in the best condition it can be. I want to avoid sanding it back as I like...

Thanks all. Isolated, leak stopped. Will sort new valves and towel heater ps valves were inherited when I bought the house

Thanks John. Clockwise or anti-clockwise?

My towel heater is old and has developed a little rust hole that is now leaking. Until I replace it I want to isolate and drain it so I can still have the other radiators working. But it has no TRV, only a screw on both pipes which I assume isolate. But I started turning it and a little water...

Morning Over the years the side adjustment screws in concealed hinges on a wardrobe door have fallen out and disappeared to the point the wardrobe doors are hanging off. I don't know what the screws are called and cannot for the life of me find them online or in stores. Can anyone help? Or am I...

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Will a grout pen work or has the fact I've painted over it with tile paint now makes in impenetrable?

Bought a house with a vile pink kitchen. Until we can afford to do it properly, I've painted over the tiles with Ronseal's black tile paint which has covered well. However the tiles would look better with white grout but I've painted over the old grout with the tile paint. Do I have any options...

Problem sorted! I took apart the soap drawer and the section where the water goes in. It looks like over the years the nozzle which redirects water into the correct drawer compartment had slipped slightly and wasn't moving, so all water going in was going straight into the overflow hole and...

I'll take a look but no water has been in the drawer for months. It's bone dry and there's a tiny bit of conditioner and powder left from when it did work which has also now dried up. The drum fills as normal and clothes clean fine so water is somehow getting into the drum without going into the...