Recent content by SueDeNimm

:oops: Yes, I wondered if anyone would pick me up on that one... It was a different plumber. In my defence, the first guy took about 2 seconds to look at the toilet, didn't clear out the ballvalve or try to blow out any airlocks like this guy did. Could be the sign of a better plumber...

Ah. Have a local plumber in at the mo who tells me, having cleaned out the ballcock, checked for airlocks etc that some dirt has got into the tank upstairs and so it's completely empty. Has turned the mains off and is sorting it as I type. The reason why some dirt has got in is that the...

Yep, it is quite a way from Afghanistan isn't it...? :wink: Because I'm totally cack-handed (no pun intended) and I break pretty much everything I touch :cry: . Wiring a plug is the only household contribution I've made without mass destruction following...

Bloody good question :? I do so hate being at the mercy of plumbers/electricians/builders etc - being an office worker is sod all preparation for real life!

To be honest, I'm so mistrustful of the guy that I think I'm going to ring them first thing and ask him not to come back. Which begs the next question - does anyone know of a reliable plumber in the NW London area??

All I know (being a DIY-dolt) is that there's a tank in the loft...no idea whether my supply is actually connected to it or not - just pointed out the main stopcock to the plumber in the shared hallway, and told him about a tank in the loft...and he surmised the rest. Unfortunately the run...

Last night disaster struck...my toilet wouldn't flush! There's a drip in the middle of the arm that the ballcock is on which wasn't there before, but I don't know if that's related to the main problem - which is that the cistern's simply not filling up. When I put water in via a bucket it...