Recent content by sumboyman

Okay, thanks so much. I thought it may let moisture in if I left it but I wasn't sure on the best method of fixing it. I suspect there will be more over time, so I will get the kit you suggest for patching it up. Thanks again!

Hi all, I have just had some waterproof/water resistant laminate installed in our kitchen. Unfortunately a hammer was dropped on to it causing two small but fairly deep chips. Photo below. It looks like it has gone through the laminate into the material below. I am worried about...

Yeah I dont think there is a systemic problem with the plumbing. I moved/adjusted the fill valve and that seems to have sorted the problem. I suspect it may come back and need to be replaced but given the response so far that seems to be the individual problem and one which I can fix myself...

Great - think that should do it. Thanks very much for all your help - this site and the users who take the time to help out clueless people like me - well it just restores my faith in humanity a little bit. That and I should be able to stop wasting water! Thanks again Steven

Okay - I think Ive got my head around how the thing works now. From the attached picture you can see (hopefully) its just continuing to fill beyond the point it should stop so the water is running out the overflow (I didnt realise the overflow didnt run outside like on the old loo!). The fill...

Also - changing the flushing unit or whatever it is called had no effect on the problem at all. I think it seemed to help for a week or so then the problem returned. Just thought Id add that whilst I remembered. I'll take a photo tonight. Thanks again.

Thanks for getting back to me. I understood how the old style toilets with a ball worked but not this thing. I will take a picture tonight and post it. It does stop flowing then start up again after a minute or two - its more than a trickle but not a full flush and just carries on indefinitely...

Hi I have a problem with my toilet but due to not knowing any remotely technical terms Im finding it difficult to identify the problem and therefore the solution. After our toilet has been flushed and the cistern refilled water flows at quite a rate out in to the toilet bowl as though the...

Hi I live in an upsatirs flat. The back stairs are very cold at the bottom and at the top is the bathroom and kitchen and over time quite a lot of mildew damp has developed. I've now had a door installed at the top of the stairs and ventilation installed in kitchen and bathroom to try...

Thanks a lot - much appreciated.

Hi all I am installing a Manrose MF100T Extractor in to what was a previously very damp bathroom. The outside vent will be coming out the side of the loft/wall rather than vertically though the roof. I picked up one of these backdraought things: -...

Thanks for your input everyone. So lets get this right I put the sentinal in AFTER I add the magna clean - not clean drain it out then fit it? Te

Hi I want to give my heating system a good clean through before having a magneclean fitted. There seem to be a lot of different chemical from Sentinal, Fernox etc for doing this - can anyone recommend one of the others? Once's its been run through for a fortnight and drained do I need...

Hi All I'm about to have my bathroom redone and thought I should take the opportunity to have a plumber look at the quite old, never (touch wood) problematic but much neglected boiler and heating system. It hasn't been serviced in years so will be getting that done but my query relates to...

Thanks for your reply Prentice - forgive my ignorance - when you say sheds what are you referring to? Re shower - as you may recall form my other post the broken shower is electric however I think I will probably go with a one running from the boiler (sorry dont know the correct term for...