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We have some concrete front steps and had some nice tiles put on them. I think the guy used metal trim or something because we have since had rust stains come thru the exterior paint (see pics). We got some stuff we were told would seal it but not only did it not seal it but also didn't dry like...

We moved into our house 9 months ago and brought with us our old washing machine. We found the washing would smell musty when we got it out of the tumble dryer and also the machine was noisy and we were told the drum was broken (which it likely was as it wasn't packed properly when we moved). So...

Hi, we have UFH in our conservatory. The front panel of the JG aura unit got detached accidentally. I've clipped it back on and while it still seems to have all the settings and the little flame icon comes on as expected, it doesn't seem to actually fire up the pump and heat the floor. This...

Fixing one problem yesterday, the pop up bit in our bathroom basin seemed to fall apart and I assume is knackered (pic) - is the item below likely to be a suitable replacement and will the old cylinder part left in the plughole just unscrew...

Is it likely I can strip it down somewhat blindly?

We have this standalone bath tap/shower unit (manufacturer unknown). We only use the bath tap but when we do it frequently/always produces a tiny but problematic flow from the shower head. I can't tell if it's siphoning - usually if I drain the shower pipe by lowering it below the outlet into...

Thanks - there was! I took the knob off but it seems like the threaded part itself is the issue as there is a black control sleeve which only fits one way (and is out of whack for being lined up as I would expect). There does seem to be a push button but it's well and truly seized up and beyond...

We recently moived into this house and this is the shower unit installed. Can anyone identify it? The temperature tap on the right hand side appears to have been put on at an angle as it doesn't square up as I would expect - when it's on fully hot it is at an angle. Also on the temp control knob...

We just moved into a house with a shower room/wet room that was done a few years ago. We don't know the exact tiles used on the floor. It seems that the floor in one area has dropped - just immediately outside the shower "tray", but still in an area that gets wet during use so it doesn't drain...

We have a fairly old hob (~25years?) which generally works fine. A few weeks ago the sparky things started firing randomly but regularly. I isolated and stripped the control unit down and put a load of switch cleaner in the push button igniter and the problem was almost sorted ;) It now just...

We have an ensuite from which the waste from the shower tray, wash basin merge (I assume) with the toilet. Recently when we flush the toilet it doesn't quite run away like it should, the water following the flush settles maybe 2-3 cms above normal and then subsides to normal in 15 seconds or so...

Hmmm, the hot supply is gravity fed but some sort of air lock seems to clear when I do the above procedure, I run the water for maybe 30s, hear a bit of bubbling and then the cold supply starts running freely again after a short period of stuttering. The root symptom is that the cold taps on the...

I'm not there now but am pretty certain the kitchen sink tap is mains and that the boiler is NOT a combi ...

In my son's house, they're frequently finding that the cold water taps (which all run off the cold water tank) get airlocked. I've put together a short length of hose to clear it using the hot supply but it happens so often it would really be useful to find out how it's getting an airlock in the...

Budget won't stretch to new doors all round but just an improvement on the tattiness of these small areas will be worth a few hour's work of sanding and painting etc. Appreciate it'll never quite match up but it just needs to look quite a bit better ... T