Recent content by whitewineandsoda

Thanks for the replies, hubby has tried all the suggestions but it still won't move. There's only a little bit of the pin stuck up he says no more that 1/4 of an inch, so he can't get a good grip on it. If we need a new TRV, what does that entail? Do we have to have the rad drained? (I'm just...

Hi all, on the radiator in a spare bedroom, the radiator is very hot and it won't turn down with the TRV. Husband has taken the cap off, tapped it and tried to get the spindle (is it a thermostat?) thing to move but it won't budge. We've had it on 0 and the snowflake setting but it's still hot...

Thanks for that Terrydoh, I'll contact a plumber, and you've given me a good idea of what he should quote.

The pressure seems quite high. I think we're on a shared service. Old (1883) terraced house, and this started about 8 months ago and has got steadily worse. Any ideas of the cost of having the arrestor/expansion fitted? Thanks for the reply Terrydoh.

Hi, any advice welcome. When we turn the tap on in the kitchen (hot or cold) we get a vibrating noise and juddering. This sometimes happens with the upstairs taps as well. Also (and this is very annoying) it happens when there is nothing being used at all, no heating on, no washer, nothing. It...

Hi All, hope someone can advise me on this. The power pull switch for the shower is stuck in the on position. No amount of pulling will turn it off. Although the actual shower is switched off, is it dangerous or anything to leave the pull switch on, or do I need to get someone out to it? TIA WWAS.

Hi, I have a Samsung RL38SCTB fridge freezer, frost free. Just lately ice has been forming at the bottom of the freezer compartment and small amounts of water leak out onto the floor. I can't find a drainage pipe to see if that is blocked, and the user manual makes no reference to it. Tried...