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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0051TQOTG?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title Another option is to email [email protected] and ask them to send you an HP restrictor. The new one gives a little "squeak" noise (only audible if you have the lid off), then a few drips, then stops.

I did exactly as you suggested. Screwfix no longer stock it, but Amazon do. Fitted the high pressure restrictor and new valve top onto the existing riser tube. Fits perfectly and cured the thump.

The valve is a bottom-entry Torbeck, like this: https://www.screwfix.com/p/torbeck-bottom-entry-fill-valve-1-2-/8120t We recently had our system changed from attic tank / gravity fed to mains pressure everywhere, which is apparently around 3 bar. The toilet fill valve shutoff was previously OK...

Will do - TRVs ordered. I'll also change one that isn't leaking but has a stuck pin (gentle pressure freed it a bit. but seemed worse than the others). May as well fix everything in one go.

Our system was recently converted to sealed/pressurised (Nov 2024). I've had one TRV leak, causing pressure loss. Replaced it and the pressure stayed for longer. I've seen it go from 1.2 bar down to 1.0 bar over the last three weeks. A significant amount of gurgling and air, mainly in one...

Tree? Luxury! We had an old muddy stick wi' a Mars bar wrapper for tinsel. And we each took turns to lick t' tiny bits of chocolate off. But we were 'appy!

Yes, it was pretty straightforward. There were nails horizontally into the trusses, but these knocked out easily with a few hammer taps, so I expect they were really just needed during construction, not load-bearing.

Removal went well, and reconstructing a raised floor with more insulation, level with what we already have. I reused the ply to make a filler strip down the side of the T&G.

The hole at the far end is far less exciting than a gun port (although that's a good idea!) It's a crawl-through to a lower roofline above a dual-aspect bedroom. This is as originally built - I think they designed it as a 4-bed house with an extension bolted on from the start.

Yep, if you think it's an important part of the structure, I'll leave it and just put a bit more insulation under it

Here's more views.Nothing has changed yet, apart from the tank removal.

It could be reused, and it's obviously good stuff. However it might make more sense to use T+G that keys in with the existing boards. I firstly want to know it's going to be OK structurally.

We've recently had our system boiler and hot water cylinder (in the airing cupboard) replaced. All went smoothly, we now have a pressure-fed system hot and cold, so the CH vent tank and cold water cistern have both gone. We're left with the support for the tanks that was previously distributing...

Metal-skinned front door, originally white, with a small top glazed area. About ten years ago I took it off, cleaned, spray primed then top coated with dark green spray paint. It's recently started to show a few small chips back to the white, particularly where dangling keys bash into the paint...

Just isolated the outside tap for winter. The plastic Hozelock couplings on the tap were always unsatisfactory as they would blow off without string loops to hold them on. A plumber recently (doing a different job) told us we have high mains pressure. Anyway back to today's drama. I tried...

Part on the way - thanks folks.

We have a Bosch oven HBN412AGB/06 which is 25 years old. 3 years ago the element in the lower oven failed, I replaced it with https://www.espares.co.uk/product/es1562614. It was quite easy to change. Unfortunately it's just failed again (fan motor seems OK). Is it worth another £32 for an...

The bathroom extractor fan is a ceiling-mounted rectangular Greenwood Airvac, approx 23 years old (original). It still works but has always been quite noisy. It vents via flexible 100mm duct travelling through the loft space and out of a soffit vent with a gauze filter inside, also 100mm. I was...

Like this? https://www.toolstation.com/ct1-adhesive-sealant/p85802 Can you use it to attach the cloaking fillet, and to finish/smooth it off?

Daughter's house has uPVC double-glazing throughout that's probably 10-15 years old (fitted for the previous owners, before they bought the house). Doesn't seem anything serious wrong with it, reasonably wide gap between panes, no internal condensation etc but it wasn't well finished by the...