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Sadly, they only cover England and Wales - I'm in NI :( UPVC, yes. I'll attach a photo of the window, but the only opening bits are little ones at the top, and the mullions are I think evenly bowed from top to bottom. Curved mullions in red.

I had some new windows fitted by a local company about a year ago. One of the frames has been badly fitted, in my opinion, as the two big mullions going from top to bottom are noticeably bowed inwards towards the room. I tried to chase them at the time, but was ignored. Unfortunately, my mental...

Thing is, it was OK like that for 30 years till I disturbed it, so maybe it just needs a new rubber seal - I'll have a rummage in Pandora's Box later and see if I have one. Don't know what a "swan neck" is, sorry :notworthy: No, I wouldn't use silicone on this bit :mrgreen:

Good suggestion thanks, but bearing in mind my level of incompetence, I'm going to stick everything together with silicone - seal it up like a submarine, and hopefully leave it for decades :rolleyes:

Well, you're right about me being allergic to plumbing - I've always known that. But I'm pretty good at all the other things, so when something seems so simple... anyway, the water was definitely coming through the joint under the waste, I could see it clearly. What I then discovered was that...

Yup. Well I got about a month out of it, leak-free bliss. So of course I stopped the daily check (bit of bogroll round below the big nut, see if there are any water marks on it), and tonight I saw water seeping out onto the bathroom floor... everything soaked in the cupboard. So all ripped...

Thanks guys, will measure the hole more precisely and look into those options :giggle:

The two little lights above the mirror in my bathroom cabinet are falling to pieces. I replaced the bulbs with 12V LEDs a few years ago, but had to solder them to the transformer wires, as the connectors had failed. Unfortunately, they're flickering now, and the units are beyond repair now I...

I'll come back to you in 20 years and let you know :D

OK Rab, will do. It's only a sight seep so hopefully that'll work :giggle: I'm generally a pretty handy guy, but if there's one thing I've learned in all my years, it is that if I look sideways at ANYTHING concerning plumbing, there will be a flood. It's my Achilles' Heel. By the way, I went...

...and indeed I have slight seepage where indicated. I know it's not straight - never has been, since before my time (possibly since 1994, when the house was built), but the bottom grey pipe is fixed in place, as far as I can tell. I don't like to try and force anything, as I have a tendency to...

OK, going for it now. How long do you have to let it dry before testing for leaks please? Ah OK, read the instructions Roger - seems I don't have to. Well, it doesn't seem to be leaking :love: Of course, everything else (downstream) may be...

Ah, sadly my McAlpine unit, from the cheap'n'nasty collection, doesn't have that facility. Unless you tell me different, but it just looks like a one-piece plastic moulding...

Ah OK, those are pretty much what I have. It's not that I'm trying to over-tighten it, but everything's so tight under the sink that I can only turn it a few mm each time, then try to approach form a different angle etc, and then the jaws slip off, chewing the nut. Full disclosure - before...

What do you call that wrench thing with the right-angled end which is used to tighten the big nut round the waste from the bottom? I've only got those kind of pliers with adjustable jaws, and it's very awkward to get at, so they're chewing the hexagon faces of the nut :mad:

Thanks both :mrgreen: We'll see how it goes when the new waste unit arrives... e-ven-tually, as Manuel put it in Fawlty Towers....

So... I found Plumber's Mait difficult to use last time, as far as I can remember (not very far at my age, sadly), but I still have the tub. Consistency seemed a bit stiff, so it was hard to spread I think...? Anyway, when putting it (eg) between the top of the waste unit and the basin, do you...

Well, I ordered the item you suggested from Victorian - bit of a nightmare as their site wouldn't take my order no matter what I did, but a lovely lady sorted it out for me by phone. I plan to encapsulate the unit in silicon, shove it into the hole, then hit it with a hammer :mad: Living here...

Right... by "top one" do you mean the thin one that's on the top surface of the basin?

Thanks - I seem to remember you helping me with the old one, years ago :giggle: no matter what you suggested, I tried it (Plumber's Mait etc), but it still wouldn't seal, so I used silicon. So I'm interested to read on the Victorian Plumbing web link you sent me "When installing we recommend...