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Yes, it does look to be a faulty radiator and, if that's the case, Barratt should replace it under the 10 yr warranty. The pictures also show stains from a leak around the bleed valve. This can easily be fixed by screwing it in a bit more or, failing that, removing it, fitting a new O-ring and...

Interesting - the OP asked us all for our advice, but has spent most of the time rejecting it!

I assume when you say this you actually mean the return to the boiler stabilises at 5C BELOW the flow temperature? A return temp of 5C would be VERY low indeed!

Yes, roller blinds in suitable materials that allow wiping clean are best for kitchens and bathrooms. Curtains would be a real fire risk in kitchens, and would soon go mouldy from water splashes in bathrooms.

If the gas is turned off outside the house then, if the boiler relies on a pilot light to restart, this will be extinguished and the boiler will not restart when the neighbour turns the supply back on. If instead the boiler has some sort of piezo electric relighting system, then someone has to...

If this "bucket" (that is tank) is the CW feed to a HW cylinder, then the open ended pipe is the normal expansion pipe for the HW cylinder. The OP wasn't clear as to which floor this item is located on. If it's on the ground floor its very unlikely that it is supplying a HW cylinder or a...

You can get wall thermostats that allow programming of several different temps for different times of the day. You don't need programmable TRVs to achieve this.

Some of these back to wall toilets had seat fixing screws that expanded the fixing below as you screwed from the top. You will need to remove the decorative caps to see the screw heads and should then be ablr to tighten the screws. Be aware, though, that other fixings were standard type, with...

I presume when the radiators went cold you did check that the boiler was still operating?

If you're going to use jointing compound, for goodness sake get some new stuff. Messing around with old stuff that "has gone a bit stiff" may cause more harm than good and is just not worth it. A tube or tub of new jointing compound is not expensive...

So how did you do it?

I fear that, even if you can establish the make, getting side panels for it might turn out to be impossible. I had a brand new Pro-Rad radiator delivered with damaged side panels and I suggested to the supplier that all I needed were some new ones, but he said they were just not available and...

I'd assumed that, when the OP said he had a "single radiator", that this meant it was a non-convector, single panel one. But I guess he could have meant he only had one radiator he wanted to replace. Perhaps the OP could clarify?

You'll never get a seal while water is actually leaking out of the flange. The only thing that might work is to drain the cylinder completely, then use heat to completely dry the flange and its surroundings. Then apply the sealant generously around the flange, forcing it into the gap between...

If the waste pipe is plastic then it will by subject to quite significant expansion as hot water from the shower passes through it. So you do need to surround the pipe with sand to allow for this movement.

Yes, just get a Type 22 double panel, double convector radiator of the same width as your current one. You still have freedom to make the height bigger if you want to. Steer clear of "designer" radiators - you'll struggle to get more heat out of them unless they are huge.

We need to see a picture of the underside. They'll likely be a nut or similar there that unscrews. You won't get anywhere trying to tackle it from the top

British Gas is notorious for declaring anything more than about 2 years old as "obsolete" because "parts aren't available". They generally are, but BG can't be bothered to source them. That's a good reason for not signing up to a BG maintenance plan and instead finding an independent local...

Ahh...sorry I misunderstood - I think the flapper is more usually known as the diaphragm, normally made from polythene and supported by a plastic grid, so it can initiate the siphon and then allow water from the cistern to flow past it. Flapper is the usual name for the valve at the entry to the...