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Our washing machine is normally full of fibres and dog hairs - does it help stop all this too?

Thanks for the help all, sink is now wonderfully unblocked and runs like a dream. After replacing the trap I damaged I filled the sink, sealed off the overflow pipe with my hand and used a plunger and proper gave it some using muscles I've not worked as hard since I was a teenager There...

Ah I see, so if I twist the pipe up where the attachment is and install a hook I should br good. Thanks makes sense

Thanks, perhaps I'll just wait for the bladder and try that first to flush it through - I've also now got to replace the trap as I managed to put a hole in it with a screwdriver...

Thanks, that's a good idea but the vac I have is too narrow to fit the pipe sadly

I removed the black cover and underneath were 2 bolts which I loosened and then there is a metal ring which is there to lift the cover, I managed to do it successfully for one of the drain covers but the other one is firmly shut and I couldn't budge it, hence the crowbar - might need some sand...

So there doesn't appear to be a pipe coming out the wall, the black one in thr first picture is the drain pipe, there's a inspection cover like the 2nd picture located near to that drain which I can't get the cover off, need a crowbar and nervous about breaking my patio. The 2nd cover I prized...

Ah I see, I don't think it's possible to reroute so it would be from above. I noticed the draining gets a lot worse when the dishwasher runs and it backfill into the sink and causes gurgling noises too The dishwasher is probably also full with food scraps etc. Although I pulled the filter and...

Thanks, I'm confused - dishwasher hose is the dark grey hose on the right which is higher than the discharge point which is the pipe that meets the trap at the bottom? It could well be that the pipe is slightly uphill or level so I guess I could look at adjusting it downward Sorry yes sink...

Thanks, I've added one of these water bladders from amazon to fit to a garden hose to blast the waste pipe with - do you think this will sort it?

Just returned from holiday to find our kitchen sink completely blocked - it was having drainage issues before we went but our house sitter reported it was blocked the hole week since we were away We've tried boiling water and plunging - it clears the water in the sink temporaroly but the sink...

Thanks, I ended up stuffing a dishcloth into the overfill and had a go with the plunger a bit and it seems to have improved the drainage a fair bit but it's clear there's bad gaps in the seal as the pressure was forcing a lot of water out the washer so now just waiting for the replacement one to...

Thanks how do I plug the washing machine and dishwasher connections? Do I take off the pipes and is there some kind of screw caps or plugs you can but to go over the connections?

The neighbours mentioned they had sink drainage issues recently, I wonder if it's something further down the pipes - we have an access hatch in our garden. Do you think it would be worth taking a look? The sink makes a gurgking noise when it clears a lot of water so maybe there's air trapped or...

Thanks that's the one I was thinking of too I did clean the u-bend too and ran thr tap when it was back together and gave it a plunge too but still slow to drain

I'm getting a leak from our kitchen sink which seems to be coming from the edges where the basket meets the basin I tool everything apart and cleared it all of gunk and put it back together but the seal where the basket meets the basin is on the large side and very thick and hard, there...

I think its a bit of a problem area as Her room is at the top of the stairs, so I think it gets a bit from the front door even though we have a porch and draught excluders and is also in line with the loft hatch on the landing, of which I've put insulation, space tape and weatherstrip to try and...

Thanks, no we have solid brick and we had the outside fitted with 35 or 50mm insulation and silicone render We are going to try moving the room layout around to move the bed away from the wall and see if I can get the radiator cover off Ideally I would like to move the radiator as I think...

Thanks! When installing, should it be stacked high to the top and fill the whole space or should i leave a gap near the top - just worried about damp, mould, moisture etc. I took the kickboard off and there was a crazy amount of cold draught coming through. It was just concrete behind it and...

Rock wool appears quite expensive, would this be suitable as an alternative...