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Not showering is not an option unfortunately as we have no relatives etc. close by we could call upon. I thought about doing it early morning and going to work, but it would be wet after showering and would take ages to dry out even if I got the hair dryer or something on it - time which I...

Thanks. The wall is tiled so doesn't need to dry out (at least not on the surface the sealant is being applied to). I will clean the area as best I can, fill the bath to the overflow, and apply the sealant. Unfortunately, this may end up having to be a temporary repair, as the most I am...

Bath sprung a leak this morning where the sealant has got damaged (scrubbed too hard cleaning it!). Manifested itself with a wet ceiling below! Took the side off the bath and it's definately from the area which I suspected. Been out and bought some new sealant and will apply it tonight...

Recently noticed a really foul egg smell from the bathroom sink after washing hands in it or brushing teeth etc. Poured bleach down and the smell goes for a few days but then returns. Also tried running loads of hot water down it and that has the same effect - smell goes for a few days but...

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I have a couple of stand lamps I bought for the house, and they have a large(ish) adapter type plug (big square block that gets warm when used instead of a standard plug) which I assume is converting voltage. Any way, to cut a long story short, they are perfectly silent, until I turn the...

Thanks I am pretty sure it will go in as it's roughly the size of the sofa we already have which went in, but as you enter our front door you have to take an immediate right to get in the front room, so it's not the easiest to negotiate with large items. Door off will gain a couple of...

How easy is it to remove a UPVC living room window? We have just ordered a new sofa and although we are pretty sure it will come through the door, I just want to be ready for the chance it doesn't. If not, it will have to come through the living room window, which is a large window in 3...

Also, could someone answer me a question to help me understand how the heating system works (I like to know these things :)). This is based on a working system. If I set the heating to, let's say, 20C, the boiler fires and runs for a while, then goes off (even though the temp is < 20C)...

Had a good poke around with the controller this morning and it looks like the slider is damaged. Got it clicked into an on position eventually and all is fine. Not sure why it was turning the red 'on' light on if it wasn't making contact, but oh well! Called our landlord and cancelled the...

Yes, all parts are Potterton. Sliding the CH slider to ON does make the red ON light come on, it just doesn't fire the boiler.

Noticed tonight that the central heating isn't working. We have two 'sliders' - one turns on hot water, the other central heating. Usually just turn on CH and set the thermostat to the temerature we want (you hear the thermostat click when it passes the current temperature and the boiler...

Did a bit more investigating today. It seems to "extra flush" for around 30 seconds. Sometimes longer, normally 30 seconds. Had the top off and had a look, and it seems to stop filling after a flush, then after about 5 seconds start this "extra flush". Ball is obviously risen all the...

Sorry for my ignorance, but what part is the siphon? I'm not much of a plumbing expert as you can probably guess. All I know is it's an "Ideal Standard" toilet (and I only know that because it's stamped on it) :D

Ever since we moved into this house the toilet has done odd things. We flush it, and it fills back up, then a couple of seconds later it starts flushing again (not fast but a decent amount). This goes on for about 20/30 seconds, then it cuts off and stops. Today however, it wouldn't stop...