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    Basin tap in bathroom gone stiff

    been reading on the b & q website that otheres have had problems with these taps! why did i buy them! :( i read that someone installed some bigger washers - are there bigger washers you can put in to a standard basin tap?
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    Basin tap in bathroom gone stiff

    only a year old, hard to turn on and off ? any thoughts.....? (we always have to turn it off pretty tight to stop water dripping) if that makes a difference :o
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    Plastic cap on radiator valve

    willl a metal drill bit drill through easy the brass screw?
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    Plastic cap on radiator valve

    Ive had a play and turned it down (since the plumber came) and im hoping its stopped it weeping? has in the past with the same type of valve if not will try to drill it out.. :)
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    Plastic cap on radiator valve

    screw in the centre chewed up, is there a better way to get them off other than hacksaw? (id like to save the cap) thanks valve weeping underneath...
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    washing machine

    washes ok finishes ok then after its done its job after a while fills slightly with water? has it shot it? thanks
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    Bleeding upstairs rads every 2 weeks (x2 upstairs)

    update b/g has now changed there mind and advise that i have the following fitted that get some good reviews spiromagnabooster do you think they will drain the system first. is this a better suggestions that having them combin the vent and feed??
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    Bleeding upstairs rads every 2 weeks (x2 upstairs)

    i tried the pump on speed 2, i dont feel it helped the air problem, but did take an age to get the rads warm, thanks
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    Bleeding upstairs rads every 2 weeks (x2 upstairs)

    hes 60 had cancer and enjoying his life, hes done enough for me. so do you think its sensible to drain down, or have it chopped out...thanks
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    Bleeding upstairs rads every 2 weeks (x2 upstairs)

    when i first moved in we the previous owner had a new baxi condensing boiler fitted, I have had a few people look at this, B/g went around testing with a magnet on the H section, it sticks rather bad all around it... so there suggestion was to cut it all out and replace I have had a...
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    what causes new plumbing fititngs to go green...

    all seems bone dry now after almost 2 weeks only thing that is puzzelling is i have a tiny little lump that has appeared around it, (not leaking) top of the compression fitting, were the green stain was??? like a little bubble that has blown up, anyone know what this is. ?? ive checked and...
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    what causes new plumbing fititngs to go green...

    it was used on a drain valve on a rad. are rad valves made out of alu or brass?
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    what causes new plumbing fititngs to go green...

    its only minor, but ive kept tissue on it and checked countless times and cant find any seeping.. must be corrosion?? reaction to the paint, ive painted other bits and havent had any problems. very odd.
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    what causes new plumbing fititngs to go green...

    fitted a new compression fitting at the weekend, that was weeping, all sorted but as it bites in to the pipe (alu) not copper) brass olive on the compression fitting - i painted this up with some water based rad paint, all ok but its left a green residue around were it bites in to the pipe...
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    Tiny slight weep from end compression fitting

    I put the stop end (compression) on the drain plug that has the faint red arrow, as all the other fittings was sorted with a bit of a tighten up. thanks
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    Tiny slight weep from end compression fitting

    on a rad valve i had a leak from a drain plug (conet valve) i tried to tighten this up, to no avail.. so bought a end compression fitting after speaking to a a plumber, and overall perfect, apart from about in a week i have a tiny brown stain, (nothing major) ive tightned it up as much as...
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    best paint

    i always leave the door open and the window, the fan isnt much cop really...
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