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I had a mira excell shower with a thermostatic mixer ( about 15 yrs old), it worked well. When the temp control failed ( cartridge?) I decided to get the plumbers to replace it with a more modern one as I was short on time and couldn't do it myself. They replaced it with a manual shower...

Ok I'll suggest some shrubs good with clay soil: If you need specific information about any of the plants check out the RHS web site http://www.rhs.org.uk You can get usefull info off this site with out needing to be a member. I would sugest a mix of shrubs. Key ones being evergreen or...

If the problem is compacted subsoil the rotovating may not go deep enough,as you need to get the compacted layer broken up. If you are intending a runoff from the patio onto the garden, make sure you dig in lots of gravel! Or you may get a pond instead

Ok here's my attempt at an answer! ( sorry its a bit long) I suspect the problem is aggrivated by a few things. 1) The way builders build houses!: Your house looks like it is built as part of an estate/cul-de-sac. Builders will usually bulldose the top 2 to 3 feet of topsoil to the side...

The garden bay just be very compacted. Get a fork in it and do a bit or airating. Brush sharp sand into the holes left by the fork. In the spring roughly rake the surface and sprinkle lawn seed on the bare patches. If you want to lay turf you will need to rotovate the ground first.

You haven't said what sort of gareden you have. Is the area you have problems with lawn or border or both. What sort of soil do you have? ( I would guess heavy clay) What is the bit of garden like in the summer, does it set rock hard? Is your house a recently built one ( in the last...

Get a sweep in! They should be able to check the chimney and sweep it at the same time.

I posted earlier about a toilet I had overflowing. The problem was Identified as a torbeck valve problem. So I replaced the valve with a 'Fluid master' one I had lying around, fixed great! Just sorted out an air amittance problem on the newly fitted ( 2 days ago)downstairs loo ( nearly! )...

I've fitted a pan connector with a 1 1/4" waste boss on it. When I leave the waste connection uncapped and flush the loo it works! :D I'm having trouble finding a 'mini air admit valve' do you know who does them?

Thanks for that I'll give it a go. I'll have to rely on my muscles to pull the old one out! :wink:

Simple question: I find the soil stack end of the WC connector hard to push in to the soil pipe. Sould I be using some sort of lube on the rubber flange?

My gurgling toilet is leaving me feeling vexed! Ok summary toilet has always gurgled since I lived here ( 6years). Toilet flushes and the pan starts to empty. Then pan contiues to empty until it slurps air throughthe toilet trap. It stops after a min or two and the water level returns to...

I need to buy a length of coving to match existing coving. I've seen it sold in several sized ( eg 127mm etc ) but what measurement does this relate to on the existing coving?. The original coving is about 15yrs old. I've already bought one piece the wrong size!

It does seem to be a torbeck valve. Are these valves usually reliable? I find it odd that both toilets fitted with them seem to be playing up when they are 3 to 5 years old. I live in a hard water area could this be part of the problem? I've shut down the isolating valve slightly, to...

The toilet was fitted about 5 years ago. Has worked fine till now! Now after flushing, the toilet refills and the float arm rises, and closes the valve, but the water doesn't stop filling the cistern. Its a bottom entry float valve with a small plastic float ( bought from Wickes) Is it...

Hi all I'm in the process of replacing the downstairs toilet. I've tiled the walls, put new flooring down, and now i'm putting the new toilet in! I'm having trouble leveling the toilet pan and the cistern ( its a close coupled one) when the pan is level the cistern isn't. When I...

The toilet flush lever broke in my hand!- but it doesn't seem to be a standard one. The toilet is a Twyfords, about 15 years old. The flush lever is at the side of the cistern. It is just a straight rod, the handel pushed down, it pivots on its fixing ( on the side of the cistern) and the...

The difference is what type of fire you want to fit. If you want a solid fuel stove then you don't need to rebuild the fireback. I had an inglenook fireplace in my old house, so I could just fit the whole stove in the fireplace. The bottom of the fireplace opening was just quary tiled. As...

Our thermostatic mixer shower has started to play up! It doesn't get hot anymore, only lukewarm! OK the info: Shower was installed when the house was built ( 15 yrs ago), worked fine till a month ago. All other hot water is ok as is the bath and other shower. Shower is a...

Do you mean a concrete fence post. That might help on my stability problem!