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I have a CDA integrated dishwasher. We started having problems recently when the dishes were still unwashed after the full wash cycle. I have checked the spray arms and the filter at the bottom but cannot find any blockage. I rigged the machine to wash when the door was open and I saw that...

Freddy, Thanks mate. Personally I cannot think of any other method other than the one you suggest but it does beg the question of why the manufacturers design the toilet with srewholes if they can't be accessed. I will take your advice re the silicone v mortar if nobody is able to suggest...

I expect, and hope, that there is a simple explanation for this problem but I am totally stumped, as is a plumber I have employed. I have bought a contemporary looking close coupled toilet which is designed to sit tight up against a wall. It is to sit on a tiled timber floor. The problem I/ we...

Hi, I am not an expert (far from it) on gas fires, flueless or otherwise, but like you I have recently purchased a flueless version. I had different problems to you but if you read the comments posted on my subject title 'Wall Hung Flueless Gas Fire. think Very Carefully!' you will cut your...

Thanks Tony, The fire is still in situ and the damage to the wall still very apparent. I have invited the company to view but all I got was a very brief reply stating they require sight of the documentation quoted before they will take any action. I suspected that this may be...

Kevin, Thanks for your original reply but could I update you and trouble you further. I have sent an email to the gas fire supplier expaining the problem ( a fairly large chain operating in North West England) seeking a refund on the fire. They have responded but asked for a copy of...

Thanks for your views. I am not an expert on either gas fires or plastering but I don't think damp was an issue as there were no probs with the plaster for months and it was only after the fire was switched on for an hour that the plaster damage occured. The surface plaster was very hot...

Kevin / Steve, Thanks for your responses guys. I wasn't aware of any of these issues.I was thinking of replastering above the fire with heat resistant plaster but after your comments I think I will just have the fire taken out completely. Ta Alan

I am posting this topic as a warning to unsuspecting customers considering buying a wall hung flueless gas fire. I recently bought such a fire , a contemporary design which has a glass front with a line of flame inside. Being flueless it hangs directly on a wall. When fitted I was delighted with...

Richard, Thanks again. Your reply was pretty much what I expected but not what I wanted to hear! I don't think I have much choice other than to change the fire for a different style and reskim the wall. Thanks for taking the time to help. Alan

Richard, Thanks for your response. If I chop out the area affected by the heat, rescreed and skim with heat resistant plaster do you think it will be possible to blend the new heat resistant plaster in with normal plaster on the unaffected areas or does it have a diffent 'finish'. The wall is...

Can anybody advise me please? About 4 or five months ago I had a room reskimmed over sound, solid plaster. About six weeks or so after plastering, when fully dried out I painted walls with three coats of a quality emulsion. Several weeks later I had a wall hung, flueless gas fire fitted directly...

Sorry you'll have to explain!!

Gentlemen, Gentlemen, please don't fall out on my account. I really appreciate you both taking the time to send in your views. As I said I will be employing a plasterer to do the job for me. I guess I will have to take his advice, then if the waterproofing doesn't work at least I have somebody...

Thanks. Ill speak with the plasterer I intend to use and see what his thoughts are. What would you consider to be the problem with using lime? Alan

Thanks again for your response. I wondered if I could do the silicone injection myself but having made a mess of a bit of internal plaster work I wouldn't ever consider the rendering as a diy project. I'll take your advice and call in a pro. Cheers Alan

Thanks for that but could you give me a bit more detail please. What is silicone injection and how do I do it? Is there any requirement to attach some sort of waterproof membrane, or waterproof cement board ( or something similar) ? Cheers Alan

The first floor on the front aspect of my house is weatherproofed with ugly 'concrete' type tiles. I would like to remove them and have the area rendered to match the ground floor. A neighbour has done this but is having problems with damp as apparently underneath the tiles is only a single skin...