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Hi, bit of a strange one! Had a power fluctuation or something the other night, when I was asleep, the clocks all got reset. Thought nothing more until my drink in the fridge was warm that evening after work, a hotpoint FFP187B (the fridge, not the drink!). The Fan seemed to be working, and...

Thanks for the advice, seen a couple of Sanipluses about for around £350 (think mine has been in for 10-20 years). Thankfully after the last problem, I have been much more careful about when I use that bathroom, so it was not too bad!

Hi all, I purchased a property and inherited a saniflo, whi has not exactly been trouble free (mostly blockages due to stuff being put down it and the installers having used a 90 degree elbow joint for the outflow). However, the motor has now died (nothing blocking it, and the blades only...

Hi All, Just managed to replace the eurocylinder lock in my slding doors (there was no key for it when I purchased the house). The onlyway to lock it was with the lever, and an auxilary foot bolt. However, now it is fitted, I cannot seem to get it to lock properly. The lock has two...

HI there, have pruchased some replacement door handles, first problem I had was that the square drive shaft was slightly too big for the mortice latches in my doors, which I got round by using the old drive shafts. However, on one of my doors I have found that the handle does not rotate...

This is the best advice I on living with these things if you have to. May be worth leaving a note when guests (especially female, who have endless items to throw down toilets from facial wipes to sanitary items) are round with respect to that! I recently discovered I have one, discovered...

Edited: Back to square one, with the outflow pipe blocked, and the macerator apppearing to pump well. Caustic Soda?

Thanks for the advice, called in pumpmasters. The macerator is ina downstairs toilet, so it needs something in there! Just hope it can be fixed, as just seen they are £500!

Edit: Just found out, after dismantling the Macerator, thinking it was solely a fuse that had gone, that it seems to be pumping fine, and it is the outflow pipe that seems to be blocked, it was clearly stopping pumping with the heat trip switch)) So how can I unblock the outflow pipe? It...

Hi all, moved down to warwickshire, and the place I have moved into has an Old Ravenheat 820/80 RSF (i've seen some of the comments on here about them!). I think the DV valve or diaphragm has gone as hot water is not getting very hot (its starts very hot, then cools, but think the radiator pipe...

Hi there, ventilation is minimal, there is an extractor fan on permamently that runs from the downstairs hallway, two bedrooms (one empty), and a shower with own extractor (no probs in there), and a storage area/ office.

Hi there, thanks for thte response, the basement is semi submereged, the gound is at normal window level. The signs are that just above the gound floor, the paint has bubbled and 'salt crystals' have appeared and caused this. I got a homebuyers survey, and he claims to have tested all the...

Hey there, I have a quickish question. I moved into a property in June, where the surveyor found no signs of damp, in the basement, however, I have had clear signs of rising damp, as agreed by both my surveyor and man from damp proof company. The DPC and tanking was applied in 97, and has...

Cheers, had a lot better luck when I searched for 'etched glass' instead of ground glass! :D

Two lights, currently they have some traditional flourescent tubes, obviously done a while ago! Want some more contemporary ones now.

many thanks

Will probably get an electrician to fit the switches and some new lights, but trying to source the switches and lights before hand. It is communal, so they need a switch outside each flat to switch on the same circuit.

I have been tasked with replacing the lighting in my appartment hallway. We have decided to change the existing switches (think there must be 3w and 4w switches), with some timed switches, either the pneumatic type, or push button type. Only problem I can forsee is that currently there are...

Hi all, thinking about renovating our front door, currently it has two large retangular panels, both of which have cheap 'privacy glass', was hoping to get some patterned ground glass for these instead (so gournd with a normal glass border or similar), but not sure if I can find any suppliers...

Hi all, just purchased a property which has rooms in the basement 'lower ground floor', it has a concrete floor, but about an 1 1/2" from one wall where the damp proof course ends ( you can see the plastic sheet reach the surface, the floor is damp (that is to say it is damp between the edge of...