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I suppose it’s also carrying the corona virus too! It’s not affecting the cold water, same type of flexi hose.

No not looked in the tank, just because it has a tight fitting lid and a load of insulation so didn’t think anything could get in there. Yes, I have recently change the kitchen tap using flexi hoses - that is the silver coloured braided type not the flexi copper type, they came with the tap, a...

We have an older system for the hot water I.e. water tank (covered) in the loft feeding a copper cylinder in the airing cupboard. just lately the hot water has started to smell, even after running the water for a while. The odd thing is that it is less noticeable upstairs, when filling the...

Oh thanks, shame really but hey ho .....story of my life!

I recently bought a small cupboard from Ikea. One board was damaged and I noticed it is some kind of lightweight laminate, which I could really use on another project I have in mind. Before purchase I just thought it was made from a melamine furniture board, until I noticed how light it was...

We’re on a tight budget, I’ve got a kitchen wall unit which is 600 wide x 385 high. I want to put a lift up door on it (with a stay, obviously). However, the top or ‘lid’ of the wall unit is 30mm thick, which means that a standard kitchen cupboard door hinge won’t do, because as the door is...

Aha! Used to have those on the ventaxia fans in a store room where I once worked As it happens, I contacted the company that manufactured the cookerhood and they are going to send me - free of charge - a non-return valve to fit over the flaps

What the @#*&# is a “drain mushroom”? Do I have to feed or water it?

Just to be clear, the flaps that are rattling are the internal ones that are at the cookhood end of the chimney just covering the fan outlet

Ha ha that sounds too simple for the way my luck is going! I could try a blob of blutak on them to see if that would work though........ erm, doesn’t the heavier flaps affect the air flow from the lower fan speed setting?

no sooner is one kitchen upgrade problem solved...when along comes another! Fitted a cooker hood a few weeks ago which has been working just fine but I do have an irritating problem. The vent goes straight out of the kitchen wall. Outside the vent cover (one of those square white plastic ones...

Yeah I bought some of them from Screwfix today. Thanks everyone!

Hmmm that’s an idea! Anyone know any reason why that shouldn’t be done?

Chris: I’m using an adjustable spanner, it is tight in fact, I noticed as I was tightening, the back of the tap was closing up to the sink unit, but the front then started - ever so slightly - to lean back, thus the tap closes down tighter at the back than at the front, which I think is due to...

just fitted a fairly standard type of monoblock tap (Wickes Messina £79). On a brand new Franke Ascona sink. The problem is that the tap wobbles, or more correctly ‘nods’ front to back. It’s only slight, but in time limescale (we’re in a very hard water area) is going to form under the front...

If anyone is interested, I phoned insurers and they will cover the costs including loss of metered water and the relaying of driveway. They told me to ring water company, who said they would estimate wasted water from when I noticed the problem until it’s fixed and make a billing allowance based...

I’ll check insurance

The meter is on the pavement about 20ft from front door and the stop cock is about 20ft from front door in a direct line

Just checked the water meter - it is clicking up the numbers, I guess that indicates a leak, probably under the floorboards?

Yes am on a meter, I’ll check it when the rain stops! One thing I just did was turn off the stop cock then opened the cold taps and there was still a dribble of water then after a few minutes. Seemed odd for a 6 week old stop cock?..