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Thanks for the replies. Is this the same as a pressure relief valve?

Hello, I have a minor leak in the cupboard where our hot water cylinder is located. We don't have a proper boiler, just an immersion heater. Before I start tampering with it, does anyone know what this part of the pipework is for? The leak is as pictured, above the transparent tray I...

Thanks for the replies. I took a couple of photos from outside of the chimney. What do you mean by corbelled? Is this normal then?

Further to this, I did read that asbestos was only commonly used in the 1950s onwards, where as our bungalow is from the 1920-30s. I don't know if this would be good news?

Unfortunately, we didn't get a full survey due to time constraints. It appears that some previous owners bricked round the original structure with single bricks, so it looks just like a normal bungalow from outside. We just don't know if they remove the asbestos cement boards whilst doing so.

Hello, We live in a 1920-30s detached bungalow and whilst in the loft, I noticed that the chimney stack is not straight. I have put a couple of photos below. There doesn't seem to be any obvious cracks or anything. Should it look like this?

Hello, We recently bought a detached bungalow that was built in the 1920-30s. According to a neighbour, they think that these bungalows were originally timber framed with asbestos paneling. They say that in the 80s, the owners of our bungalow bricked round the original bungalow and added a...

Thanks for the reply. I don't think we have a pump, I think it's gravity based. Where would I find this valve? Is it something that's easy to replace?

Hello, We have a Potterton EP2002 programmer linked to a Baxi PFL boiler. We are usually able to switch on heating or hot water independently of each other with no problem. However, when the hot water is on (on it's own) sometimes some of the upstairs radiators will go on. Yesterday, we...

Hello, I have a Beko DA539FB2 fridge/freezer that up until this morning, was working perfectly. This morning, I opened the fridge door and the light came on as normal, but then went off (before closing the door). I tried closing the door and then opening again and the light didn't come on...

Hello, The short piece is about 7mm. When I've tried to fix it, I've been putting the spring coil on the peg first. Should I be doing this the other way round then? Which way round should the spring go onto the peg?