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I didn't build our patio but we have about a similar size area backing up to the house and it has two circular floor drains positioned at 1/3 and 2/3 of the way across and 1/2 the way down (if that makes sense. It is obviously laid in a way that water drains towards these drains, though it looks...

Probably - it has been like that for 45 years so I am not tempted to touch it! We will be doing some work in that room in the future so will deal with it then.

Thank you so much for all.your help.

I replied above somehow.

I see the valve. It doesn't ever smell inside the house. I suppose my question is whether there is a suction effect on the sewer that could be pulling the smell up through the outside drain next door that is (wrongly) connected to the sewer system. Prior to this, even with the badly connected...

@just pumps I took it apart and cleaned it. It was a bit gunky, like the inside of a washing machine, but nothing terrible. No smell. Before I attach it back to the electrics and switch it on, is there anything I need to do? I put some water in. Also, I should have said that the pump attached...

That is one of the soil pipes (?) that goes into the sewer. It goes up to the roof I think. It originally had the toilet on the first floor connected to it and the one in the loft. It is the one in red on the right of the hand drawn diagram (in the kitchen). I don't know why it has a bandage...

It seemed like "the smell" but fainter. And it didn't smell before I activated it by running the water. I will clean the tank anyway.

Ok. They told me they hadn't put one. I did the test suggested by you and it smells. So what does this mean?

Hi, I apologise for the length of the message. About one year ago we had a Sanispeed pump installed on the ground floor of our house to take the washing machine water to the sewer system (it was previously linked to the rainwater system). Since then there have been intermittent very strong...

I put a plastic film over one part and cleaned off another. It comes off easily. I will wait to see what happens with the plastic. Otherwise it must have been there for two years without noticing!

I haven't tried to wipe it off yet but I am pretty sure it only appeared recently and the paint was done years ago. I will try and clean it off now though and see.

It is in the loft so above is the roof. But there is no leak as far as I can tell. The wall is plasterboard. I will try the clear plastic before I clean it off. It could feasibility be from an old fire but I doubt it because that would mean that I had not noticed it for two years since we...

They are vertical and parallel. The house is from 1978. There are no pipes in the wall - all the pipes are under the bath and run downwards. I attach a picture. It is all dry underneath.

Hi all I have noticed a series of narrow black lines on an interior wall between the bathroom and the bedroom. They are about 30cm long and 1cm apart and only appear in an area about 30cm by 30cm. This area is behind the tap end of the bath but about 50cm above the bath level. There are none...

Thank you. Indeed it is a sealed cistern (who invented these?!?). I managed to fix it. The issue was not the seal but the bottom of the reservoir that the seal fits onto. There is a slightly raised ring around the outlet and there was limescale around the inside. I managed to fit my hand and...

After much trial and error I have figured it out. The toilet still runs a bit but it is better than before. I think there is an issue with the bottom of the reservoir where the joint goes in. My only question is which way the seal should go on. With the completely flat side facing down or the...

Hi all, The plumber took my toilet flush apart and didn't put it back together. I am struggling to figure out how to do it. I.put photos below. Unfortunately there is no brand on it. My questions: - which way round does the joint go and does it go between the two white circles? - what are the...

Hi all, I have checkef through prévois threads and done as advised, but the toilet is still dripping. I have a toilet with the flush concealed in the wall. I have heard dripping from behind the tiles and water runs constantly down the back of the toilet (not enough to see but if I put my...