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We had all the radiator valves replaced with thermostatic valves. The boiler location was moved from the kitchen to the upstairs airing cupboard. The only floorboards they seem to have had up are all upstairs. There's no obvious signs of leaks from any of the radiators, nor any patches on...

I had an Alpha CD35C installed 2 months ago. The water pressure seems to drop by about 0.25 - 0.4 bar every 4 weeks meaning i'm topping up via the filling loop back to the recommended 1 bar. Is this regularity normal?

Given that the cistern sits on the toilet, i assume the cistern will be coming off?

Will silicone grease/spray solve this? I managed to get the toilet to work again for a short time but it seems to be the seal between the rubber and the bottom part of the drop valve.

I have a push button cistern, where the drop valve unit ( Pacific make ) is pushed down by the button on the cistern. It seems however the seal has gone, the top end of the drop valve twists off. The seal between this and the bottom part seems to have gone. The make of drop valve seems to...

Managed to sort it. Snipped the wires from the thermostat & removed. Nasty burnt smell. Managed to get a new thermo from B&Q for £8 replaced in 10 mins.

Thanks for all your replies. I'll need to replace the element anyway as the thermostat is a sealed unit & is part of the element housing so if the thermostat is dud i've got no option but to replace the whole thing.

We no longer have hot water. We have a immersion heater with a wall clock control. I've tested the wires at the back of the element & it seems there is a current going into the thermostat box but no current coming out. Its a sealed unit so looks like i need to replace the element. Its an...

Ta Short & sweet!

I have a very slow leak from under the toilet system. Must have been occurring for some time as i can see mould. It seems to be coming from the neck of the flexible hose, where it meets the tap connector nut. This is connected to the bottom of the Torbeck valve. The valve is only 6 months...

Cheers JPC, seems pretty obvious now i think about it. I take it the point where the pipe enters the valve inlet is a compression fitting?

I've taken out a non-functioning concealed mixer shower & am installing an external bar type shower from plumbworld which i've yet to order http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/1050-15911 The pipework is already behind the wall & i've cleared the way to the top of the pipes which i'm putting elbow...

I've just had a plumber in for my leaking shower head. Its a minimalist concealed thermostatic shower. he didn't know it was a minimalist, i've been doing some research. He wouldn't work on it until i found out the make & got the parts he needed. Does anyone know a good parts supplier for...

I have ( i think ) a mixer shower. I moved into a new house, the shower controls are directly on the wall. There is a handle for turning the shower on & another at the front of that for changing the temperature. The shower seems to just feed off the main hot & cold water supplies. Firstly...

We have a gas fire, one of those log effect type focal point fires. Its the panoramic gas fire suiteas on http://www.focalpointfires.plc.uk/newproducts/ however, we light it, it runs for about 20 minutes, then the noise from the fire begins to change. Eventually it cuts out. The gas...

Noticed a problem yesterday whereby my boiler was completely depressurising. Have re-pressurised twice & same again, this morning i discovered a dripping inside the boiler compartment when i took the front off. I have a heating engineer coming this afternoon. Anyone have any ideas what this is...