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Thanks for the replies. This is the relevant page from the manual: So it looks as if there should be another trap, an external one, directly under the boiler. This was the first boiler of its type the gas fitter had installed. I remember him saying he didn't know if something should be open or...

A bit of a smell in the store cupboard with the CH boiler. Had it checked for gas leaks – none. Service engineer says he is 100% sure it's the vent stack, possibly blocked. The boiler in the photo is on the wall separating my semi-detached bungalow from the neighbour's. The condensate pipe...

Salix Homes don't think it's anything to worry about, so I shouldn't?

Anyone any idea how seriously I should take this crack: The property is a semi-detached bungalow, once owned by the council, now by a housing association. I have the "Right to Buy" it and am thinking of exercising that right. Is this crack serious enough for a structural survey? The...

Possibly I'd have the same problem with a tray and I'd have to fully seal a piece of uPVC for the same reason. Do you include varnish when you say "No paint..."? Pretty much my experience with household paints. But I was thinking surely yacht varnish must stand up to wet and moisture, and...

Thanks for the reply. At my previous address it was a window sill, but at my current address it's on top of boxing around pipework (by the sink, behind the loo).

Paint problem

I have an unending problem with painted bathroom surfaces (shelves, ledges) where I place shampoos, shower gels and so on. As far as bottles of Dettol and the like are concerned, I've just had to resort to keeping them on the floor. Standard gloss and one-coat paints scarcely last a few months...