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Hello I have a concealed type plastic cistern in the toilet which has a water inlet connector pipe down to the toilet bowl. As the cistern is boxed in its tricky to get to it easily but I'd like to fix a very slow drip. The cistern is old and is a lever flush type, a Polypipe hideaway...

Thanks Crazydaze, that's made things very clear. Appreciate the info.

Thanks crazydaze. And there's me thinking I'd done a bit of research and bought the right stuff :oops: . It is quite a small area I have to cover about 4'x4' but should buy the plywood you suggest instead of the hardboard I bought? Or is hardboard acceptable as a less than best option and...

Hello I plan to put hardboard over current floorboards in my bathroom and then put cork tiles over that to finish. I've bought the stuff but I have a couple of questions: 1. Does the hardboard get laid rough side up? 2. Instead of using hardboard nails I'd rather just use screws to...

Thanks again for this info, I had been looking at that Honeywell model as an option, and also thanks for taking the time to help. Appreciate it. Cheers

D Hailsham, thanks again for that info. I'm obviously not the best at communicating sometimes :oops: Of course I would discuss with the boiler chap if he could install thermostat at the same time of service. What I meant to ask was, since Tony said 'a two wire' thermostat I was...

Thanks Tony, I didn't realise that you could fit any available so that's good to know. Boiler is due for a service in Jan. Should I buy a kit myself for the service chap to install at time of service or should I contact him and discuss first? D Hailsham - thanks for those explanations. The...

Hello Hope someone can help with this: 1. I have been looking to buy a room thermostat kit (the room thermostat and I imagine there is a gubbings that needs to be fitted to the boiler itself) for a Worcester Bosch 35CDi. It is a discontinued boiler so finding it difficult to find the kit...

Hello I currently have wallpaper on the wall and am going to strip that off and make good the wall and then paint. The wall is in pretty good condition for its age (the house is early 1900s). In other rooms I've done this quite successfully but the plaster when you are repairing the cracks...

The leak is not the usual outdoor leak, but the leak is just where the overflow standpipe thread connects to the pipe( which then leads out of the house) so it drips below the cistern and only when the cistern overflows and the water flows through the overflow pipe itself. The system is a bit...

Thanks for replies. The bulbs are ok, have checked. Also fuse is ok. I have done a recce of the wiring which appears ok. Not sure about the switch (which is hard to get to). I will perhaps have a try at the contacts next though I'm a bit concerned about messing around with those purely...

Wonder if anyone can help. I have a Stoves 1000 Range Chimney cooker hood. Problem is lights do not work. This was installed by previous owner and lights have never worked. Fan works fine. I checked around and thought to check the fuse, a 13 amp fuse was in place (instruction manual...

Hello I have a concealed type cistern in an en suite toilet. It has a bottom inlet fill with an arm and float. I noticed that there is a constant slow drip which appears to be coming from inside ? the plastic nut which connects the ballarm to the valve. I have tried tightening the plastic...

Thanks for the reply. I had figured it might be a combined system but I have had my hand up the sewer outlet and there doesn't appear to be a join. Still it could be further up. The downpipe in question goes into the ground only a 2 ft from where a waste outlet comes out of the house then...

Hello The house is built about 1910, but there is what I think of is a later addition on the side which is brick built and looks very similar to the construction of the house itself with all the same materials used. Anyway on this extension which is one story there is a downpipe which...

I have a problem I can't figure out how to solve and hoped someone might have an idea of two. Siorry for long explanation. There is a master bedroom wiith ensuite bathoom. Both rooms are carpetted with the same style of carpet with a metal strip that sits in the door frame beween the rooms...

Hello I have just reversed a door, now swings outwards, to provide more room in a smallish bathroom. All ok so far, but my question is, how do i fill the hole and gaps left by switching the hinges and the catch plate (is that what it's calleed?). I was thinking plastic wood but it seems bit...

Thanks for that info.

Hello I want to renew some pipework which is dripping and have a quick question. The pipework is the waste from the basin in a downstairs cloakroom. I notice that the current pipework is marked Polypipe 36mm. One of the connectors states on the side 32mm. I think the current pipework is...

Appreicate your advice. It's good to know it's a decent boiler and worth getting sorted. Will check out a corgi chap to come and fix it and service. Cheers again