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Yes the pictures are the right way up! The pipe does indeed come down, though I've no idea why. I did once contact the water supplier but they refused to look at it, saying the supply to my property and the neighbours was fine (which it is, the downstairs flat has no such problems). They just...

Hi guys, you will see from the attached images that we have a very weak mains water flow from our kitchen tap. It literally just piddles out, filling a kettle is painfully slow! It's been like this for years but gradually gets worse. A few years ago we had the boiler replaced, and the engineer...

Thanks Picasso. Anyone else care to second, or challenge that, before I order a new one? If it is the programmer I won't be too dismayed, as it's a bit useless. I have to reset the time every couple of months as it goes backwards!

Yes, as it's the only way we have heating!

There seems to be two of the 2-way valves, each is on a different pipe, and one is much newer than the other - it has a larger plastic cover with the logo 'Danfoss' or something. I seem to remember this was added when the boiler was installed, as previously we couldn't control the water and...

Boiler is Greenstar 12Ri. Stat is in the hall, but I'm fairly sure this is nothing to do with the issue as this seems fine while the boiler is running. As for port valves I'm afraid I have no idea what that means!

Thanks for the quick replies. Wasn't sure so just tested this, and No, it doesn't work either when set by the programmer.

Hi guys, my heating kit is as follows: - Worcester Greenstar boiler (around 3yrs old) - Drayton LP522 programmer Just recently, the heating isn't responding when I click the 'advance' button on the programmer. This has always worked fine until now. The programmer light comes on, but the...

Ok help - I've turned the water back on but the rads don't seem to be filling. It's been over an hour, and in the past the system has filled quickly. I go around the few rads I have, opening the bleed valve, and occasionally there's the tinyest bit of air escaping but it soon stops, and none of...

Job almost complete: ONE QUESTION! I have a new rad, and two new valves (lockshield and trv). What position should the valves be in when I turn the water on? The lockshield valve, straight from the box, seems to be tightened clockwise, which I believe means it's off? So I should turn it...

Thanks michele5041. I didn't know about the extensions, I'll look into that. I take it that radiators didn't always come in standard sizes of 100mm increments? 1120 seems an odd width.

Hi guys, I'm going to replace the bathroom radiator as the old one is corroding. It'll be a straight swap, like for like, to reuse the existing pipework I hope. The two pipes the come up from the floor are exactly 1200mm apart. The radiator itself seems to be 1120mm in width. I was assuming...

Thanks for the replies. In actual fact, we had a builder take a look who was doing some work for the neighbour. I'd forgotten that we have one of those vents in the external wall with a grill covering it. When I decorated years ago, I actually filled in the vent and painted over it (goodness...

There are no gables, it slopes down to eaves and gutter on all elevations. Which I guess makes it a 'hip' type?

Hi all. We desperately need an extractor fan in our bathroom, and I'm just doing some research to find out what type of installation to go for. It's a top floor maisonette with a tradition timber framed pitched roof, and solid brick walls. So I guess the options are a) wall mounted fan...

Why? To be honest I have no idea why it happens, other than the usual reasons of heating on, lack of ventilation... but even if we do something about it, the wall still needs decorating. So answers would be appreciated :)

Hi all. Some of the walls in my flat (which face North) really suffer from mould. The paint is ruined, and has to be scrubbed regularly with dettol or bleach to get rid of the horrible, smelly black mould that appears. I'm going to redecorate these walls, and am looking at using Ronseal...

Cheers for the advice guys. I'll try and get the parts. If not... If it is just the seal that's worn, could I refix the same part with some bathroom sealant style stuff in place?

Hi everyone. Please see attached photos. My kitchen sink has a component which links the surface drainer to the main waste below. The connection of this black plastic component to the steel sink has corroded, and is now leaking slowly. Photo 1: The component showing the corroded...