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Hello all, I'm hoping I can save myself some hassle and money with your help. I'm in the process of renting out my house but have hit a snag with the gas fire in the living room. Its a decorative basket effect fire. It's the same one that was installed when I first moved in. I had someone...

Hi, I've got a problem with my Ford Focus - The washer jets are very weak and barely reach the bottom of the windscreen. However, when the jets first come on it seems to be skooshing water at full strength for the first split second then goes down to a piddly stream. The button I press to...

Hi, As of recent my bath tub and sometimes my sink gurgle when the upstairs neighbour pull the plug in their bathtub The property is a sandstone tenement flat. I have had my bathroom refurbished but the problem developed about a month or so after the job was completed so unsure if this...

Would this stuff work? "Aqua Mix Phosphoric Acid Substitute"

Thanks for your replies. For the record the tiles dont feel cracked or scratched at all - there is no difference in texture where the hazy areas are. I dont know if this affects your opinion or not? If it was grout pigmentation, would the aquamix solution I used not have removed it?

the tiler was of the opinion that glazed/polished porcelain does not need sealed and no sealer was applied as far as im aware

Hi, I've posted on this forum before with this problem but yet to find a solution as of yet. Recently had my bathroom done, floor tiles are Porcelanosa polished porcelain 60 x 60's Tiler used an epoxy grout on the floor. In certain lights you can see a haze around at the edges of the...

the £1100 is for fabrication and supply of the steel alone. Ive only had one quote for the whole job so far and they wanted £4000 That is too much surely?

Hello everyone. Hoping to get some input from someone regarding the costing of some building works needing carried out in my flat. The work is well outwith my scope of knowledge so will have to get the professionals in. Ive had plans approved from the council to knock down a load bearing...

Just thought I'd bump this up to try and get some more advice. I think I've now ruled out the pump as the source of the problem I have a honeywell control panel which allows me to control times and select between turning on hot water, turning on central heating, or both. When the...

Thanks for the reply. I dont think it is grout however. When I look really closely at the tile I can see lots of tiny little scratches so im pretty sure the tile has been scuffed. Any more thoughts?

Tony, Yes, and yes. All seems to be in order in this respect

Hi, Had my bathroom refurbished recently. I was happy with the job and signed everything off however I had not noticed that the tiles have a slightly 'scuffed' appearance an inch each side of the grout line when the light hits of them at a certain angle. It's almost like someone has scrubbed...

After a bit more trial and error I turned off the valves to all the radiators that were heating up leaving only the cold radiator on. This time when I turned the heating on the pump stayed on for much longer - around 30 minutes - then cut out again. The radiator however did not heat up at...

Thanks for your reply. When I turn the heating on I hear the pump start up, the boiler fires up then everything seems to cut out after about 5-10 minutes. When I turn the heating off, then on again - nothing - complete silence. If i let everything cool down for 30 minutes or so then try...

Hi all, Had the heating on the other day and noticed that my radiators where not heating to their normal temperature. One radiator was completely stone cold, the others where warm, but not scalding hot. I've noticed as well that the pump is cutting out after about 5 minutes. I have an...

Hi all, Recently had my bathroom refurbished and delighted with the finished result. I've noticed the grout in the shower areas goes darker when it gets wet but then returns to normal when it dries. I asked my tiler if the grout needs sealed and he seemed confident it didnt Is this the...

I have an Ideal Mexico 2 boiler - would this be satisfactory for a mixer shower?

Thanks for the response, We have an old style boiler and I rarely take a shower at the same time each day, so keeping water warm enough all the time would almost certainly cost a lot more than running the electric shower when I need it. I'll speak to my plumber and see what he says to it...

Hi, I'll soon be getting a new shower installed. I've decided to stick with an electric shower but wondered if it would be possible to do away with the shower hose and and use a fixed head usually meant for a mixer shower. Is this asking for trouble or should it be relatively straight...