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Thanks, footprints. Do you know roughly how long before the ceiling will dry out? I have just never had this type of thing happen before. Is there anything I can do to speed up drying?

Hi all, I had a short water leak through my bathroom ceiling due to a burst pipe in the neighbour's flat above. The water drained through the openings for the halogen lights. The damage looks very minimal - a small hairline crack has appeared in the ceiling and there is no smell of damp...

Hi Everyone, I recently had a burst pipe send a stream of water through the ceiling of my bathroom. The water funneled through the openings for the halogen lights. A plumber was called out to stop the leak in the flat above. There are no visible signs of damage aside from a small hairline...

Hi, yes I have an immersion heater. But I have avoided using it as I have the impression that the running costs are high.

Thanks very much, OwainDIYer. I didn't even know these existed. I think the supply is mains, but there is a hot water tank in the airing cupboard next to the bathroom. I live in a flat. I assume the supply is from the tank as when the boiler worked hot water flowed. The reason why I am...

Hi everyone, I have an exposed chrome mains-fed shower in which the pipe leads off from the mixer tap just above the bath tub (see pic). My boiler packed in recently, and I want to install an electric shower as it's more economical than heating a tank just for a shower. I would be grateful...

Thanks for the link. On further searching I discovered the model is a hansgrohe allegra metropol tap. I just can't seem to locate any reference to it on their spare parts website.

Hi Everyone, My Hansgrohe Allegra mixer tap is leaking quite badly. I need to order a new washer but not sure what range of wasters this tap has. Please can anyone advise on the sizes of washers common to thus type of tap? http://www.diynot.com/network/mplar/albums/22204/83180

Hi Everyone, My Hansgrohe Allegra mixer tap is leaking quite badly. I need to order a new washer but not sure what range of wasters this tap has. Please can anyone advise on the sizes of washers common to thus type of tap? http://www.diynot.com/network/mplar/albums/22204/83180[/url]

I see, thanks for the price range. That sounds reasonable. He mentioned tiles would need to be broken and replaced, but that's the case in any repair of this sort. He already charged me £120 for a 15 min 'assessment' in which he removed the front plate and took a look inside. So the total job...

Hi oldbuffer, Thank you for the useful guide and tips. How much do replacement cartridges normally cost? Are we talking hundreds? I have been quoted £650 for a repair. Does this seem reasonable?

What is the most likely cause of jamming? Limescale build-up?

Hi, This is a pic of the cartridge after the chrome fixture was removed. A plumber took a look (call-out cost £120) and is now quoting a figure in excess of £650 to fix the tap!!! So a total of £770 to repair a jammed cartridge! I can renovate the bathroom for that! The top valve is...

Thank you for your reply Burnerman. It sounds like it could be a difficult job to fix.

Hi everyone, I have a grohe shower and with a dual tap arrangement (one controlling the flow and the other for temperature adjustment). The tap controlling the volume of hot water has a safety button on it which needs to be depressed before it can be turned. The problem is that the tap...

Thanks Sparkwright. Yes, that's a good point. I will postpone the alternative electrician until I have exhausted all possibilities with the primary company.

Thanks for the information and link about the chargeback feature - I'll definitely look into this as I paid by CC. The company is based in London. I'll see how things go and put a link up to the company if I don't get compensation - as a warning to others. I want to give them a chance first.

Hi Ceres, He's employed by a company - or sub-contracted. Thank you very much for your advice and the link. I'll follow these steps and see what happens.

I also want a refund on the work carried out as everything he did was wrong. The element costs £80 but this is completely swamped by the cost of workmanship.

Sorry, that was a response to an earlier question. £380 was the cost of installation only and not installation plus unit. In total >£700. The element is probably burnt out. I have arranged for another electrician to rectify the faults: i) replace burnt-out element ii) fill with water iii)...