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Hi all, We have recently purchased a house (1740s terrace) and the 1st floor bathroom had urine smelling carpet. You could tell the floor wasn't level when walking on it, so laminate flooring wasn't going to be an option. Under the carpet was very thin ply, and under the ply are some nice...

Hi, I'm just in the process of installing a Mira Thermostatic shower (Mira Atom EV Chrome effect Thermostat temperature control Mixer Shower) and have only bought plastic pipe. Is it OK to use plastic all the way to the shower mixer? The instructions don't stipulate. Many thanks in advance...

Hi all, We have a weird stone built outbuilding (circa 1700s) which I believe used to be a small toilet block for the 4 cottages in my street. Its been a storage area but I want to turn it into a small home office. The floor is brick, and has a 2 ft void underneath it. What are the options...

This is all good knowledge, thanks. To confirm, it doesn't leak under normal working, and I don't get pressure loss. I drained the system and it's only now that I want to refill the system that I'm having issues. It doesn't leak a little, the water pours out as soon as I turn on the 'fill'...

Hi, I have just drained my system and replaced two radiators. When I try and refill the system all of the water comes straight out of the little hole shown in the attached pic. I assume it is a pressure release valve and is faulty. Before I get a plumber round I want to make sure there isn't...

Ok, so we live in a 300 year old stone built house and on the 1970's they extended out into what was the yard. In this extension is the kitchen and a study. We have now knocked through from the kitchen into the study and want the same flooring throughout. (so entire floor is the in extended...

Hi all. We have a corner cabinet and one of the hinges has snapped. It is a Sheraton kitchen and they have informed me that they no longer stock these hinges Apparently they are from Hettich but they won't answer my e-mails. Does anyone else know where I can get replacements...

Ok, thanks for all your replies. British gas man came round and has diagnosed the problem. He needs a few parts to fix it. As a 'pop quiz' who thinks they know what was wrong!

Hi all, We have a Glow Worm 38cxi combi. Unfortunately today it stopped working and was flashing with a low pressure warning. I took the front cover off and noticed water running out from the main unit. I then took the metal (silver) cover off and there was water everywhere! It...

Hi all, My Beko dishwasher has stopped cleaning the top rack properly. I have thoroughly cleaned the filters and de-scaled the rotating arms but the top arm still does not spin properly during a wash. I think it could be down to low water pressure within the dishwasher (the water...

Hi all, I am going to drain our Gloworm 38CXI this weekend so that I can re-route some of the radiator pipework. Are there any specific things I need to take note of with this type of boiler? In our old house we had a Valliant boiler and all I did was turn it off, drain the rads, and...

Great thanks. Is this a DIY fix or a plumber job? BY the way, at the moment we cannot isolate the incoming mains. Our stop cock is broken and anglian water can't find the outside one! Does this mean the job is a no go? Chris

Is this statement true?

Yes I am. I have used it before to top up after putting a rad back on and it worked fine. Now I turn the blue know and nothing happens.

Hi all, We have a few rads off the wall to allow a plasterer to do his stuff in our house. Today he accidentally opened a TRV and let a bit of water out (no big deal). As a result the pressure has dropped in our combi boiler to 0.3Bar. I went to top it up by opening the mains valve...

You were all correct! Despite it looking to me like the plaster was not in the way, it was. Not replacing, just adding another MCB on the left because I want a new socket directly below the CU for the freezer. Thanks all, Chris

Does anyone know if there is a trick to getting the lid off of these CU's? It is a Proteus CU with 4 screws in each corner. They do a quarter turn and each pop out but the lid still seems attached at the top some how. Any ideas? Many thanks, Chris

This isn't really an option because it is my next door neighbours garden. There must be something I can do.

Is there anything I can do to stop it?

The ground level is about half a meter above the floor level on the outside of that wall. It was covered in leaves which I have now cleared up. Now there is gravel up to the stone wall. The roof was covered in foliage which I have now removed but I don't think this was causing the issue...