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Hi, I have an AEG HC 5690 3360 cooker hood. There is an intertermittent problem whereby the fan-speed selection switches will not latch. I suspect over the years (6) they have become a bit greased up and plan to replace them if I could find a way to get them out of the cooker hood. I can get to...

I have a Sottini dual flush cistern. Intermittently there is a very slight weep into the pan, similar to water coming down the overflow but not as pronounced, and the water level is below the top of the overflow, almost as if the push button is holding the flush slightly open at times. Can this...

I was speaking to someone who have damaged "artex" due to a leak and the insurance company wanted to check for asbestos. I said I was using asbestoes-free Artex about 25 years ago, and the house in question is only 9 yrs old. Any answers.

Sorry meant to add that boiler goes of completely power light as well. If it was just upto temp it would just knock the burner off, which it does.

Hi, had a new boiler fitted over a year ago and no real problems. In last week, despite setting for hot water only 07:00-09:00, been going off at 08:00. Boiler shuts down completely, with even the power light going off, despite the indicator on the timeswitch (non-integral), being illuminated as...

Hi, considering just carpeting over a wooden suspended floor, but the floor isn't level. Can it just be screeded without then any plywood. ie with just a carpet over it, and minor depression of floor when walking across it, will the screed break up, or is there a product that won't? any help...

Can anyone explain the workings of an anti-syphon bottle trap?

I'm replacing kitchen floor, have removed old tiles but they were laid on screed the previous time. It's like concrete and hitting it with a lump hammer and bolster is doing the wifes hands no good at all! Any suggestions for softening it up?

I have a koi over a foot long. I have been losing goldfish on a regular basis and blamed a heron seen in the area. It's not cats as we have a Tom who's not interested but keeps other cats away. Is it conceivable that the Koi could be eating the goldfish?

I have a 2002 Skoda 1.9tdi ie a volkswagen engine. Can anybody tell me whether the vaves are interference or not ie will the pistons hit the valves if the belt snaps. I've had conflicting sories. Cheers. :?

This will take some explaining. I'v got an en-suite bathroom and a main bathroom. The main bathroom has just been re-furbished. There is no external vent to either, formally a drago valve in the en-suite, now a drago in both. On occassion (regular but not every time) when the en-suite is used...

Can somebody please clarify something cocerning the above. I live in a detached property, about 20 yrs old. It has only ever had the above installed regarding bathroom (2 off) wastes. It does not have an external vent. Due to odours, I queried this over the phone with the local council building...

Mainly for kevplumb but any advice appreciated. Anti syphon trap has plastic disc inside ASD when top taken off. Should this be removed, and should the top be screwed hand tight or left loosish?

Having had a new bath installed, it unfortunately had a shallow p trap fitted. Flushing the toilet syphons water out of the trap, causing smells. Unfortunately not enough room to fit standard P trap or bottle A/S trap. I've fitted an in-line non return valve which has helped but not cured...

Have doubts about a new AAV. It's fitted correctly. Is there a minimum height above the main soil run that it should be for suitable operation or should it just be above the soil. This one is about four inches above a very close toilet flush. The basin goes into the main discharge below this. Is...

Dear all, having refurbished bathroom, flush pipe into back of pan, whilst dry, does not inspire confidence. The problem, the plumber said, is that there is a lip on the inside of where the flush pipe enters, making sealing difficult. Is there a guaranteed typ of bung, or while it's dry use...

One of my UPVC windows whines when the wind is in a certain direction. It's getting past the rubber seal. Any info on how to pull the window in (adjustment screw?)would be appreciated, it keeps waking me up!

Occasionally we got a drain smell in the house. The soil pipe is completely internal, boxed in with an air inlet valve. I was advised to change it and the occurence was much less frequent. We've almost completed a bathroom re-furb, only the basin to go. The waste has a plastic bag taped over it...

Not exactly a new subject. Refurbing a bathroom and bought taps with H & C outlet and shower output. Cold is mains and hot is off storage tank in loft. I went down this route with the intention of buying a pressure reducing valve and fit it to the bath cold feed, in order to balance H & C. The...

More of a cosmetic problem really. I'm changing a conventional rad for a heated towel rail. The existing microbore pipe is painted white, which will look silly against a chrome towel rail. The only proper soultion is to lift the boards and replace the inlet and outlet with chrome microbore. Does...