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    Painting over acrylic primer

    I primed my bathroom walls with acrylic tile primer ready for tiling, but now find that the primer is about 6 inches too far up the walls. I have lightly rubbed down the shinny surface but trying to emulsion over it is proving to be virtually impossible. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
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    Central heating cock-up - is there an easy fix?

    We have a traditional vented C/H system with a boiler on the ground floor and an airing cupboard on the first floor containing the hot water cylinder and C/H pump feeding a Honeywell 3-way valve. I asked a local plumber to fit a new radiator in a ground floor extension, but there was no...
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    Blocked cold water feed to C/H system

    The cold water feed to my open vent C/H system was partially blocked, but I managed to free it by pushing air through from the tank in the attic. Checking with a magnet I find that there is considerable sludge build up in the 22mm pipe that connects the T from the cold water feed to the C/H...
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    Is my boiler illegal?

    I have an Ideal Standard Mexico 2 open flue boiler that was installed in my garage over 15 years ago by a then CORGI registered installer. Although still working well, we thought it may be time to invest in a more efficient boiler, and have been getting in a few quotes. One of the companies...
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    Indesit W123 washing machine bearing problem

    Hi, my 4 year old indesit W123 washing machine is making a noise like a jet engine, and am sure it's the front bearing that has collapsed. I've taken off the top and small back panel, but can't see any obvious way of splitting the drum. There is a join in the drum about one third of the way...
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