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Good point about the water pooling oops. I wasn't sure whether filler was overkill since there isn't any actual holes or pits just a difference of 2 layers of paint in places but I know that just painting over will not bring it up level. I'm guessing most diyers would just paint over. Last...

Thanks for the reply oops. So I think that's what I'm trying to understand, if I have stripped some parts back a couple of layers and left sound paint in other parts is it recommended to use filler or is it ok just to paint over with undercoat and gloss?

Hi all, I'd appreciate some advice on painting a masonry sill. The existing paint was pretty flaky to I started scraping and in parts managed to get right down to the bare masonry. I'm wondering now if I should try to strip the complete sill back but that will be pain as a lot is sound. If...

Thanks John.. I'll give that a go!

Hi all, In took it upon myself to take apart and replace tap washers on bathroom taps that drip unless they closed very tightly. Having loosened and unscrewed the large nut I expected to be able to remove the cartridge and remove and replace the washer. However it seems like the lower part of...

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to replace the loft ladder and fit slate vents front and back. Hopefully this will resolve the problem. If not then I'm not sure what else I can do. The insulation is pretty good and eaves are clear. The evenly spaced white spots made me think it might be...

Hi All, I'd appreciate some views on what these white spots are, what I need to do to remediate and should I be concerned?

The Pump on my oil boilder is not always receiving power. Sometimes when I turn my heating on only the top (first) radiator will heat. Other times everyone radiator will heat up. I have checked with a phase tester the times when only one rad is heating up and no power is being sent to the pump...

A couple of weeks ago I had a heating problem where only the upstaris radiators would heat. So I replaced what I believed to be a faulty circulation pump. This worked great for over a week until today when once again only upstairs rad is heating up. It seems that that pump has failed again...

Hi, I have an isolation switch for my Horstmann timer unit which controls an oil boiler. What size fuse should be used in the isolation switch? It is currently a a 13amp, i would have thought I should have been 3 or 5amp. And could the above 13amp fuse have anything to do with a new...

Hi TicklyT, Thanks for that. The supply pressure is the same for both taps. I think I will try some adjustments and see how it goes.

yeah well i would think that too if the cold tap done the same - it doesnt.

hi muggles, When i go to turn the new tap on there is little or no flow up until the tap is fully opened after about 2 turns, at that point there is a good flow. It is the same when shutting off, the flow just seems to be when the tap is fully open. There is nothing inbetween. Faulty Tap?

Hi all, I have just fitted a new basin tap (hot), suitable for all supply pressures. However it takes about 2 full turns before the water flows. Is there anything I can do about this? The old tap that I replaced did not have this problem. Thanks

Thanks to all for the advice. I will trace the pipework back tomorrow. I'm hoping it's not in the cavity :(

Ok that makes sense as I think the previous owner used gas. If thats the case then I'm pretty sure the mains tap is not in the house. It is quite an old house so could be in the road. Thanks for the swiftest replies ever!

Hi Kev - That's what I thought - makes sense. Every other tap is just an isolation one and I cant locate the mains.

Hi, I hope someone can help. I need to turn the mains water off in my house. I have located what I believe to be the mains stop tap but am not sure. It is a capped upright pipe with a tap near the top. Is this a mains tap? Also - its proving impossible to shut off. Seized. Any suggestions...