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Hello, I have an Ideal Standard toilet which is leaking clean water when I flush. I don't think it is the coupling or the toilet system. Underneath the toilet pedestal there are two openings which I can only guess are to allow airflow during the flush and water is coming from there. Any idea...

Hello, I have old steps using big concrete slabs with an 2" overhang. There is about an 0.5" gap between slabs and some (lots) of the pointing has fallen out over the years. I am wondering how to repair this; do I need to put a board beneath the overhang and capping the front of the slab to...

The fridge I inherited with my house has conked out and at about 20 years old, I told it shouldn’t be repaired. I would like to replace it and be able to move a wooden decorative panel to the new fridge to keep the kitchen looking tidy as a white fridge would stand out like a sore thumb! The...

Hi all, I have a solid oak dining table where the paint/stain/wax/varnish has been worn away follow years of plates - please see the below photo. I would like to return it back to its original state but don't know where to start. I'm not even sure if it's stained, varnished or waxed. Should I...

Hi, I have a solid oak dining table where the paint/stain/wax/varnish has been worn away follow years of plates - please see the below photo. I would like to return it back to its original state but don't know where to start. I'm not even sure if it's stained, varnished or waxed. Should I rub...

Hi - I am hoping somebody might be able to help me please. As you'll be able to see in the attached photos, I am getting water in brickwork above the DPM after heavy rain. The affected walls (to the left and right of my front door) are covered by a porch and it is not possible for rain water...

Hello, The NR-B32FX3 Panasonic fridge freezer has three compartments; top Fridge, middle vegetable draw and bottom freezer. The unit has two doors; top for the fridge and vegetable and bottom for the freezer. Although it has two doors (and not three), all three areas are separately contained...

Hello, I have an AEG OKO Lavamat 88730 Update washing machine and I think the pump is going. Could you please agree with my prognosis or suggest where else I should look? Essentially the machine has become very loud when running. It fills and empties okay but the sound seems to be coming...

Hello, When it rains heavily I get a damp external wall and I could do with some help please identifying the best way to resolve. The wall is under a porch so its not getting splashed. I have had the bricks removed and the cavity cleared. When the bricks were returned a new damp course was...

Hello, My central heating system is fairly old and has been modified a few times. Right now I have a sealed, pressurised system with a single pump and two motorised valves controlling the hot water and central heating. The boiler is a traditional floor standing unit about 10 years old...

Hello, I have a very old kitchen extractor fan which I would like to replace. The current unit extracts via an air brick. It's ducted properly and it looks to have a 5" round to air brick converter on the inside of the wall (no gas in the kitchen and there are other vents). I would...

Hello, I currently have a double oven with a total draw of 6.8kw and a hob with a draw of 6kw connected to a single 40 amp cooker switch wired in to a 30 amp fuse. I'm looking to update this and would like an induction hob with a draw of 7.2kw. I have been told this is possible by: -...

Hello, My heating system is poorly configured with pumps on both the heating and hot water circuits - i know I'll have to do something about this at some point but... I am able to remove air from the CH system via the rads but I struggle to get the air out of the heating. The hot water...

Hi there, My dishwasher (SGS43E02/GB) is acting a little strange. Most of the time, when I switch on, it goes though without any issues, however sometimes it stalls and the program light flashes with a clicking sound. I have looked at the display and the sound is coming from around the...

Hello, I have cold house and large heating bills so would like to be able to switch off heating to the upstairs for points during the day. On the outlet from the boiler I have two pipes being hot water and CH. The CH splits into two, one for up and the other for down. Could I fit...

Hi there, Could somebody please help me, I have a BT system and without any change, the system has stopped ringing. If I call the system from my mobile and pickup the phone, a connection is made, but the system doesn't ring. This was working okay on Friday and then stopped. I didn't...

I have a Potterton Kingfisher RSL100 boiler on a sealed system. Over the last couple of days I am getting lock-out errors. When I reset the system, it can then run again fully through the cycle without issue. At this time of year, I am only using the system for heating water. Around 80%...

Hi there, I am looking to replace the heating controls for my system as the programmer is very basic and quite old. I would like to control the heating on a weekday /weekend basis (5/2) and maybe have three timed period rather than two. I would also like to replace the room thermo and...

Hi there, I'm running out of options on my CH header tank overflow (please see below linked issue), so can I join vent and cold water feed? //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=170391 I understand the vent pipe is there in the case the boiler thermo goes, surely with the vent...

Hi there, I have a problem with my heating system overflowing into the header tank which is causing my system to clog up due to oxygenation. I am told this is happening due to a combination of overpumping and resistance caused by sludge build-up in the system. I have been...