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I need to remove a radiator but leave pipework (10mm copper) sealed off under the floorboards. What is the best way to do this? I have ordered two brass 10mm compresssion cap ends.

I have unfastened the two nuts below that hold the metal plate down on top of the seal but everything still seems stuck in place. Can anyone advise what the problem is please.

I had a blocked toilet which led to finding a broken section of pipe. This is a two foot, 5 inch (glazed?) pot pipe damaged by pressure from a concrete footpath laid inches above the pipe and an additional two feet of flag. The pressure from these two has forced the pipe down fracturing the...

I have struggled twice recently with leaking compression fittings. Are these fittings now of poor quality? The merchants always say, use ptfe tape, which is not always that simple when you are up against a brick wall and behind a soil pipe. My last fix was to buy some Boss jointing paste. I...

I have inherited a system that i think has been flushed twice before. It was not thought necessary to flush again when a new condensing boiler was fitted. It is a microbore system with 9 radiators no problems since fitting new boiler. Decorating bathroom meant removing rad. it was full of...

I have a Combo 52x 16c and am using XP. When I try to copy my picture files on to cd, the wizard always tells me there is no disc in. It plays cds with pictures stored on them but when I 'copy to cd', they transfer ready to load but I get no further .I have tried different blank cds. Any clues ?

outlet has been blocked by fibres from a mat. i am sure problem is at drum outlet. drain pump unable to clear blockage. can this be got at from below?

I want to fit an electric shower.I have bought a Hagar 8 way CU to replace Wylex CU in my garage (where the power comes in) I got some MCBs and a RCBO 6-50A for the shower. The CU came with a 100A double switch at the end of the bussbar. Is this ok or should this also be a trip type switch...