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I am replacing an old gravity fed Triton T650 mixer shower. It wouldn’t stop dripping. I was hoping to repair it but having removed it, it doesn’t look repairable. But I haven't done any 'major' plumbing jobs for 25 years, so would appreciate some guidance on replacement options. It is in a...

I have a leaking Triton T650 shower mixer unit. It's in a second bathroom on the ground floor so there is no pump and it's used infrequently. For some years now, the unit has been dripping from the shower head. It used to be possible to stop this by turning the unit off really tightly, but now...

I have a Wickes wired burglar alarm which I fitted many years ago and it's still working. I haven't set it for a while, but its powered up, in day mode. I returned home today to find shards of plastic on my doorstep. One whole side of the external siren box had dropped off. It crumbled in my...

I have 2 small sources of leaks on my roof and I'm confused by the array of mastics available. Can any recommend a repair mastic most suitable to seal around a stainless steel flue which is flashed with lead? There is also a crack in some rendering nearby letting in water, so if the same...

Hello - I had to do some work around my washing machine (Hoover Dynamic 6+50) and to the waste outlet and hose which meant pulling the machine out of its cupboard. When I eventually got it back in, I discovered this black plastic thingy on the floor, and I have no idea where it came from - the...

Hello I need to turn off my mains water supply and drain down the pipes in order to replace a scale inhibitor cartridge located in the garage where the mains comes in. Will this have any adverse effect on my combi boiler (like requiring it to be re-pressurised)? Thanks.

Boiler thermostats have been much discussed but I haven't found the precise answer to my query. I know the stat determines the heat of the water flowing out of the boiler. But how? My understanding is that the boiler burners always operate at the same pressure and that different water...

I live in a typical 2-storey, Victorian, mid-terraced, solid-walled house. The front is south-facing. When the gas-fired heating is off the back room on the ground floor is never very warm. I have insulated below the floor boards (it's above a damp cellar) which may have helped a bit, but one...

The very mention of 'cracks' can strike fear into any home owner - but I think the seriousness of cracks is often grossly exaggerated. I have some hairline cracks (mostly less than 1 mm) in the external walls of my terraced house (along with probably most of the old housing stock in London -...

My Victorian terraced house has rising damp in the kitchen. It's evident on the party wall to the neighbouring property, and the rear wall to my conservatory - wall paper is peeling off at the joins up to about 18". The party wall includes a disused chimney breast and the paper is peeling on...