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Hello all, forgive the following stupid question but I am a novice at kitchen appliances. I inherited a New World cooker extraction hood and noticed that there is a lot of nasty metal vibration noise if it is turned up to the highest setting. Closer inspection revealed that one possible...

Hello all, I inherited the above-mentioned boiler and have concluded the pressure gauge is completely stuffed - plastic cover missing, reading consistently zero (not 1 bar). I'm interested in replacing this - is this something a non-boiler tech can do? I believe it's just connected via a...

Hello all, as those of you that have read my previous posts will know, I'm spending much more time under my bath than I would care to remember recently. Anyway, I'm suffering from vibrating pipes under my bath when switching off a tap (full pressure) or when the toilet stops filling (so, a...

Right, my next DIY plumbing challenge. I've got the following tap in my kitchen: http://www.diy.com/nav/rooms/kitchens/kitchen-taps/1_tap_hole_taps/-pricerangew-0-50/Cooke-and-Lewis-Newport-Tap-12097526 which was installed by the previous owners. It's of course connected via 2 separate...

Hi there all, first post so please be gentle. BACKGROUND: I am a new homeowner and trying to do a few jobs myself, due to current financial obligations. I had a subcontracted plumber come in to do some work in the bathroom when my place was renovated some time ago, and one of the jobs he...