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Thanks for the replies. A leak from somewhere didn't really cross my mind, I guess because the water dries up occasionally in summer. If it was that though, I'd have thought it would be at a fairly constant level? Worth checking though. If the leak wasn't obvious from inside the shelter, could...

Hi, Asking on behalf of my mother.. Her 1930s house has an air raid shelter underneath the back lounge. There is even a small trapdoor under the lounge carpet and a sloped wall so the occupants could slide into the shelter in an emergency (never tried the slide myself as it is steep!) There is...

Thanks, those look smaller so hopefully will fit. I will give them a go. It is tight behind the switch though, are crimps (and the tool) relatively simple to use or is my lack of knowledge (including insulating as appropriate) too risky?

I am trying to replace a (dimmer) light switch like-for-like, but the wires coming out of the wall don't give me much to work with. I would like to extend some of the wires so it's easier to change the switch. I know about the standard plastic connectors to extend a wire but there is not much...

Hi, just after a bit of assurance that I'm doing the right thing with my patio plan. The patio will be next to the house and the other side meets the top of a wall, raised from the lawn. I was initially going to have a fall from the house to the garden so water would drain onto the lawn, but...

Hi, We currently have (rotting!) decking in the back garden. It is raised from the level of the lawn with hardcore underneath the joists. There is a single skin brick wall at the end that meets the lawn with a decked step down to the lawn. I am removing the decking and putting a patio down. As...

Hi, Our open plan lounge does not have a radiator towards one end, so we are looking to put one in. I've had a few plumbers round and it appears that it's difficult to get the appropriate (15mm?) pipes to supply a radiator at that end of the room - at least without massive disruption to the...

Great, that's the nut I was looking at too so I will fit it there. Also interesting to know about the isolation valve but I will use the mains stopcock just in case. Thanks again for your help.

Managed to upload a pic of my cistern. The inlet pipe comes from the right (ignore my previous comment, don't know my left from my right). You can see it coming over the flush valve, and the bit hanging on the left looks to be part of the inlet valve. The cleaner whiter part looks to be...

Might be the way mine was installed, but I think I have figured it out. Looks like my water inlet pipe has been extended into the cistern, I can't get another pic on but the water inlet pipe comes into my cistern from the left, over the flush valve and then there is the inlet valve on the far...

Had a look at the fluidmaster valves like you suggested - I noticed the one in your picture has a much shorter horizontal pipe (in my cistern the inlet valve is on the far side to the water pipe). Will this be a problem, do I fit the valve to the longer pipe I have or can I install the valve on...

Here is a photo of my inlet valve, would the one you posted be ok as a replacement? Thanks, Neil

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The inlet valve was quite dirty, I removed, cleaned and reinstalled it but no joy. My cistern is side inlet and the ts189 part looks almost the same. So I need to look for a wirquin jollyfill flush valve? Thanks, Neil

Hello, I wil try and use the correct terminology here but my plumbing knowledge is very limited so correct me if I'm wrong! I have a Macdee Duo Compact cistern (installed 2008) which has, for a little while now, had a leaky syphon. It leaks water into the top of the oblong float box and it...