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I've had this heater for years, and its never done this before. There is no chimney. The liquid is odourless. There is a low wattage bulb whose heat spins a turbine to create the flickering, all below an orange plastic cover. Everything still works. Wiped it up, and no recurrence. No chance...

I wasn't sure which forum - "Building" didn't seem appropriate. I'll have to get an EPC for this shop at some stage and I assume I can improve the score by insulating above the ceiling. Its in a Victorian three storey terrace building, and the flat above has insulation bales below its...

About 10 years old. generally v pleased with it apart from chrome peeling off the pipe at the 4 year point (they replaced the pipe at no charge). A couple of times in the last few months I've found it won't turn on, and after cycling the breaker on the CU it worked agin. Last couple of...

Its a plastic trap / waste in the shower tray from which I can take the lid off then a tube and cup out. Not sure what they're called. Leads into about 5 feet of 40 mm solvent-weld pipe to the soil stack, with a 45˚ bend in the middle. I get the feeling this might be gradually sludging up...

All the threads I've read have the "this thread was x years ago..." caution at the end so here's a new one. 1995 vintage up and over. I've rubbed down the outside, down to bare metal in a few small areas. I assume I've therefore gone through the galvanised coating and wonder what to apply to...

Lesson learnt - don't spec them too wide. These sashes are 113 cm wide. I can take an angle grinder to the point on the frame where they bind, but thats a bodge. Can I expect to be able to squeeze the sash back into shape with a ratchet strap? Levering from below of course puts stress on the...

After 10 years or so, time to replace. I've seen a couple of youtube vids and they all used the same seal profile. Is it an industry standard? Apart from colour what other choices will I be making - are there different diameters? Many thanks - window novice

When my neighbour got a new kitchen about 10 years ago I gave him a few £ for his (serviceable) Prima F in case I needed any spares. Of course I haven't, mine is highly praised each service visit. Its taking up space in the garage and I wonder about dismantling it to create a little more. Will...

Old sealant knifed out, remnants rubbed off (I never had success with that sealant removal gel), rubbed surfaces with solvent or IPA. After a year or so the bead lets go, in isolated spots, of the bath or shower tray surface, whilst staying stuck to the tiles. If allowed to, the separation...

This is about 6 weeks after fitting. Its a two roller, three hook Scorpion XL3, and feels obstructive as the deadlocking starts, i.e. the hooks start coming out the frame. It feels the same when unhooking, and behaves identically when the door's open. I think its got progressively worse since...

CATA is the name on the front, label shows CNA Trading Appliances EFM 60SS. From B&Q with a kitchen, 10 years ago. When cooking, steam emits from above the door and causes condensation on the switch panel. Seal replaced twice, no change, so it looks as if the vapour comes from the cooling...

Installed about 10 years ago, no problems except chrome peeling off the pipe. I hadn't used it for a few weeks, and it wouldn't start. Checked fuse ok, switched mains back on and heard the usual faint sounds the pump unit makes when its about to start running. I then tried the shower again, and...

There are many variables, I know, so I wondered whether there was a general answer (I'm not quite concerned enough to do a scientific analysis). When I don't need CH, I wonder whether using the immersion heater would be cheaper than the boiler. 1995 installation, with the original Potterton...

I see there are many such enquiries but I'll try anyway. Creda 26250, 1995 vintage, the compressor/pump noise has increased recently. I am sure there's no item in/on the fridge vibrating. I know thats not much to go on but what might happen? Might it just get louder, or self-destruct? For one...

Good Day All. 1890 three storey Victorian terrace. Laminate flooring in the first floor kitchen. A capped off radiator pipe leaked and waterlogged about 2/3 of the laminate, and of course the floorboards. It was dripping into the ground floor. Laminate is all removed, and an edge floorboard to...

I refer to the black plastic strip with two inch fingers which extend upward to fill the semicircular gaps under the bottom roof tile. I think a rat has chewed a few off as I hear one running around atop the roofing felt sometimes in the garage. 1) Can this strip be fitted in small sections...

I do see a small rat in the garden sometimes, and I'm after them because wires and silicone tubes have been attacked in the prized car that lives in the garage. Is this the work of a rat though? You can see the original concrete slabs have collapsed after the rubble underneath has washed away...

Does such a device exist? The plan is to fit under-cabinet kitchen lighting, plugged into a splash-back socket. It would be ideal if the cable left the plug upwards, and I realise it had better be a moulded plug due to liquid safety. Plan B would be to mount the socket upside down, probably...

1) With an old Hilti charger, TCU12/24M - according to the label, input 240V, output voltage is 12V. I have no battery to try it with and I've never actually used the charger. I just want to see whether its serviceable. Anyway - green light comes on. It has five terminals in the hole...

I need to replace one in a rental flat. The one coming out is an Ariston approx 10 years old and although the aperture in the carcass is standard (600 x 570 mm) there is a (40 mm?) PVC water drain pipe and an electric terminal box against the back wall. This was fine, as the oven only occupied...