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Hi, I've been informed by a builder that the cause of damp and subsequent mould in an upstairs bedroom is being caused by water penetrating through the brickwork of an external wall. A damp meter shows the wall to be damp. In addition, it was pointed out that the fireplace in the bedroom has...

We have just moved into a 1901 semi-detached house and all seemed well until the central heating was turned on about 2 weeks ago. I noticed large patches of mould and peeling wallpaper in the upper corners and ceiling of the upstairs main bedroom. The ceiling has polystyrene tiles and they also...

Hi, I am tryng to get hold of 2 of these valves for a heated towel rail radiator. The existing ones are of a traditional chrome-effect design and are not TRV valves, just manual ones. I have found it extremely difficult to find these. I am not absolutely convinced I need 15mm to 3/4" as I...

Hi all, In the bathroom I have a towel radiator like this one (http://www.tradeplumbing.co.uk/product.asp?itemid=68&catid=36). The problem is that one of the valves is very difficult to turn and is effectively jammed - it just about turns one revolution. Therefore, the radiator always stone...

Hi all, When I switch on the central heating on this gas combi boiler, it supplies good heat to all of the radiators in the house. Each radiator is fitted with a thermostatic valve. After about 1 hour or so, the central heating operation neon extingushes and the heat flow to the rads stops...