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I have an ongoing argument with someone who shall remain nameless.... suffice to say she is the most awkward and picky customer in the world, but I shall concede... the most patient. After all, I fitted our well overdue replacement kitchen over 3 months ago and I still haven't grouted the...

Nice weather tomorrow.... hopefully!? I will be painting an external portico. The present paintwork is in a very sorry state. Flaky paint in a nutshell. Exposed areas of underlying ply. Approximately equal to 2 full 8x4 sheets of ply in area edged with timber battons. I think that a belt sander...

I occasionally carry out plumbing work for a commercial entertainment company. The usual... blocked loos, dripping taps, kapput circ pumps etc etc. They have a problem with tide marks in WC pans but they are not allowed to use bleach (H&S doesn't allow it) Any ideas??? Ta very in advance!!! :D

Why is this boiler indicating f5 overheat cut off thermistor fault when the fan is running a ok but the ignition fails? It happens when heating is off but when hot tap opens. It happens when heating is set to run at the room stat and no hot water is being drawn off, Pump? It gets mad hot almost...

1. Think that our old lecky oven (freestanding ceramic/glass 4 ring double oven) is kapput. Missus saw a spark at one of the hob rings and allo the lights went out. :shock: :?: Have live allo the way to the cooker (batteries in me multi meter dead :oops: ) The cooker connection cable splits...

4 ring ceramic hob top and bottom ovens. Wife saw a spark one of the hobs beneath the ceramic/glass hob plate. All lights went out and stopped working. RCD radial circuit dedicated to appliance iso switch at counter top connection unit behind oven. Cooker is at least 8 years old (that's when...

The missus saw a neighbour jet washing his block pavers last week. The other day she came home and remarked on how lovely and clean they are. :oops: :cry: Guess what? She suggested that on top of all the other bits n bobs that need doing around the house and garden that I should consider...

Newly aquired property. Bought at auction. Central heating system/boiler have not been in use for 2 years but water was turned off and system drained down. water turned back on and system flushed through/repressurised/vented. Controls set to domestic hot water only... no CH. When hot water tap...

OK. I know that I am taking a wee liberty... Pardon the pun! :lol: BUT.... in as much that I profer my advice in this forum to DIY-ers I am bemused with regard to work undertaken by outside contractors for an organisation that I carry out 10-20 hrs per week as a general handyman and I would...

Why is it that in Rotherham thermostatic bar mixer valves only seem to last approx 2-3 years before going kapput? Rotherham is a medium to hard water area. Scale??? If so, is it possible to change to a standard mixer valve that is non-thermostatic. The centres are 150mm but the unions are 3/4"...

Plumber by trade so forgive my ignorance :oops: All advice very much appreciated. The missus is a kitchen manager and has been sent away to troubleshoot on a problem regarding a commercial kitchen that has an upcoming H&S inspection. The kitchen is 20+ years old. The general food prep, storage...

Ideal Isar installed by warmfront. 7 years old ongoing problems re dhw. Boiler is located in 1st floor bedroom. Only 1 additional rad higher than boilers location in attic conversion. The boiler has a new scale inhibitor fitted on the cw supply which was replaced 2 months ago. The system has a...

Ideal Isar installed by warmfront. 7 years old ongoing problems re dhw. Boiler is located in 1st floor bedroom. Only 1 additional rad higher than boilers location in attic conversion. The boiler has a new scale inhibitor fitted on the cw supply which was replaced 2 months ago. The system has a...

Boiler installed 6 years ago (Not by me) No service history indeed commissioning notes service history awol not available. Problem... no dhw, no ch. Diagnosed traced fault on electrics notwithstanding fact that swfcu was dangerous! :shock: The result of a kitchen fitters attempts to wire in an...

Please help... I'm going mental without my daily dose of rock n roll from my digi rad. I've got a lowry gs dab rad and the flimsy power adapter is kapput. I've spliced it goodness knows how many times that any more just aint feasible and the batteries last about half a day! its a 9volt 600ma

er!!!??? bit confused!??? got home today after a hard days graft to find an official letterheaded piece of paper in letterbox. Yorkshire Water without prior consent or notification have changed the meter outside the boundary of my abode (on't street!) with a new one. Well lets face it, It's not...

http://www.screwfix.com/p/swirl-essential-triple-control-thermostatic-mixer-shower-valve-w-diverter/24674 one of these as listed on link above installed 3 years ago (rotherham) medium water hardness now only gives cold water! presume that cartridge has been adversely affected by scale...

has any1 else ever come across old (ostensibly but obviously not... I'll come to this issue momentarilly) 1/2" copper tube. Some properties that I have seen this in are 1940's/50's private semi's and ex council houses in the Sheffield area. I have come across this problem twice in the last...

salamander ct 50 1.5 bar twin impellor shower booster pump. located on floor in airing cupboard at base of hw cylinder. cold and hot water in and out are DEFINATELY CONNECTED to the designated hot and cold water ports on the pump connected to hw cylinder with surrey flange. hot water...

Immersion element kapput on my cylinder. The lower one (11"). I tested the stat and it was clicking on n off, so definately the element that has gone. It's fitted on an Essex flange. Borrowed a heptagonal box spanner to loosen the immersion but only succeeded in loosening the Essex flange. The...