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Due to a leak in our flat roof, the utility room ceiling below got badly stained, and is bowing slightly (not much though). Today the roof was repaired, and the banging has made the plaster crack, its like a 3 pronged crack, so I think its going to have to be removed if it doesnt fall down...

We are replacing our hot water cylinder this weekend. Will we have to drain off all the water in the system (meaning no water in the house all day) or is it possible to still have the cold water running? Hubby has said something about having to drain all the water upstairs because thats...

We are looking at a new hot water cylinder to replace ours that is leaking at the bottom. Now.... there is a coil in the cylinder.... does this do anything if there is no immersion heater? As I understand it, the boiler heats the water and it is pumped up into the hot water cylinder, where...

We had to remove our kitchen worktop to get the cupboard out from beneath it, and in the process we cracked the worktop. Its made of chipboard.... is there any way we can repair it to make it less noticeable and stop the chipboard stuff from coming out?? Its cracked between the cooker and...

Whilst trying to find out where our hot pipe was leaking, we found water in the airing cupboard... investigations have now led us to discover the loo (which is behind the airing cupboard) is leaking. We've got lino in the bathroom so I wasnt aware of any wetness till OH pulled the lino up and...

When the water is on (ie. timer is on and boiler fires up etc) the hot water is HOT. However it doesnt seem to stay hot..... It goes off about 7.30 am and by midday the water in the hot taps is lukewarm, and by late afternoon its as cold as in the cold taps. This has only started happeningover...

We've noticed over the last few days that our hot water isnt as hot as it should be. It is timed to come on for about 1.5 hours in the morning and about 4 hours in the evening. (Same as the heating). We never usually run out of hot water but these last few days its been lukewarm. Tonight...

Well my hubby eventually got the new CH/Hot Water valve correctly fitted and wired up... that was 2-3 weeks ago. I noticed air in the rad on the landing this morning so bled it, as I very often do. However this evening I noticed one of the downstairs rads was totally stone cold.... I...

Does that mean that hubby cant replace the fan in our shower room? Its stopped working (probably knackered) and I'm trying to get him to repair it / get a new one..... _____________________________ lynda, moderator please read the forum rules, your post has been split

Hi I'm new here - hi everyone. We've got a problem with our blue switchmaster valve box - its clicking but the white button thing isnt moving.... we've managed to get it onto "central heating" but we've got no hot water - afraid to turn it manually round to "central heating and hot water"...