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Hi All I have a hot tap on a hand basin in our down stairs loo with a problem .For a while its been a bugger to turn off (theyre the smooth plastic types that are difficult to grip with wet hands and you always had to give it an extra twist) .Anyhow just before we went on hols I tightened it...

Hi all I've got a quadrant shower tray where the trim around the riser tray has got broken I just need the trim (approx 75mm deep with a 25mm lip) but all my searches lead me to needing to by a full tray and legs etc Can I just by the trim (has it got a name) and if so where .Thanks

My mate has a 28i which constantly goes over pressure even with the mains isolated and system drained ,how can that be His words not mine :lol:

Hi Currently got an in buillt oven that is connected vai a 13a plug head ,the socket behind the oven is fed with 6mm twin and earth from the cooker control unit above the worktops .The cooker control unit is fed withn 6mm and backed up by a 32a mcb . Wifey wants a replacement cooker with a...

Hi all Our house was a new build about 15 years ago and all the internal doors had brass knob that turned a mortice tubular latch(?) We want to update the handles but have discovered that the existing ones required a large ?(55mm ish)hole being drilled in the internal doors .The knobs...

Friend has the above boiler and the heating is on permanently Any ideas

I have a Hoover HD98 E diswasher that runs ok for so far into a programme then gives an error 3 message The manual says this is either heater element or dirty filter problem Judging by the heat generated the element is ok and the filters have been cleaned and look ok Restart the machine...

Id not heard of this until i got a flyer through the door the other day Is it better or as good as the traditional methods ,does it have any drawbacks and how would you expect it to compare cost wise to the traditional drain and flush methods

Sorry if this is a bit of a basic question but how long should adding this prevent the boiler from kettling I put some in my system about 14 months since and alls been fine but this last week the rumblings and rattlings have returned

I have a compact florescent 11w lamp in a porch lantern and the lamp flickers when its off during the day. Not happened before only since a recent lamp change , is this usual. Its controlled by a selc 850 electronic solar time

My central heating header tank over flow wont stop over flowing .I have checked the ball valve and that seems ok but the water level wont drop below the outlet .It varies from a annoying drip to a steady flow When I mentioned to a lad at work and said the water was particularly filthy he said...

I recently removed a rad for my sistere in law so she could have her walls skimmed by a plasterer Its a mico bore system th the double valve at one end and when we replaced it we are pretty sure we reset the valve settings to how they were. Now thouh the rad only gets hot on the bottom inch...

I get air in the same two rads overand over again ,both are upstairs rads and its always the same two ,non of the others upsatirs or down stairs are affected . I am having to bleed them every couple of days which is a pain in the arse so any suggestions as to (a)the cause and (b) a cure would...

Hi ,joking apart this is a question for northern plumbers ,none of those fancy London rates :lol: How much will it cost ,ball park to have a standard boiler changed to a condensor one (18kw) both labour only and labour and materials . Its located in a garage so no real access problems...

Hi Can any body post a wiring drawing to show how to control a light in the middle of a passage way by using infra reds at either end .Light is currently switched from kitchen and would like to maintain that arrangement too

Can somebody give me an idea of what the myriad of liquid additives do and if theres a one that does it all ,ie cleans ,stops boiler noise etc. Also how they are put into the system (pumped and gravity fed is I believe the term for what I have got ie it has a pump and a header tank in the loft)?

Posting this on behalf of a lad I work with so sorry if its a bit vague . He was on the internet and all was fine ,had a couple of different windows open when one suddenly locked up and he got the useual "windows has found an error and needs to close ,do you wish to report the error" etc ,etc...

I want to put a sink in the utility room .At the mo there is a waste pipe that the washer goes to,jusst the open ended type where the flexible waste from the washer goes in . What do I need to use that as a waste for a possible sink and still service the washer waste and indeed is this allowed...

Asking this on behalf of a mate at work so apologies if it sounds a bit vague . He wants to have his gas pipes in his kitchen redirected (dont panic he is getting a pro in) but before he does he wants to know if they have to be surface mounted or can they be sunk in and plastered over ,this...

Recently isolated some of my CH system and fully drained the hot and cold water systems and now one of the header tank over flows is dripping (right onto conservatory roof like a drum!!) whats likey to be the reason for it to have started just after I had done the work I needed to do? and which...