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Tap replacement - quarter turn taps?
Plumbing  •  268 views  •  2 answers

I need to replace the taps in my bathroom sink basin. Currently I have quarter turn taps - does it matter if the replacements are full turn, or should I stick with quarter turn?

How do I repressurise a Glow Worm Compact 24c boiler?
Heating & Gas  •  267 views  •  2 answers

After bleeding a radiator, 2 year old boiler showing zero bar, how do I repressurise?

toilet sighs and flushes intermittently but continuously
Plumbing  •  267 views  •  0 answers

toilet sighs and flushes intermittently continuously Have been trying for hours

No hot water upstairs
Plumbing  •  264 views  •  1 answer

Hi. Water is running hot downstairs but not from upstairs taps...radiators are heating up fine. Any ideas please?

Does outdoor temperature sensor need to be connected to something?
Heating & Gas  •  264 views  •  0 answers

I’ve lived in a Persimmon new build house for 8 years and only just noticed that on the exterior rear wall there’s a circular grey plastic box that’s not connected to anything, but the neighbours all have a cable coming out and going into the wall. The writing on the …

Smelly toilet
Plumbing  •  262 views  •  4 answers

I am in desperate need of advice, my toilet has a constant smell coming from inside the bowl. I have plunged and there is no blockage, I have cleaned it inside and out, I have put buckets of hot water down and washing up liquid to try and clean the …

Shower hot and cold directions?
Plumbing  •  259 views  •  1 answer

We have just had a shower fitting replaced - not electric but when we turn it on hot and cold are opposite directions from indicated on valve ..plumber has told us is because original plumbing in wall is wrong way around ? If this is so why did the previous …

Ducting for a kitchen extractor
Building  •  256 views  •  3 answers

I live in a house built in 2016 which is still under the NHBC 10 year warranty. The kitchen extractor fan has never worked properly and completely died shortly after I moved in. When it did make some noise I found all cooking smoke ended up in the downstairs loo …

Constant working combi
Heating & Gas  •  256 views  •  2 answers

My combi boiler still sounds as though it is working although because of the thermostat settings there is no heat being produced through the radiators. It is the same when switched off via the time clock

Which pipe for gas connection please?
Heating & Gas  •  256 views  •  0 answers

I have a brand new Beko xdg621k freestanding gas cooker which has 2 pipes at the rear can anyone tell me which one is for natural gas connection please.

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