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Bad egg smell in kitchen?
Plumbing  •  423 views  •  3 answers

For the past week there has been an egg smell in the kitchen that has gradually got worse and can now smell it all downstairs and assumed it was coming from the kitchen sink. Its not blocked, the external drain is clear and fine. I've been flushing the sink with …

Sludge appearing in toilet
Plumbing  •  423 views  •  1 answer

When my toilet has not been flushed in while brown sludge appears, it is not smelly and goes away when flushed - but comes back after a while. Is there an easy remedy?

Which Ideal Standard tap?
Bathroom Fitting  •  421 views  •  1 answer

Hi, I am in a 4 year old Redrow 'new'build and the bathroom basin mixer tap developed a small leak, seemingly where the hose go into the tap unit. My skills are not good enough to remove the hoses (seems to be a spring clip holding them in) so I …

Cast iron toilet stack
Bathroom Fitting  •  417 views  •  5 answers

I am currently trying to refit bathroom floor which meant removing the toilet. The toilet ran into a flexi connector which ran into the old cast iron waste stack going into the wall. On removing the toilet the old flexi ripped so I am trying to replace it. The diameter …

Danfoss wireless thermostat
Heating & Gas  •  416 views  •  1 answer

I have a danfoss wireless set up for my heating, I have mislaid thermostat. Can these be bought individually to connect up to the receiver I already have? Or do I need to replace both?

Temperature in combi boiler
Heating & Gas  •  416 views  •  1 answer

The temperature numbers on my boiler keeps going up and down rapidly when got to correct temperature on my nest app

Bath only has fully hot water when central heating is on
Heating & Gas  •  415 views  •  1 answer

I live in a flat with a communal heating system and an MHS boiler in my flat. The kitchen and bathroom taps have hot water (though in the case of the kitchen tap it can take a little while to heat up but after that it will stay on. Similarly …

What do I need to connect the trap to the waste?
Plumbing  •  414 views  •  4 answers

What do I need to connect a sink trap to the waste pipe? I've googled all sorts and haven't reached a conclusion.. I hope you can help! It is a standard 1 1/4" bottle trap. I can provide pictures of it helps!

Broken toilet seat
Bathroom Fitting  •  413 views  •  2 answers

Hi, I have a toilet with closed sides. It obiously uses top down fittings for the seat. However, the seat has broken on one side and the screw for the fitting has broken at the head, leaving the fitting in the hole. I can't get to the back, or underneath, …

Cheap fix for a hot water cylinder leak?
Heating & Gas  •  412 views  •  1 answer

I have a very old copper hot water cylinder. There is a small leak from the seam. Can gorilla glue or tape fix it? What else can be done if you cannot afford a new one?

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