Cause of black specks in cold water from kitchen mixer tap?
Plumbing
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I've started to see black specks coming out of the cold water mixer tap in the kitchen, this happened yesterday afternoon. I've run the hot water from the mixer tap and there are no black specks, they only appear when the cold water is run. I've also checked other taps …
push button on toilet cistern faulty?
Plumbing
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push button on toilet cistern needs attention, can it be repaired?
Soft touch carpet
Carpets, Lino & Flooring
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1109 views
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19 answers
Will a soft touch carpet wear quickly on a hall stairs landing?
replacing a radiator
Heating & Gas
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REPLACING A RADIATOR 500MM FOR A 500MM RADIATOR STRAIGHT SWAP BEEN QUOTED 1 DAY WORK RANGING FROM 300-450 SEEMS EXCESSIVE TO ME
Flooded bathroom
Plumbing
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Bathroom keeps flooding. I turn off mains supply so I can clear excess water. When I turn supply on bathroom floods again. Unable to find a leak but pipe above stopcock is wet
Replace seal on franke inset sink
Plumbing
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The seal around my franke 1.5 inset (under granite worktop) is disintegrating. Don’t want to pull it out without knowing what to replace it with. Can silicone be used as it seems to be more like a rubber gasket?
Cost per square meter to hang wallpaper?
Painting & Decorating
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5 answers
How much would a painting company charge per square meter of wallpaper to install
Mixer tap shower temperature
Bathroom Fitting
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4 answers
Over the last few months my shower temperature has noticably dropped. Its a wall mounted device with a single controller knob, the further it turns the hotter it is. I've gone from a 3/4 turn for a good temperature to 100% plus increasing the boiler set temperature. Living in a …
Leak from bathroom and water coming through plaster ceiling
Plastering & Rendering
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I have water seeping through a downstairs toilet plastered ceiling from the bathroom(s) above on the 1st floor. The leak seems to come from the waste drainage pipework from either the toilet and/or shower units as water only appears/drips once the toilets/showers have been used. It cannot be from the …
Under sink noise
Handywork
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There is a loud “engine” noise coming from under the kitchen sink, even when water is turned off. It comes and goes randomly and when the noise starts I can also hear water n the walls. I also have a big white tank under the sink, not sure if it’s …