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Toilet cistern water keeps flowing, flusher not working
Bathroom Fitting  •  404 views  •  5 answers

I have a very old toilet system (mcdee) and after flushing the push button now won't work and the water is constantly flowing into the toilet. A small grey clip was inside thee toilet but I cannot find out where this has came off of

Flooding in garden
Guttering, Fascias & Soffits  •  404 views  •  5 answers

I recently discovered puddles of water in my garden. Yorkshire water investigated and said the water was coming from my neighbour, who had holes under the manhole in his garden and it is his responsibility to repair. Why then do the puddles get worse when it rains or my washing …

Low flow with shower head on
Plumbing  •  404 views  •  5 answers

We have an electric shower, when the shower head is on we get low flow/cold water. If we take the shower head off then the pressure/temperature goes back up. We've had this with a couple of shower heads, so it's not because they are old Thanks

Shower valve
Plumbing  •  404 views  •  4 answers

My shower is dripping. Two controls. I have unscrewed and exposed supply lever. Unscrewed but not removed thermostat. There is a safety push button. There isn't any sign of grub screw or alan key. I feel that I need to remove the button. I can't pull the handle off.

What is loud low pitched noise when toilet flushed?
Plumbing  •  404 views  •  2 answers

Problem with I think the mains supply pipe as when toilet flushed there is a loud low pitched noise from the main inlet pipe in the kitchen. Also the kitchen tap sometimes makes squeaking noise when turned on. Any ideas? Thanks

Toilet flush plate
Bathroom Fitting  •  402 views  •  1 answer

Does anyone know where I can find one of these large toilet flush plates? This site is the only place I’ve found them but they don’t have any in stock at the moment and I need one asap. It’s called a Europa large flush plate and is 330mm x 195mm. …

Attaching countertop to side of kitchen cabinet
Handywork  •  401 views  •  7 answers

Hi there, I was hoping someone could help me. I have a kitchen counter that I would like to extend in a breakfast bar style with metal supports at the end. The current cabinet is made of standard laminated chipboard. The counter top is solid oak and I wanted to …

Radiator System
Plumbing  •  399 views  •  2 answers

Issue is 2 x rads remain cold when the heating goes on and our plumber cannot work out a solution so we are stuck. Background - Added new rads in the house but the number is still well within the range our 1 year old working boiler can handle. All …

Shower runs cold after 1 minute
Plumbing  •  397 views  •  6 answers

There are 2 showers in the house. When the 1st floor shower is turned on, the water first runs warm but then cools off after about a minute or less. On the ground floor however, both the kitchen tap and the shower give hot water normally and there is no …

where bathroom tiles meet bathroom ceiling there's ?
Painting & Decorating  •  396 views  •  0 answers

washed my bathroom ceiling over bath side as looked grubby it dried horribly. looks worse and needs painting. in one corner, small mould spots on what looks like caulk what do i do about this when painting ceiling please

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