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Category: Plumbing

Simple DIY plumbing tasks are important to get right. A self-inflicted flood is a terrible thing.

bleed a radiator

How to bleed a radiator

November 19, 2014

Upstairs radiators sometimes feel considerably hotter at the top and than at the bottom of the radiator and this is often a symptom that…

Open a coupled toilet cistern

November 19, 2014

How to remove top of close coupled toilet cistern. Old fashioned toilet cisterns had a ceramic lid that simply lifted off when you wanted…

How to unblock a bath

November 19, 2014

Baths get blocked when too much material collects beneath the drain. This is generally a mixture of hair, oils and soap. The wrong way…

Fix a bath tap

November 19, 2014

The tap turns but no water comes out. This is a common fault in bath mixers. It is often associated with power showers. When…

Fix a dripping kitchen tap

November 19, 2014

The cost of dripping taps Even slightly dripping taps can lose 140 litres of water a week. This waste resources and if you are…

cistern

How to fix a toilet flush

November 13, 2014

If your toilet will only flush after a rapid series of pumps of the handle Our used to do that and now doesn’t flush…

bath seal

How to Seal a Bath

November 13, 2014

  If the edge of your bath is unsealed, water can drip down between the bath and the wall and cause flooding, mould and…




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