leak

Hello all! During lockdown in April we moved into a new house and on day 1 found a gas leak which required a new boiler system. Our options were limited due to full lockdown so we got in touch with the closest boiler installation guy we could find, willing to work during the lockdown. Long...

Hi guys, I had a drip from my Deluxe chrome monobloc tap. I fixed it by removing the cold tap side and replacing washer. Now water is leaking from bottom of base. Shining torch at base and switching on tap you can see water leaking from the base. I've attached a photo. How do I fix this...

Hi guys, I had a drip from my Deluxe chrome monobloc tap. I fixed it by removing the cold tap side and replacing washer. Now water is leaking from bottom of base. I've attached a photo. How do I fix this please? Thank you.

I'm installing a shower head elbow wall plate (for the first time). The depth of the 1/2 inch threaded socket isn't enough to clear the depth of the backer board (see attached picture) plus a further 12mm of tile and adhesive. The joint between the shower arm and the elbow would be right in the...

I have a potterton boiler that’s leaking water from under the control panel. Just seems to be a few drops every few days. It seems to be working otherwise. Worried it’s on its last legs. Any ideas? Thanks

Hi all, just bought my first house which came with a lovely shed. Its 18 years old according to the neighbour and has the original felt roof shingles which are still not leaking. I noticed small beads of water coming in through the wall in driving rain, through the knots. This wall looks...

Hi, I previously posted about not being able to get ceramic valves off my tap to change, but finally managed to. I was told previously on here to buy a new one but I’m going to win this fight and not give in.;) I’ve attached a picture of the neck of the tap and the screw cap. I’m going to...

Hello, Unexpectedly, my house bathroom's ceiling started leaking during the heavy rainy spell we got 2 weeks ago. As I am abroad, my neighbour went in to inspect the leak. He believes the leak is due to the extractor fan and the ventilation pipes. The pipe opening is through the roof which is...

Hello, Last night when cleaning I took one of the radiators off the wall to dust off the wall behind (downstairs and thermostat controlled) when the pipe coming out of the wall started to shoot out water, I quickly turned the water / boiler off and grabbed a bucket to catch the water until it...

Bit of a long saga*, but today the water company came out and fitted a new stopcock at the roadside, because they said the old one might be leaking. The chap said it would be much better to have a new stopcock anyway because the new kind are much easier to turn on/off than the old ones. Anyway...

Hi - woodburner - stainless pipe through roof via lead flashing - has storm collar - ok for several years now (after some external sealing with grey lead sealant) though now leaking a bit in intense rain between the double wall pipe and the lead tube. (suspect through rain bouncing off roof...

My Mums house has a little lean-to with a Poly-carbonate roof which had a Flashing Tape seal. We hired a roofer to fit Lead flashing, this is the result, it's obviously messy, but I'm not sure it's even chased into the wall properly, the pitched part isn't stepped in, and there's a hole at one...

Hi All, Recently added a new single storey extension with a gable style roof that abuts the existing house wall. I took a gamble, and decided to have a stab at doing the step and cover flashing myself. I knew it was a risk. Now hlat the point of boarding it out, however I decided to do one...

I plumbed my toilet a few days ago and everything appeared to be fine. No leaks, everything seems to work. Today I was wiping the floor and found just a little bit of water around the base of the back of the toilet, see photo. First I thought it could be the pan connector, but it's fitted...

Hi all! Long term lurker, first time poster here - been using DIYnot forums for many years and always managed to find an answer, alas this one has me stumped so time to create an account and get posting! We have some bifold doors in our kitchen that occassionaly leak in a very specific place...

Hi, I'm new and my first post so don't know where to start from. We had two small pieces, about an inch and two inch that had come off the roof (roof is asphalt?) so my neighbour helped out and we cleaned, put back two small pieces and used glue silicone (clear colour) to seal it. Then we laid...

Today I drained my CH/HW. This is a standard vented, pumped S plan with two electric valves, and I'm in UK. I was lucky enough to have a drain valve underneath ground floor, relatively accessible, see pics: However, upon refilling the system, I found out that that valve will rotate...

Hi All, My ferroli Optimax HE plus 38c won’t stop leaking. Pressure is fine but it’s filling up a carrier bag of water a night. Any advice would be great thanks.

Recently installed a new toilet. Everything is fine apart from when the toilet is flushed it leaks. It is a duel flush closed cistern toilet. I initially thought the valves may be lose or the donut wasn’t secure enough therefore I put silicone around everything, inside the cistern and around...

Hi all I’m hoping somebody can help? We have a towel radiator in the bathroom (pictured) which is leaking from the top right valve. Obviously with current COVID restrictions we thought we would have a go ourselves. Can you please advise the steps we would need to take ie what do we need to turn...