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    Why did water empty out of my toilet bowl

    Last night I heard a gurgling noise coming from the toilet. Later when I lifted the lid I saw that all the water had emptied from the bowl.There looked like a powdery residue at the bottom, and there was powdery stains on the underside of the lid.I flushed and it filled up with water again. It...
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    Water hammer or air lock?

    I moved into a detached bungalow last June, and last Sept I had a problem with clanging pipes which I only heard in the early hours. This stopped in May for 4 months but returned as soon as it got colder a month ago. I've been woken by loud banging in pipes about 5 to 5.30am. A local plumber...
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    Help with clanging pipe

    Last year I moved into a detached bungalow, and last winter I had trouble with noise from a clanging pipe. It seemed to stop when the weather got warmer in the Spring. A few days ago it went colder overnight and the clanging has returned. It happens in the early hours which is annoying as I'm...
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    Heated towel rail is cold

    I turned the central heating on tonight for the first time since the Spring but the towel rail in my bathroom won't heat up. I must have turned the rail off a couple of weeks ago, when I attempted to add inhibitor. After trying to follow an online video on how to add inhibitor I gave up and...
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    Adding inhibitor to towel rail radiator

    Hi, I've just watched a video online on how to add inhibitor to central heating. I know I've got to turn off both valves at bottom of towel rail first. I did the left hand one easily, but I'm struggling with the right hand one. The one on the left had a cap which came off easily and I then...
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    Noises from both fire and central heating

    I had a new glass-fronted gas fire installed a few months ago, not long after I moved into my bungalow. About half an hour after turning the fire on I hear a loud pop or crack coming from the wall where the fire is. I hear this roughly once every half an hour. I also hear this noise a couple of...
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    Central heating causes noises in wall

    I moved into a bungalow 7 months ago and over the winter I've heard loud popping and cracking sounds which seems to come from the wall in the living room where the fireplace is. It starts about half an hour after I've put the central hearing on. It's not continuous but every half an hour or so I...
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    Help for noisy pipes

    I've recently had a new bathroom installed, including a new towel rail. The plumber also installed a new tank in the airing cupboard as the old one began to leak while he was here. Every time I have the central heating on now, there are loud bangs and cracks from the pipes. It even does it hours...
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    Washing machine problem

    Hi, I've just moved into my new home and I've noticed there's only one connection (blue) for the washing machine. My washing machine has 2 connections (red and blue), it's a Zanussi Aquacycle 1000. It does seem to work like a cold fill though as it doesn't start to warm up until about 30 mins...
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    Central heating won't work during summer

    Hi, I have a vaillant boiler. Now the weather is warmer the central heating won't work. I have hot water only. I can't get the radiators to come on again until the autumn. Is there anything I can do to make the radiators come on just for an hour in the morning during summer. I've had it serviced...
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    Do i need to change washer in toilet cistern?

    Hi, my toilet keeps filling with water even after flushing has stopped. It did this about 3 or 4 years ago, and when I checked there was a tiny hole in the washer in the ballcock. I changed the washer and the problem was solved. I've checked the washer this time, but it looks perfect. Can't see...
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