How to fix a running toilet: replace the flapper
A toilet that keeps running is usually the flapper. How to confirm it, pick a 2-inch or 3-inch size, fit it and set the chain in about 20 minutes.
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Leak detection, radiator care and blocked drains, explained in plain English
Understand the problem before you pick up the phone
A dripping tap, a radiator that stays cold at the bottom, a toilet that won't clear: most plumbing faults give clues long before they become emergencies. These guides explain what is going on, what you can safely check yourself and when a qualified professional should take over.
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Blocked Drains
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A drain snake and a toilet auger look alike but do different jobs. Which clog each one is for, how to use both, and the mistakes that scratch porcelain.
What Blocks a Kitchen Drain (and the Fixes That Actually Work)
Grease, starch, coffee grounds and appliance waste cause most kitchen sink blockages. How each one builds up, and how to clear and prevent it.
How to unblock a bathroom sink: hair, pop-up wastes and traps
A stage-by-stage method for clearing a slow or blocked basin, from lifting the pop-up plug to removing and cleaning the trap.
How to unblock a toilet without making things worse
Stop flushing, use the right plunger, and know when the blockage is in the drain rather than the pan. Plus what never to put down a toilet.
Quick Guides
How to Fix a Leaking Tap: Washers, Cartridges and O-Rings
Work out which tap you have and where the leak starts, then swap the washer, O-ring or cartridge without flooding the basin.
Protecting Pipes From Freezing: A Winter Plan for Every Home
Where pipes freeze, how to insulate them, which heating settings help, and exactly what to do if a pipe freezes or bursts this winter.
Leak Detection
Water leak detection & repair: the full guide
How to Do a Water Meter Leak Test in Under an Hour
Signs of a hidden water leak and how to confirm each one
Electronic leak detection explained: the tools and the survey
How to bleed a radiator properly, and what the air is telling youPlumbing Repair & Maintenance, Without the Guesswork
Guides to the faults that actually happen at home, written to help you decide what to do next
Practical first steps
What to check, switch off or photograph in the first ten minutes, before anyone is called out.
Plain explanations
How traps, valves, sealed systems and drains actually work, without the trade jargon.
Know where DIY stops
Every guide is clear about the jobs that belong with a qualified, registered professional.
What Is Radiator Flushing and When Does a System Need It?
What builds up inside radiators, the signs a heating system needs flushing, and how manual cleaning, chemical flushes and power flushing compare.
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Underfloor Heating vs Radiators: Comfort, Costs and Retrofits
How wet and electric underfloor heating compare with radiators on warm-up time, flow…
Why your combi boiler keeps losing pressure, and what to do
How to read a combi boiler's pressure gauge, the usual reasons a sealed system loses…
Shower filter for hard water: what it fixes and what it can't
Shower filters cut chlorine and odour but don't soften water. What they remove, what really…
A Home Plumbing Maintenance Calendar, Season by Season
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Tools for the Job
EasyInfrared surface thermometer
Point-and-read surface temperatures, handy for finding the cold patch on a radiator, checking flow and return pipes or an underfloor loop.
$18.99 Amazon price, 18 October 2026, 20:01 UTC
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EasyInsulated outdoor faucet cover
A hard foam-lined cap that loops over an outside tap to keep frost off the valve once the line has been drained.
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EasyBattery water leak alarm
A small battery alarm that sounds when water reaches it; place one by the water heater or sump.
$39.99 Amazon price, 18 October 2026, 20:01 UTC
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