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not a merry christmas

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Annx

Annx Report 30 Dec 2020 20:22

We did the same with our push down bath plug and sink plug Island! The water took ages and ages to drain and left tide marks so we replaced them with cheap universal plugs off ebay.

Researching:
Staffordshire, Warwickshire

Ron2

Ron2 Report 24 Dec 2020 19:24

ZZzzz shower aint done bad lasted 24 years and had a lot of use

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

Ron2

Ron2 Report 24 Dec 2020 19:23

Just to add to it all "Er Indoors" car mekking funny noise. Think wheel bearing gone booked in for Tuesday

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

Island

Island Report 23 Dec 2020 23:28

Don't get me started on those rubbish push down plugs.
We had to replace ours with good old chain attached to the tap.

You're right ZZzzz, designed to fall apart in no time.

Researching:
I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday

ZZzzz

ZZzzz Report 23 Dec 2020 22:48

It’s my opinion that things these days are designed so they don’t last long, so that manufacturers can make obscene amounts of money.

Researching:
Frame mainly from. Reading Berkshire. Vos from Netherlands. Nelson and Sowerby from Newcastle. Pickles from Saddleworth and Australia. Bainbridge from Durham. Willmot, Wilmot. Wilmott from Berkshire.

Ron2

Ron2 Report 23 Dec 2020 21:48

NOT very much NOT a merry christmas. Had kitchen tap sorted today by plumber job too difficult for me. Modern crap. Old tap just had to undo screw at back of fitting, pull the U shaped tap out and put new washer in place. New tap is like Windows 10 - useless. Shower now gone bust. Er Indoors couldnt get it to turn off, no power light showing. The water supply is somehow bypassing the on/off function inside the power unit. Luckily theres an inline valve so turned water off using that. Plumber coming next Wednesday. Shower is a few years old - installed 1996! lol

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs