A round of applause for me please. I fixed my toilet which has been broken for about 2 weeks.

[MARGOsBeenPlayingWithMyNooNoo]

The cistern wouldn't fill unless we took off the top of the cistern and jiggled it about a bit. We got to the point where even this wasn't working and was considering calling out the person who installed the toilet.

I took the flushing mechanism apart and saw that it was a switch that wouldn't return to it's original position. I thought that would be enough and put it back together.

I had to repeat this the next day as it was still not finishing it's flush. This time I had my trusty assistant WD40 and gave each moving part a little blast.

And now it works a treat. So, hurrah WD40 and little ol' me.

Hurrah for you and fixing your own loo - I am an inveterate fixer of things like this too - I once took my iron apart, looked at all the bits, couldn't work out what the hell was wrong, put it all back together and Lo! it worked

Congratulations! Cisterns are straightforward mechanics, I love having a guddle round and fixing them. Seriously impresses the men.

well done.

Thumbwitch - I've never tried fixing any electrical things - too scary...well done.

OldLady - I think DH is impressed - I forgot to tell my colleagues at work today, I probably would have been in line for an instant promotion if I had as I arrived at work with my latest batch of lemon squares and they go down very well at work.

well done

lemon squares, hey - they sound rather yummy!

I think I spent too much time watching Blue Peter as a child - I was always making Blue-Peter-esque contraptions in the labs where I used to work!

DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT BLOODY TOILET CISTERNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Have now been 6 WEEKS, yes 6 WEEKS, without a working flush in the bathroom. 3 plumbers and a carpenter have not yet been able to fix it.

It's driving me MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well done you, though, Margo, for being so clever. You don't live anywhere near me do you?

I'm expensive y'know