Domestos top causes havoc

Thanks for the advice Shysal I feel pathetic at the moment but heck I`m up for it

I am sure drilling through the top would be the answer. You could drill enough holes to break it up completely.

Shysal , don"t tell them that , it may scare them off !
Laugh !

Anyway, enough already, with the frivolity, the shops are beckoning me !

PS Hello Jolly & Sparky

Welcome jolly and sparky, it will be a bit trial and error to start with. I found that hitting the 'back' button caused multiple repeat posts. I must warn you, Gransnet can be addictive once you gain confidence!

Sorry You have not seen the L plates on my computer……… its taking me a while to get round this site. I think I have only posted thrice

I am not a dumbo really, but each site has its differences and foibles, and as I tell Himself, when he gets flummoxed, just look .

It was my training really.

jollyg thanks a million now I feel properly initiated

jollyg thanks a million now I feel properly initiated

jollyg thanks a million now I feel properly initiated

Go to Acronyms on the top of the page, All will be revealed.

Mind you I don't care for them, as on this site, I wonder who thought them up.

Glad job sorted

Hallelujah all is now well. £20 and plumber had the little beggar out (my language was not so polite over the weekend) in approx 3 minutes. I must say some of your suggestions were very innovative and I thank my lovely daughter for setting me up on Gransnet I foresee many a happy hour spent in your stimulating company.

Can I ask a naive newbie question but what does DD stand for in posts? Have worked out SiL/DiL so is DD something like Darling Daughter or dear D?

Well I have to say that I have never done anything silly in my life and all of my household is intact

Thanks girls for all the helpful advice it`s nice to know one is not alone in adversity though am praying silently mcem that apartment below is not in danger of having a ceiling coming down on them roll on Monday and a plumber

Perhaps not an everyday occurrence but it did happen to me. Young neighbour in flat upstairs did exactly the same but it was my kitchen ceiling that suffered the damage!

A warning: I decided that the bath was emptying too slowly and that there must be a blockage underneath. To cut a long story short, I put a knitting needle down and wiggled it around to try to dislodge what I assumed was a hairball. However, I managed to puncture the pipe which then leaked through the kitchen ceiling, through a light fitting and onto the worktop. The young plumber was very nice about it as if it was an everyday occurrence. Perhaps it is!

Aurelia beat me to it. I would add that a nifty pair of 5 year old's hands may do the trick after the WD40 has done its job.

Where do you live Sparky ? Can't we all just pop round and see whose brilliant idea works best ? I have no other idea to add but I am the proud owner of an electric drill and I also have one of those 'fixers' Elegran mentions I could bring. I also have a set of screw drivers and lots of other thingymejigs which I am not too sure what they are for but are bound to be useful for your job.

Give a good spray of WD40 around it and leave for an hour, for lubrication.

If your DH (or a friendly neighbour) is a handyman, he may have some of those fixers for hollow plasterboard walls - after they go through the wall, prongs open up on the other side which face backward and when it is tightened up hold stuff firmly to the wall. If you put one of those through, you can grip it to pull upwards.

POGS we think alike..lol

I second POGS, but perhaps you don't have gas, so with a kitchen knife with sharp end turn it round to make a hole, this might take some time as these tops are sturdy, then hook it out

Typo

Domestos top not 'domestic'.

Get something metal, like a scewer.

Heat the end until it is red hot, maybe over a gas cooker ring.

Push into the domestic top and make a hole.

Insert something with a hook, maybe a bent coat hanger.

Pull like bug--y.

Good luck.

Could you screw a big screw down through the cap and pull it up with that?

Which way up is the lid sparky? If the opening is upwards I would try to insert pliers and force open whilst lifting. A bit of Blu-tac might improve the grip. I successfully used this technique this afternoon when removing a tube within another tube when mending GS's goal post.