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Simple question. Sealant round our tiled floor to brickwork in our conservatory has gone. I guess with the extreme heat and cold winters its cracked and disappeared. Now we have literally thousands of ants coming through...bloody pests even with ant powder they still return. See picture...

Hello. I have what seems like a pretty basic electric question. I'm replacing an electric shower 8.5kw and the terminal block is slightly lowerthan the last and hence have excess cable. Now I know that I should probably trim the excess but incase I ever replace the shower again I would...

Hello, Just had a scary experience with a few sparks flying out the bottom of my 5 year old triton t80 electric 9.5kw shower. They appear when you switch it on but also when its operating i think...didnt want to try too long. They appeared near the shower hose outlet. When I took off the...

So I thought changing the shower hose on my electric shower would be a 3 min task - wrong! My shower head has some sort of extension/attachement elbow (as best I can describe it) with a hook that allows it to sit on the riser rail and the hose screws into this attachment - water passing...

Hi, as ever this forum has come to the rescue and hopefully once again it will. Recently had a new MAIN Eco 25 Combi boiler in to replace a cold water tank system in a flat. It all appears to be working however 2 issues 1) The boiler seems to be making a random clicking noise - when you...

Hello all! I've had a couple of quotes for installing a Combi boiler in a 2 bed flat (£2000 for new boiler with 5 new rads). The problem is that diff installers are recommending different boilers, so... 1) Worcester 25Si was one quote : reliable, with 2 yr warranty said one installer. The...

Hello, I have a couple of questions on replacing an old boiler for a new combi in a 2 bed RENTED flat (5 rads) 1) Approx cost? quoted around £2500 for removing old HW cylinder/CW tank, boiler, powerflush and replacing with a Worcester 25si boiler (no rads changed). Is this about right cost...

Hey Folks, I have a Potterton Netaheat 16-22 MKIIF Boiler that failed a number of times in prev years - all cases was the spark generator which were replaced by Boiler engineers. Have a feeling they were reconditioned which caused them to fail almost every yr! Boiler is not igniting today...

I have a flat that I am planning on renting and been told that I have to change my bathroom lock to a thumbturn / release for safety reasons - fine. The door simply has a bathroom mortice lock (like http://www.wickes.co.uk/invt/159308) with door knob on either side so doesn't actually lock. It...

Hey, I find this forum great for other topics but my first garden "post" ;o) We have around a 70ft x 30 ft garden with mature shrubs on all edges etc. I've spent far too long standing outside watering it over the year so .... What is the cheapest, best and easiest watering system I could...

Hello, We have been advised on laminate Quickstep 950 range for a hallway as its cheaper than real wood, less prone to dents and scratches etc. Happy with that but we have looked at sourcing the goods ourselves on eg flooringdirect over the internet? Has anyone done this and it is reliable...

Have a Potterton Netaheat 22 boiler - working fine as far as I know. Have a mini tank in loft for CH etc. Few months back started getting gurgling noises from boiler, figured air in system so bleed rads which resolved for a bit. Meanwhile, upstair (loft room) rad was turned down (half way) as...