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Thanks Tony, I only moved in recently and will ask at next service

Hi all I have a Potterton Promax SL boiler. The radiator stats and the room stat work fine but the water to the rad's is very hot. Is tree a boiler thermostat I...

Foil backed plasterboard - got it. Thanks

I want to put up shelves in a bedroom in my 3 year old flat. Before drilling the holes I tested the wall with a metal /voltage detector. On a metal seting it buzzed up and down the whole wall - it's an external wall. There was nowhere on the wall that doesn't appear to have metal behind the...

Hi all Does anyone know where I can get some capped f fire rated downlighters ie. downlighters that can be covered directly with loft insulation ? Thanks

As a gravity fed system when the boiler fires up it will always heat the hot water. I can have the HW on its own but cannot run the CH on its own.

I have a basic gravity fed central heating system with a 25 year old Ideal boiler and a 25 year old RANDAL 30 60 programmer. A room stat was never fitted and the boiler stat. is used to control the temp. I would like to install a basic wireless room thermostat. There seems a wide range...

I had a Saniflo shower pump fitted about 2 years ago. I think it is begining to get clogged up and would like to flush through the pump to clean it up. I'm aware I have to be careful with what I flush through the system. Any ideas? Thanks

I've bought an 800mm quadrant shower enclosure. I need to use an easy plumb tray and kit as it is going on a concrete floor. There's lots of trays and kits out there and they vary greatly in price. Any recommendations?

I have an L shaped bath panel that will not come off. The bath is 2 years old and the side and end panel are some kind of coated MDF. It moves a bit when I pull it and it is not sticking at the top or the bottom.

Thanks for the advice. What if the shower enclosure was made of perspex?

I wish to install a corner shower but there is a 150mm lintel that sticks out into the room along the top right hand corner allowing only 1980mm from the floor to the bottom of the lintel. Would it be possible to get a shower enclosure and cut a150mm square from the top right corner to make it...

Thanks for your help. I was hoping for an easier solution but obviously not meant to be.

I want the P to be at the open end ie. shower at the open end because a sloping ceiling prevents standing up at the wall end. Thanks

Hi all I want to replace an existing bath with P shaped shower bath. A sloping roof prevents me from using the right angle of the bathroom for the shower end as there is insufficient head room. Can the bath be fitted the other way round with the shower end not in a corner? The long side of the...

Thanks for the info. Iwant to replace it with a towel warmer. The microbore comes down the wall behind the plaster. With a width of 641 how can I get an exact relacement? Thanks again.

Hi all I have a new build property with microbore central heating. I want to change a bog standard Myers bathroom radiator for a designer one. The size is 641(w)*530(h). Do I have to replace it with one of the exact width or is there a bit of flexibility with the microbore pipe? Thanks

Thanks freddy. A lot more to it than I thought. Would you have any idea of the minimum size joists I can gey away with and the best way of fixing them to the existing ones?

Recently moved into new build and wish to board out loft. However, I can't see the joists as the insulation has just been laid over the top. Is this to NHBC standard and how do I lay the boards if I can't see the joists?

Thanks guys.I understand the problem now.Not quite sure what to do but plenty to think about. Maybe go back to incandescent bulbs.