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Hi, I have a Honeywell ST 699 programmer, when they system is shut down for the summer ( sliding all control to off ) I find the honeywell 3 port valve head stays energized and gets quite hot at times. Is there a system shut down sequence ? I am thinking of changing the programmer to a more...

Hi , Don't know if you could advise . I have two door french windows opening out to the garden from the living room the glass is double glazed , I would like to reduce the noise level from outside . Would treble glazing work or would I have to renew the whole frame , any advice on...

Hi, I have just purchase 5 lt of Sadolin Burma teak Extra from ebay. The can says will cover in two coats , but I have now used six coats and it is still not covering , It is only a fence I am painting . Where am I going wrong ?

Hi I brought a baxi 15 boiler to replace my baxi solo 2. the plan was to replace the boiler this year , but the baxi solo is indistructable it just goes on and it is 14 years old , If I do wait for the baxi solo to die which could be years how long could I safely store the the new boiler...

Hi can anyone help, My upvc door as warped about 10mm at the top due to the sun. I can no longer lock it and I fear the glass might crack . Is there anything that can be done to cure this problem. Thanks for looking

I wish to change my bell box . the bell box is an elmdene HS model and I will be replacing it with the same model. the control panel is the honeywell Accentra/Optima compact 8EP396A. What I would like to ask is how to replace the box with out the sounder going off. I have the engineers code...

I have just cut in a spirotect magna on the return pipe just above the boiler I took great care not to let any water into the boiler , but some always gets in. when I switched the boiler back on the fault lights read on on on . The boiler is a Baxi Solo HE 15. any help would be welcomed

I wish to install a magnaclean in my heating system, it is 8mm microbore and the only exessable pipe is a 22mm flow and return to the hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard , the rest of the system is in the loft. Due to the fuel cost the hot water is programed to come on for only two hours...

Hi my brown guttering is so faded that it will need painting, what would be the best paint to use ? Do they make a brown guttering that does not fade ? cheers for any suggestion

I have shut my heat only boiler down for the summer by turning the programmer to the off position ,I do not us the boiler for hot water. I had to go up to the loft and while up there checked the heating plumbing, I found the diverter valve head very hot , should the valve require power when...

I am thinking off having an blowdown heater installed in our en-suite bathroom. I think the heater will be installed in a zone 2 area. Before I contact an electricion for a quote I would like to know where the isolator switch must be installed ,the reason being that I do not want any switches...

Hi can anyone advise, I have a window over the kitchen sink that as white stains running down the window, they show up more when the window as condensation on it. I only use household chemicals to clean the sink and I have used everything to try to remove the stains. As anyone any idie what is...

I have noticed that my heating F & E tank as quite a build up of brown scum. I have cleaned the tank but the scum soon returns. What I am concerned about is that I have a small bore 8mm system and if this scum enters the system it might block the system, should I worry about it or is there...

Hi just made the mistake of buying a bosch fridge classixx , I thought bosch was one of the best, not any more . Who makes this low quility build rubbish now?

Hi Hope you can advise, how often should a central heating be drained down and cleaned ? Also I live in a very hard water area . Could I use clean filter rain water to fill the system. Regards Roy

I have just replaced 5 pir,s. 4 are wired back to back .All works fine except the tamper side , can any one tell me how best to wire the blue & white tamper wires into the pir and panel.

I have a 15 year old c&k active 5 panel which I wish to update, I have the engineers code. I will be updating the panel to a ADE optimaGen4 8zone. I have taken photos of the wiring on the active 5 panel and I have been told the wiring on the optimagen4 is the same. Could you please advise...