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Hi, Our boiler keeps doing this (click on the image at the bottom to play the video)… https://share.icloud.com/photos/03d3i5kKsBnqm7RZkmZ5n3h3w When I move the control section it connects and fires up. Obviously a dodgy connection - is it an easy DIY fix? Find the dodgy wire and replace it...

Hi, I do a lot of my own plumbing. I taught myself to solder but I don’t do enough (it’s not my day job) to get a good technique going so I’ve mostly done compression fittings. I had a real plumber move some pipes around ten years ago (a job that I didn’t want to attempt at the time but would...

Hi, I’ve got a Hotpoint oven that’s 9 years old. Recently using the grill caused the electricity to trip. It did this a couple of times and then the grill stopped working altogether. The oven has two elements and the grill element works when the oven is on - so no working oven. I ordered a new...

Just replacing the hallway light switch. When I removed the old one the two wires that aren’t connected in the photo fell out of their terminals so I don’t know where they go. They control the upstairs light. The downstairs light works fine without the other wires attached. also, I’m fitting...

Hi, I’m trying to fit this rather heavy light to a plasterboard ceiling with a plastic decorative ceiling rose. I had it up temporarily with a screw in hook and (don’t judge me) cable ties but now that we’ve decorated, I need a permanent solution. directly above the centre is a 100mm joist...

Hi, I’m replacing the light switch at the top of the stairs - it’s a regular set up, the landing light can be switched from upstairs or down stairs. I thought it would be simple but think I might have bought the wrong switch. The switch has one wire coming down into it (red) and two wires...

Hi, We have a Phillips hostess trolley which was working fine. Earlier this year we had a new dist board with RCD's fitted and now the trolley trips the RCD's. I've searched the internet and can find a few people with the same problem but no solution. I'm quite handy with electrics, I'm pretty...

Hi, We had a burst pipe last week, I was decorating and stood on a set of steps and one of the legs went through piece of floorboard that was cut for elec access, the stool leg wend straight down onto a central heating pipe and broke a join! Fortunately I keep a rubber bung next to my header...

Hi, I'm trying to fit a new cornice in my kitchen. I'm using a mini chop saw (cuts up to 150mm) that I got from B&Q but the edges are looking like this... ...how can I prevent this? ...am I cutting from the wrong side? ...do I need a finer disc? thanks, Darren

Hi, I'm replacing my kitchen and the new cooker housing seems to be shallower than the old one and it's causing the cooker to stick out at the front. The cause of this seems to be the electrical connection box on the wall. It currently has a 45mm box on the back - I'm wondering if I can...

Hi, I'm just fitting a new sink. As you can see in the picture, the fittings (as it's a double sink) give me an outlet that is quite a bit lower than the outlet in the wall... Bearing in mind that the old fittings we're that much higher (maybe three inches) - will this be a problem? ...can...

hi, I'm just trying to diagnose a heating problem that I've got. The boiler doesn't stay on long enough and sometimes doesn't come on at all even though the system is calling for heat. The timer seems fine, I tend to leave the heating on permanently and regulate it with the thermostat. When...

Hi, I've recently had a new (reconditioned) fan fitted to the above boiler to get it going again after two years of not being used - the new fan had been working fine since about October. Over the weekend it stopped working, it just shows the boiler light and the fan light - all other...

Hi, I'm planning to fit a new toilet to replace this old relic...... https://www.dropbox.com/s/mz4qrv4xlz964jx/Photo%2003-01-2013%2012%2020%2030.jpg I've just noticed that the new toilet that I've bought sits flush to the wall.....like the one in the picture at the top of this...

Hi, I'm replacing a bathroom at the moment, im not a pro. I've recently replaced the taps on the existing bath with a mixer shower tap. The pipes that run around the room are 15mm cold and 22mm hot. When I put the new mixer in I took a spur off of the pipes using 300mm x 15mm flexible...

Hi, I'm fitting a new bathroom and planning to aquapanel the wet areas around the bath. This area is currently tiled and the tiles are rock solid on the wall (i've taken off the tiles around the window and they took quite a lot of work to get off!). Rather than battening and screwing the...

Hi, I got one of these from amazon thinking I could use it for plumbing.......I received it today and its a lot smaller than I expected.....it looks like its basically a gas powered electrical soldering iron that you can take the point off of to expose the flame. I'm not a pro and will...

Ok, so I'm in the middle of renovating my girlfriends house - I'm halfway through the bathroom and I'm about to replace a radiator (which will involve moving pipes) and I will be replacing the toilet, the bath and the sink.....which will inevitably involve moving pipes......I'll then be moving...

Hi, I took off a radiator to do some decorating, which was fine, but I must have twisted one of the valves as I loosened it as it started to leak from the nut where it joins to the pipe. The leak gets better if I tighten the nut but doesn't completely stop (a small drip will form over...

Hi, I'm about to start replacing a bathroom. It's currently tiled around the bath area (bath top to ceiling around the bath). I'm intending to rip the whole lot out, plasterboard and re-fit a new suite. Around the bath, from what i've read, aquapanel would be best - I'm thinking...