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Evening I've recently moved house and I'm pretty sure there is a fault in the central heating. The system is about 8 years old. There is a hot water valve and then 2 zone heating. The problem seems to be that the upstairs thermostat can turn the upstairs radiators on regardless of what the...

Hi I have blocked cold feed into the central heating. I've tried system cleaner and using mains pressure but I cant shift the blockage. Unfortunately I can't cut out the blocked piece of pipe either as it's below the tiled kitchen floor. So the last option is can I combine the feed and vent...

Hi I think I've been defeated here and I'm going to have to call an electrician in... I was about to purchase a 4600 watt American sized tumble dryer which I know needs hardwired in. I checked the small consumer unit in the garage today and there are two fuse holders. Both rated at 15 amp max...

Hi I'm just looking for a couple of opinions on a new inline bathroom fan installation. Ill be doing it (attempting it) myself. My question relates to 'replacement' air whilst the fan is on. There is no gap between the door and floor which I know will hinder the fans performance. My plan is to...

Hi Im in the middle of replacing the downstairs cloakroom. I went to order a mixer tap this afternoon and noticed there was a minimum pressure of 0.5bar required. To be honest this hadn't even crossed my mind. I replaced the kitchen tap with a mixer tap a couple of years ago and did notice the...

Hi I have stripped down the machine ready to change the bearings however I have got to a sticking point. I changed the bearings about 6 years ago and can't remember having the same difficulty! I have taken the front cover of the outer tub off and rear pulley removed. This just leaves the...

Hi Old Hotpoint WM22 started sounding loud on spin, and sounds a bit 'crusty ' when turning the drum manually. Time for a bearing change. This evening I stripped the machine down- front panel off, front of drum exposed, belt and pulley off. Now that the belt and pulley are off, the drum...

I'm not understanding the electrics in my detached garage. When I switch the main switch off on the CU in the house, it does not turn the power off to the garage. Instead there is a small box with an on/off switch at the entrance to the garage Is this a mini CU I.e will there be fuses if...

Hi I bought a house about 3 years ago which was build in the mid 80's. It's in a large housing estate and my neighbours have the same type of heating system - it doesn't seem to match any heating 'plan' I can find in the internet and it's driving me crazy!! I'll try to explain it the best I...