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I have a house with an old central heating system but new boiler. I have removed one of the radiators to decorate, the radiator has an old trv which connects using a 3/4” tail. When I came to connect it all back up there were leaks from the inlet copper pipe to trv body connection. On closer...

hello. I have a galaxy 2 that I installed about 3 years ago (I now know these are for professionals before you mention it). I know the master code and the engineers code. Everything was ok for about 2 years. Now every couple of months I get a tamper fault, and the box begins to beep at an...

i have some cross head mushroom bolts that I need to undo. But I cannot get enough purchase with my biggest screwdriver. I have been looking at buying one to do the job but cannot work out the best tool for the job. Can anyone advise?

I am looking to create something similar to this: I am thinking I would just use concrete blocks with a concrete flag on top and then render them. good idea? bad idea? what type of blocks should I use, I presume they do not need to be as as a house, so is it just the cheapest...

I have a galaxy g2 with a few PIRs and contacts in the house. I only use it to fully set when I am not in the house. However I would like to put a contact and PIR in the garage. I am thinking it should A. be active when I set the full alarm. B. Be active when I set the alarm at night...

i have (had) a borrowed neutral, and some crazy wiring in my lighting circuit, most of which i have put right. I have two two way switched top and bottom of the stairs, with the live feed going to the bottom switch, and the 2 ways running between them. however which is the most usual...

I have been having problems with my pstn BT line. i am unsure what but occasionally my line went dead and the alarm started bleeping. each time i called out BT the line corrected itself before they arrived. after the last episode, the phone is now working, but i cannot get out of...

The previous owner of my new house was obviously very concerned about security, (steel doors, laminated glass etc, 5+ security lights). However the alarm system is very cumbersome (every internal door needs to be closed, you have to enter through the back door, and the controller keypad is in...

I have searched for this, but cannot find a reply. I have a open vented central heating/hot water system. the boiler is one side of the house, the hot water tank is the other, the pipe runs between the floors (6ft vertical, 24ft horizontal). We have had intermittent hot water since we...

i've just fitted my kitchen, and we are getting our worktops fitted on monday. i am trying to get a gas fitter to fit my hob, but everyone is booked up for 5-6 weeks. is anyone on here available? the hob is a smeg p64 which can be fitted with a flexible hose or rigid copper (according to...

I spoke to a corgi engineer this morning to ask him to come out and disconnect my cooker. He advised that i would probably be a bayonet fitting and so i could disconnect it myself, and call him after i have the new kitchen units in to fix in the new hob. But after researching on this site i...

i am moving my dishwasher whilst fitting a new kitchen. The dishwasher is about 2m from the external wall, and the only existing pipework is about 50cm off the ground (the old sink outlet). our new units are full depth so have no (very little) void behind them. So i guess i need to run...

i have just had a chemical DPC on an internal wall (i know i have now read the posts :evil: ) but what do i do before replastering the now bare brick. how long before i plaster? and what type of plaster should i use?

i am currently refitting my kitchen and want to move the sink to the other side of the room next to where the washing machine currently is. The washing machine has two feeds, 1 hot 1 cold although the washing machine only uses the cold. these feeds are 13mm pipes, but then have taps with...

i am buying a new fridge and have picked a style i like, all three of the above companies have almost identical fridges co-incidence, copying, or re-branding? is the siemens really worth £400 more? http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/details/index~modelcode~AEG-SK718404I.htm...

I have recently put down a small amount of parquet (8-9 sq m) in my hallway, but the blocks were not all the same thickness :oops: , so some are higher than other (max 2mm variance). i am going to sand them but due to the size and shape of the room (L shape) i am thinking it would be a...

as the title really, what would anyone recommend. manufacturers / suppliers? any advice really.