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As the title says, does anyone test the central heating system water for is pH levels? Ive just tested mine and seems to indicate around the 7pH mark which is neutral, which is ok I presume as WB say below 8pH is fine. I used litmus paper and the colour chart supplied.. Is anyone else as anal...

I have a double Panel radiator fitted in the hall, my problem is the front panel does not get that hot compared to the rear/wall side panel.. I have bleed the radiator and still the same? I was thinking of unscrewing the end cap opposite end from bleed valve a little to see if this helps, maybe...

Can I put floor tiles onto 22mm chipboard flooring? I presume i would have to put down some sort of hardwood over the top of it 1st? Im thinking of the hallway, is this doable?

Im the same as you sick of being ripped off from so called professionals...If I could find or trust someone to do the job right, I would just pay them, but I can`t so i do it all myself now.. I suspected my coil may have been leaking as the hot water tank overflows sometimes too..(But luckily I...

Im going conventional to combi. Will need new 22mm gas pipe easy 3 meter run im told? bricking up old vent hole. my existing boiler is a Gloworm mk50, with hot water tank and CH cold feed tank open vent system. Im just looking for labour costs, what the rough price for such a job.

As the title says can I put thermo plasterboard on an external cavity wall.. It's down to bare brick... Is there any advantage with heat saving in doing this. It will be going around the front door and window as in pic. Or should I just dot and dab normal plaster board.... Or do i render plaster...

Found these little fellas under the floor boards :( What are they and do I need to get it treated o_O

This is my cold water supply... It looks and feels like a lead pipe from the mains spliced onto old imperial copper piping..... Is this still ok? I thought lead was dangerous? (n)

Hi I have this soil like substance at the bottom of my cavity walls.. It's damp black and smells very very earthy.... It s also under the floor boards in the hallway.. I've got as much of it out as possible... My concern is that this soil has breached the damp proof course... What is it? And...

Hi Sometimes my gas appliences burn with a orange/yellow flame as in the picture attached. Now I'm pretty sure it's not a fault with my appliance's as when this happens all appliences do it at the same time. All four burners on the cooker and the central heating boiler burn orange/yellow...

Hi I have a Glow worm Fuel saver 30B MKII boiler, on start up it bangs away like someone’s hitting it. At the hot water tank vent I have to keep venting air, rads seem ok. Is the system sucking in air or have I just not got rid of it all? Only seems to be the hot water circuit at fault. Is my...