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Hi I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 637 system boiler. I was getting some kettling so I decided to drain the boiler and refill to see if this would help by removing some dirt out of the system. I did the drain but when I tried to fill the system up I noticed that water was running down the black...

I am soon replacing the joists in my front room due to wet rot damage. All beams have been removed, room dried wirth dehumidifier and tanking slurry applied. Source of water has been fixed as was a bad drain. The joists sit in holes in the wall and in two places share the same hole as the air...

I am looking at getting my fireplace changed and will get a gas safe engineer to do this. I wanted to confirm the best way to hide the gas pipe in the chimney so that the ugly silver pipe in front of the fireplace does not show. Can someone please confirm the best way to do this. Thanks.

I have noticed that the tap symbol (solid not flashing) is always on my boiler screen even when the boiler is off. Is this a problem? Everthing is working fine. System with unvented unistor cylinder. Could these be a motorised valve issue? System is 7 years old. Last year the motorised valve...

I have a wet rot issues with the joists in my living room. As per the pictures they are damaged and the floor has dropped. Floor is normally covered by laminate. My house sits lower than the road and the driveway slopes towards the house. Looking under the floor I can see some slight wet/damp...

Hi I had an extension built abut 5 years ago. It is needing a fresh coat of paint so I am was seeking advice on the best filler to use for the few cracks that have appeared? I have tried to use cement before but he crack always comes back so not sure this correct. I saw that my builder had...

Hi A friend on mine has just moved into a brand new council house. She has purchased a new cooker and needs it wired up to a double pole cooker socket using a 6mm cable. No additional electric wiring is required. I would like to know if I can legally carry this job out. I have had plenty of...

Hi I have recently had a convential gravity fed system upgraded to a combi. System is working fine but three of the upstair radiators seem to go cold after a few weeks. It turns out they are full of air and once they are bled and the system is filled to compensate the air it works fine again...

Hi I have a 3 year old Hotpoint CTD80 that has started making load scraping/grinding noises. They seem to be coming form the back of the machine and seem to be related to the revolution of the drum as they are rhythmic and change as the drum turns. Dryer still appears to work perfectly but is...

Hi I have a valiant 630 System boiler which is 18 months old. When it is on there are load hammer like sounds coming from it. When this happens you can see the pressure needle moving. It sounds like there is air in the system Can anyone advise the best way to resolve this? One or twice I hae...

Hi I have a vaillant system bolier with a Unistor Cylinder. Everything was working fine until the cold supply was turned off for a few hours due to a water main issue. When the water came back there was some air in the boiler that my plumber took out by unscrewing the small cap. He left and...

I have recently had a ground extension built using a shared boundary cavity wall. This external wall has now become an internal wall on both properties. The wall extends a metre above my flat roof and it capped with concrete slabs. There appears to be water getting into the top of the internal...

Hi I am looking to get a water softener installed as my water is hard and there is too much scale on the taps. Have unvented pressurised heating system. Does anyone have any experience of the following softeners? 1) Culligan Waterside MC350 Ultra Hi-Flo Water Softener 2) MONARCH MIDI...

Hi Had a solid wood floor installer advise me to lay 12mm WBP plywood over my concrete floor to block moisture and help to even floor. Is this the best thickness to use? Should I lay a DPM under the ply? He recommended screwing and glueing this - what type of screws and glue should be...

Hi I am considering to install solid oak flooring myself. Floor will be layed with 12mm plywood sheeting first. I will be using a porta nailer to attach wood to ply. Can anyone advise if it is reasonably easy to do or if I should get a professional in? Do you normally surface nail the...

Hi I am looking to install flooring in the ground floor of my house. I did consider solid wood but have decided to go against this as it scratches and dents too easily. Also I have 2 young boys that would damage this floor very quickly. Would I be better off sticking with Quickstep or...

I am looking to install wood flooring to the ground floor of my house. Exisitng floor is a mixture of floorboards and screed (recent extension). 2 rooms are screed only and one room is mixture of wood and screed. I have been asking many people but get different comments. Please can you advise...

Have just had a Vaillant 637HE system boiler installed with a Unistor 250. Pressure is excellent on 1st floor bathrrom. Problem is when I use the bathroom in the loft pressure is not so good. When both bathrooms are being used the loft bathroom looses almost all the pressure. I though these...

Just had vaillant 637 and Unistor 260l installed. Pressure is excellent. Finding long delays (40 secs) to get water to bathroom tap as tank is 10 meters away. Pipes are in concrete and water seem is warmish when first opened follwed by cold (from the pipes in concrete) and then hot water. Is...

Hi Was going to get a HS Megaflo indirect installed but plumber has recommended the Vaillant Unistor as it matches my EcoTec 637 System boiler. Is the Unistor as good as the Megaflo. He was also recommending the Ultrasteel - any views on this? Thanks ARH.