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I have a WB greenstar 30i in a pressured system feeding HW, ch and UFH. A while back the pressure started to drop and WB replaced the aav which seemed to sort it. No floods of water, maybe a small leak. A year or so later the pressure started to drop again, WB duly came out and swapped the aav...

I'm planning on swapping my dial type thermostat with a programmable version, likely the Salus SQ610. My set up at the moment is that I have two dial thermostats, one for the rads and one for the UFH in the kitchen which is the one I want to switch out. The two stats go to a controller which...

I've woken up to no hot water, CH is working fine and no error codes showing on the boiler. Having looked at the unvented cylinder I have noticed the stat has obviously been whacked out of place but when pushing it back on I'm still not getting any demand. Have tried the reset button but still...

Has anyone got a recommendation for a cheap dust extraction unit? It will only have light use in a DIY setup but I'd like it to activate when the tool is used. Probably will be used with mitre saw and sander mostly

I have some water shock in the system somewhere which is mainly set off by the dishwasher; sometimes the washing machine and 1/4 turn taps although not as much. I have an unvented system with this fitted which has the PRV integrated- I'm a bit (but not completely) clueless on this set up so...

I'm doing a few small shelves in solid wood (could be iroko, not entirely sure) and I want to round the edges and corners ever so slightly so figured on a 3/8 or even a 1/8" roundover bit. Is there a decent 'value' brand to look at? Not looking to spend loads as I'll not be using it a lot...

The underside of my bifolds hasn't been sealed. If you look under the exterior sill there's a smallish gap and I can see DPC sticking out but no mortar or sealant - is this normal and required for airflow of have my b'stard builders short changed the work again? Piccy below (taken in glaring...

My gutter downpipes have little rubber covers where they join the main drain at ground level. These have all popped off so I'm looking to replace or otherwise seal the join somehow. Would these be the best solution? https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-rainwater-adaptor-square-65-round-68mm/38593...

I'm hoping for an expert opinion or solution to this that my builder left me. The waste pipe vents into the loft space with the boiler condensate pipe (white) draining into it. The top had a rubber cap placed on and attempted to be siliconed in place but it came loose almost immediately and...

The areas under and around most of our upvc windows get really cold. I've assumed it's just the way it is but there are a couple that get condensation (granted one is a bathroom) just a couple of inches from the window for the width of the frame. In the pic it would be covering the sliver of...

I have two damp patches that have appeared on one of my ceilings either side of a window. It's a bungalow that we have extended and this is in the new bit so only a couple of years old; one damp area appeared last year and I thought I'd just done a bad painting job but that has not gotten worse...

Hi, the access door on my set of bi-folds has sunk a bit so the bottom part catches the frame. There's what looks like adjustment hinges fitted so I should be able to raise it a bit but I have no idea how to go about it, if anyone is able to tell me how?

We bought a house and fixed it up etc but there is one issue with a gully on the 'old' bit of the house. We're getting water ingress at the back of the fireplace. On the exterior wall there's a cement plug in a gully and I have no idea why. The downpipe now runs to an adjacent gully, not...

I have a pressurised system, tank in utility room and boiler in loft, and generally everything works fine. Every now and then, about once a week maybe, all the hot water disappears. I can be using it and then 15 mins later there's no trace of even warm water being available. Today for example...

I have a fireplace where the inner (opening) is level with the concrete floor where a gas fire has been removed. We're going to have an open fire (simple fire basket) but later will install an inset stove. Am I right that I need to create a hearth area 50mm high in front of the fire opening /...

I have some new treated planed timber cladding, installed horizontally. It's a bit bright and I'd like to tone it down. Having tried dark creocote on an offcut, it's pretty obvious the smoothness is an issue as it it barely registered! Does any one have some suggestions for suitable products...

The base of the two uprights that the doors are attached to are rotten and need replacing (white verticals, 4x3" timber). If the doors are removed and the uprights chopped out, how likely is it that the roof will collapse?! It looks as though the load should be directed into the corner brickwork...

I was going to be closing up the garage doors with a timber clad frame but am now considering a single skin rendered blockwork wall with window instead. Would the wooden window frame require a subframe to be set in or am I OK to create the correct size hole while constructing to sit the...

I have an separate garage, brick build with two wooden doors that open outward. They don;t fit all that well anymore and the timber frame is rotting in places. As I can't use it as a garage I've decided to remove the doors and rotten frame and replace with a timber stud wall with a window and...

I've had a Worcester 34 combi classic fitted a few weeks ago and ever since have had air trapped in the system that I can't shift no matter how many times I bleed the rads. Before I call the installers back is there anything else I can check? There's no apparent leak and it sounds the worst...