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I changed a TRV yesterday, added some Fernox inhibitor and f4 leak sealer. System worked for a while and has now shown the F2 code. Any ideas please? Engineer coming out later

We have the above timer to control underfloor heating downstairs and rads upstairs (2 zones) timed to come on at different times in the morning. For some reason the upstairs rads are coming on with the underfloor heating (set to come on an hour later). They turn off during the day so it's not...

We have had issues with surface water backfill i the 2 recent storms, causing our foul drainage system to overflow with surface water flooding (and also our neighbours). We have had the water company out to inspect the foul sewer and broached the subject of installing a non return valve. The...

My son has a thermostatic shower bar fitted above his bath which has separate taps. The shower bar only gives him warm water unless he turns the cold tap running in his bath which then causes the shower to heat up further. Water is heated by a combi boiler. Hot taps themselves in the house are...

Any ideas what would cause this? Its not damp, just appears to have blistered. I'd like to be sure before i sort it.

TRV valve plunger is working but the valve doesn't shut off when I supposedly close it (still works at full temperature). I've also swapped the head with another with the same result. Any ideas please other than changing it?

I have a 3 pole switch for hall lights, landing lights and an outside light. I've just replaced the outside light and it doesn't work. On checking the power there is no live to the switch although the landing and hall lights do have power. No breaker issues so I'm stumped. Any ideas? The outside...

My son has a WB Greenstar 8000 with low pressure but it looks like it doesn't have the blue "key" to add water. I can't find anyone that supplies them as a spare. Any help appreciated please.

Just bought a Grohe Kitchen tap. The description states 1/2" BSP tails but measuring across the connector they're 7/8". I'm struggling to find a male connector from a 15mm pipe, any suggestions please? Really helpful guy in local Screwfix was stumped.

I'm replacing my wooden kitchen worktops (40mm from Howdens). Thres a right angle join in a corner and I've removed the butterflies, but can't split the joint. I'm assuming it will be glued? What's the best way to split it please?

We're getting new worktops fitted, I'm struggling to find a Neff specific sealing strip for the new worktops. Plenty available for induction hobs on the usual websites, I take it its just a double sided sticky seal?

I have an Ideal Standard vanity basin with a mono tap with pop up waste that needs changing. I'm looking at fitting one with a click waste but notice the tap base is noticeably slimmer on the new one. Before I remove it can anyone confirm whether basin mono tap holes are all the same size?

The wooden worktops we inherited are driving my wife daft so we're looking to change. We had granite at the last house which was ok but just wondering what is the best in you opinion. We currently hav 4.5 metres of standard worktop and a central island as well. I can't decide which would be...

We've moved into a house with the above pre finished doors with the label on top saying don't use stains oils or wax on them. Some of them have marks that need sorting out, any recommendations of how best to sort them out. (I'm assuming they're a solvent finish but can't be sure) Wiping with a...

I have moved into a house with wet underfloor heating (about 1000 sq ft) and 7 radiators upstairs and am Trying to work out how much inhibitor I need to dose with? I don't know who installed the system so can't go back to them. Any suggestions please?

We have (today) started smelling drain smell from around the downstairs toilet. I've had the drain covers up outside and everything seems to be running fine. The house is only 6 years old but I can't see an exterior toilet vent from it or the main bathroom above it although they both have...

I need an EV charger fitted and need some work done to make it viable. I have a detached garage with it's own consumer unit run from the house consumer unit as per the photo's. I've had a quote for the work which includes the following: 1. Move garage supply on to 40a mcb feed to the none RCD...

I've recently moved house and need to identify some kitchen tiles please. 300 x 75mm

Just moved into a property that had sky Q. Just trying to find the correct feed from the sat dish and getting "faulty dish" message from one of the 5 satellite cable connections. Can't really find an answer anywhere so just wondering what this could be without calling an engineer out please...

I've just moved into a house with underfloor heating downstairs and rads upstairs. I have 5 different zones all controlled by individual Siemens RDH10 non programmable thermostats. As I want to control the upstairs rads separately and not just set the temperature I'm looking to fit a RDH10RF...