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The tap in the kitchen produces a deep resonating noise when on. I can avoid or minimise the noise by turning the tap down (the same sometimes happens to the sink tap in the bathroom). The resonance seems to be at its loudest from a pipe leading into the boiler which is just inches away from...

I have a h a g e r timer switch for the hallway. Usually I put it on timer (two concentric circles) rather than permanent (light bulb symbol). It is currently on the former but the lights are still constantly on. Could the device be faulty or is there another setting I am overlooking?

The cold water tap on the old fashioned bath mixer has suddenly stopped working. It was fine yesterday but today it is stiff to turn and there no cold water coming out. I have temporarily addressed the problem but turning down the hot water on the boiler so that the hot water tap provides a...

I have 5 recessed ceiling lights and an extractor fan in the bathroom. Today, all the electrics in the bathroom only suddenly stopped working. Nothing has tripped in the fuse box. I have tried to pull out the fuses but they seem to be stuck in. Is there a technique? I have attachd a picture of...

My washine still works but the door will not open. The handle is very floppy suggesting that the spring mechanism is no longer functioning properly. Does anyone know how to get the door off so that I can order a spare part and get my washing out of the machine? Thanks.

I have a log fire in the living room but no central heating. I can't justify ripping up the wood floors to install underfloor heating but I am aware of under rug heating. Is this type of heating effective and most of all safe? Can it be connected to a thermostat?

My cleaner put neat caustic soda down the bath plug hole without fully dissolving in water. The bath is now completely blocked. I'm assuming the soda has compacted or reacted to create a plug of some sort. What can I do to unblock?

The property below mine has an immersion heating system which recently overheated. The heat and moisture filtered up through the flooring of my property and resulted in contorting door frames and dislodging ceramic floor tiles which were cemented in. Should immersions not have some kind of fail...

I'm having a new boiler installed by a limited company who have employed an outsider to fit the machine. He's due to complete the works today. Whilst talking to him yesterday, I discovered that he wasn't an accredited fitter. I spoke to the company who said that he was not gas safe but that they...

In the last week, I have been able to use only a maxium of three appliances in the kitchen. If anymore are switched on, the electrics in only the kitchen cut out at the fuse box. The rest of the apartment is not affected although if I plug the vacuum or the electric fire in anywhere in the...

I have a green star combi boiler. I've noticed that it is intermittently cuts out when I run the shower or bath. The pressure is fine. What might be causing the cut out?

My boiler is a Greenstar CDi Compact. The boiler is working but I've noticed the hot was sometimes cutting out and turning to cold. Looking at the pressure gauge on the boiler, I've spotted the needle is at zero. I've tried to put back the pressure by following the instructions in the manual but...

Does anyone know if there is a company out there who supply oil filled radiators which can be controlled by a wireless unit. I want to fit 4 radiators. The sockets are already in place next to the space where the radiators will be fitted but I need a wireless control unit which doesn't have to...

When I had my shower fitted, my plumber forgot to fit the concealed shower diverter valve for a hand held shower. At the moment, I can only have a shower via the fixed head shower. Is there such a thing as a shower diverter valve which can be fitted in front of the fixed shower head? If so...

One of the double dimmer switches in my kitchen has suddenly stopped working. When taking the cover off, I spotted that the brown wire coming out of the yellow module was disconnected (the black module works still). But I could not see a corresponding connector for the wire inside the box. Can...

A few weeks ago, I installed a new oven but when switching it on the oven wasn't working. The supplier replaced it with a new one and this time I decided to closely observe if there was any life in the oven when switching on. I plugged it in at the socket and noticed that the light inside...

My flat is on the 5th floor of a tall story building. There are both hard smoke alarms in the communal areas and the flat. Do I need fire doors for inside my property?

Is there such a boiler thermostat transmitter which fits neatly into a standard single wall socket? I'm also looking for a quality wifi thermostat transmitter which can avoid interference. Any suggestions?

When an apartment undergoes heavy rewiring, should it by law receive a certificate of safety? Is the legally electrician obliged to produce this as evidence that the works comply with regulations.

I'm thinking of having underfloor central heating. Are there any risk of it leaking into the flats below? Does it go immediately below the wood floor and above foam board.