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Hi Guys I'm going to retrofit my hip tiles with one of the roll out dry hip systems available, rather than rebedding with mortar. The hip tiles will be replaced with new ones. My main question is: is the Manthorpe roll out system OK in terms of quality - it's a bit cheaper than the others...

Hi Guys I'm refitting my en-suite and have ripped out the existing plasterboard in the shower cubicle. The tiles I am using are 400x400 porcelain and I wonder about using exterior grade plywood instead of plasterboard. the reasons are in case I need to change the tiles in the future (they'll...

I am in the process of rubbing down and repainting my wooden double glazed windows, which are about 9 years old. I have found one of the strips of beading to be rotten and I have removed this so I can replace it. When I removed it, I found some polythene type stuff stuck to the glass, but...

Hi Guys I have some wooden framed double glazed windows (about 9 years old in a build of the same age). The sealed units are held in place with the sticky foam backed tape both sides and then held in place with wooden beading. Despite being regularly painted, there is some water ingress...

My shower in the en suite has what looks like an air admittance valve connected into one of the wardrobes behind the shower cubicle. I haven't opened up the space below the shower base yet and don't know if it's in line with the shower waste, or connected via a t-piece etc.. Is this likely...

Hi I am re-fitting my en-suite which currently has an electric shower, but intend to fit a concealed mixer shower with the shower head ceiling mounted. I intend to run the hot and cold feed from the existing basin up into the loft space and down the stud where the shower will be sited, so...

Hi Guys My controller has stopped displaying any information on the screen - it still switches the boiler on/off, and the backlight still comes on when a button is pressed, it's just that the actual display has no information It happened about a week ago and I changed the batteries - this...

Hi Guys My current basin taps have a reach that only just puts the spout over the basin, so I'd like to replace with bath taps to get a longer reach. Basically, is it OK to do this - I intend to fit 15mm to 3/4 BSP braided flexible pipes to cope with the different size thread on the taps...

I had a 37CDi installed in October last year and it's worked well until last week. We awoke in the morning to find the DHW not coming through the taps and it turned out the boiler pressure had dropped to zero. I refilled the boiler up to 1 bar and everything was OK. Since then, it has dropped...

Hi everyone Having had a new combi fitted, we are changing our controller from a Danfoss TP5 to a Honeywell CM907. My question is how the connections correspond. The wiring diagram shows basically the same system, but I wanted to be sure before going for it. The Honeywell has three...

Hi Guys I'm about to lay granite tiles on top of 22mm wooden floors and have a few queries about how to prep. Basically, I want to get things right to avoid problems long term. 1. Should I seal the tiles prior to laying - I was thinking especially the edges to prevent grout dye soaking in...

Hi Guys We are having the above boiler fitted in the garage, due to an extension being built. Our existing boiler (Potterton Puma 100e) is in the house and we tend to control the heating simply by using the front panel of the boiler. My question is: which controller set to use. We'd like...

Hi Guys We are getting an extension and as a result we are replacing our existing combi boiler. I'm meeting the plumber tomorrow night to talk about some stuff regarding sizing of the boiler etc.. My question is, what should I be asking him to ensure happens when he is commissioning the...

Hi Guys My question has a few parts so I'll try to be a clear as possible. I am having an extension built and as a result, need two new telephone extensions, both of which are required for Sky Plus boxes. Wired extensions would require a massive amount of work, lifting floors, cutting...

Hi guys I previously bookmarked a post in the FAQ's that showed recommended combi boilers but can't find it again. I've used every conceivable search term and many point to post 38 in the FAQ's but it seems not to be there. Can anyone direct me to this information - I know it's a very...

Hi - as the title says, our HDV7 has stopped drying clothes. It seems to tumble fine, timer OK etc.. For a while, there was an intermittent fault where it sometimes would sometimes wouldn't dry the clothes. It now seems to just not!! Any ideas for a fix Thanks in advance

Hi Everyone My wife and I live in a 4 bedroom detached house, running on a Potterton Puma 100e combi. We are soon to get an extension (only 1 extra room, but also adding a mixer shower to the system), and part of this means moving the boiler to the garage. We have decided not to simply...