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Hi, I am intending to install a wood burning stove in my lounge which has no existing fireplace or chimney (with building inspection approval etc) but I'd like to cover up the flue as best as possible. To do this I was intending to build a stud wall around the flue extending to the lounge...

Hi, We've returned from a few days away and our hotpoint ffb6187 fridge freezer has gone off. It lives in the unheathed "utility room" and it's been quite cold this week. I'm aware fridges and freezers can have issues when the ambient temperature is colder than inside the units. Ours...

It's at halfway between min and max on the boiler, the hot water tank thermostat is at about 60.

Hi, I've just moved into a new house with an Ideal ICOS M3080 condensing boiler supplying a hot water storage tank. Both are sited in cupboards at either end of the upstairs landing, but that may be neither here nor there. The boiler comes on when programmed just fine, it ignites and...

Hi, It looks like the best way to alleviate the problem of my hot water pressure at my manual mixer shower being very poor is to install a pump. (installing an electric shwoer fed by the main cold water is too much hassle in an already completed bathroom) I understand its common to put...

Hi, I wanted to ask you experts what's involved and how much it's likely to cost to have wiring put in for an electric shower in my existing bathroom. Currently I have a mixer shower which has packed up so I want to make the switch to an electric wall unit (partially because my hot water...

Hi I am remodelling my bathroom and will shortly be laying new ceramic 45x45 cm floor tiles. The existing floor covering is vinyl (which i'll get rid of) and chipboard sheets on to the joists, as opposed to traditional (in my mind anyway) smaller floor boards. lots of websites recommend...

it's definitely a gurgling, as opposed to a banging. had the boiler serviced two months or so ago. are there any further tests, or things to look/listen out for, to try to diagnose the cause once and for all? thanks for all your help

hi, been away for a while, starting with renewed vigour to stop my system gurgling. is there a way for me to check if indeed there is a partial blockage at the cold feed/vent? many thanks!

Hi, I have salvaged some old cobbles that are all basically the same dimensions 21cm x 9cm x 10cm and i want to replace my patio area in my garden. it's very lightly trafficed by me hanging the washing out, and occassionally sitting outside for a bbq. currently there is an area of your...

checked tanks in the loft (one large, one small) both are full with water and the filler valves appear to be operating just fine. any other things i could check? thanks for your help

There is a tank in the loft space, i'll check to see if it's full and get back to you.

Hi, I have a Glow Worm Ultimate 40FF boiler and when the hot water comes on as programmed first thing on a morning there is a lot of gurgling coming from the boiler and along the pipes to/from it, the noise is, i assume, air bubbles rushing along the pipes. not only is this annoying...

hi, I'd like to start over with the lawn i have inherited in the house i moved into last year as it looks crap. It's only small, about 3m by 5m and i was thinking of digging over the existing turf, pulling out weeeds, levelling it all off with some extra new top soil then putting some new...

Stem, My system isn't a combi, it has 1 honeywell Y-plan 3 position diverter valve. I have oberved the movement of the diverter valve motor under different demands last night. (couldn't check voltages as i don't own a multimeter) When CH is on the arm of the motor moved slowly...