Recent content by Smk80

The engineer was sent from Smeg (albeit I assume he was a subcontractor). The instructions naturally say to use salt as it softens the water. But the engineer was saying the salt in the all-in-one tabs is enough and adding salt and using all-in-ones causes too much salt in the water during a cycle.

Hi all, Recently noticed that our Smeg dishwasher didn't seem to be dispensing rinse aid - usually needs topping up once a month but not needed for a while and also noticed glasses were looking a bit more misty than usual. Called out an engineer as we have appliance cover and he said that with...

Hi all I am going to install a magnaclean device and thought this would be a good opportunity to clean through the radiators/pipes. I don't have time to take the rads off or do a full machine flush so I was just going to circulate some Sentinel X800 and then drain down the system before fitting...

Thanks much appreciated

This might be a silly question but do I need to turn off the mains water supply when draining? The boiler has two knobs that turn to let water back into the system so they seem to stop any water entering unless turned.

Yes the boiler is in the garage and pipes are lower than the ground floor in the house

Hi all I am looking to drain down my radiators but there is no drain valve on any of my radiators. There are however what appear to be two drain points on the flow and return pipes coming out of the bottom of my Baxi Combi boiler - photos attached. I am assuming these are the drain valves for...

Hi all I am looking to get a magnetic sludge filter to fit on my central heating system. The most common one when I search is the Adey Magna Filter, however, Screwfix also sell a Flomaster branded one that is half the price of the Adey Magna Filter brand. Only difference I can see is the more...

Hi all just after a bit of advice. I've just contacted a local gas engineer to get my boiler serviced and was quoted the standard expected price, but then he asked a few questions about the age of the boiler and when I told him it was 10 yrs old he said would need a different type of service...

That has already been done by the previous owner, and the blocks still look pretty stable and stuck

Hi all Looking for advice how to fix/stop creaking stairs. We live in a 1930s house so the stairs are pretty robust but gradually over the past few years the creaking has become worse. I've looked under the stairs and the previous owner had already put in some wedges so not sure what the next...

Hi all, I am trying to reduce the reoccurrence of moss and mold on my kitchen extension pitched roof. I have heard an adhesive copper strip can help, but they seem expensive. Would getting a much cheaper length of copper flashing work the same? I wasn't sure if the more expensive copper strip...

Thanks It's more the skimming of the plasterboard that I want to avoid - unless you can paint straight onto plasterboard nowadays?

Hi all, I need to insultate an internal wall that is outside facing as it gets really cold in the winter and condensation runs down. The room is small so I want to limit the space lost as much as possible. Will a 25mm PIR insulation board with 12mm MDF be sufficient or should I go for the 50mm...

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