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Hi My cooker extractor motor has started either making a screeching noise on start up or humming and not running , both go away and it starts working normally after about a minute. I've took the motor off as I wasn't sure if there was a capacitor on it that was failing or if it was getting...

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That sorted, it’s getting hot now thanks gazfen

Hi Thanks for the reply, unfortunately not-I assumed it was a tr4 based on what I come across on screwfix as it looks the same style although doesn’t actually say tr4 on my head. The description gives it as M30 x 1.5 so I bought a Drayton head only with the same size fitting, tried it however it...

Radiator is still not getting hot, all other radiators are though? TRV pipework and valve on rhs of rad is hot to touch and even the piece on the radiator that it screws into however rest of radiator and lockshield pipework and valve is cold. I’ve undone bleed screw and warm water is coming out...

Thanks Harry and Terry, yes the valve pin was all the way out and if I pushed it in it remained in so I pulled it and it came out completely, sprayed some wd40 in there and out pin back in and now it is nice and springy. Removed lock shield cap and turned clockwise to see if it was locked off...

Hi Radiator in utility is missing part of the TRV, the radiator used to get hot but no longer does-I can remember one being on there so it might of got damaged when we had our boiler and system changed to a combi, perhaps plumber locked off lock shield valve and then as turning TRV it broke off...

Thank you Madrab

Hi The main Stopcock is a bit dodgy so I'm going to get a plumber to change, I was thinking of then getting him to fit an isolator just after this so that if ever I need to turn the water off I can just turn a lever as opposed to winding the stopcock as I would feel more relaxed knowing we had a...

Hi Hi wanted to put some new lights up in garage so cut a hole in ceiling and fitted an access hatch thinking I could climb up there however after seeing the timber decided it probably wouldn’t be safe to climb around in there, I managed to fish my cables where i needed so that job was ok. The...

Hi Looking at replacing my floodlight with intergrated pir with a separate light and separate pir that will be located around the corner from the light. I also want to add an additional light with an intergrated pir to the same circuit and would like both lights to come on when either of the...

I’ve measured my window and make it 2440mm x1000mm, it’s a double fixed centre and then the left and right panes open inwards. Is this a less used sized as I’m googling it to get a rough price so I can figure how much this might cost but windows seems to only go up to 1700 wide. Silly question...

Hi Didn’t know about secondary glazing, unfortunately the window is not bad in a good way, both locking mechanism are knackered so both couldn’t be locked and just opened when windy. And after trying to repair something dropped off them both so now handle doesn’t work at all. The other dorma...

Is there a big price difference between single and double glazing on a standard window (no bevelled glass or leading). Bedroom dorma window that measures 4m long is double glazed but not very good in terms of sound proofing, wondered if triple glazing was worth the extra money assuming the price...

Hi Looking at getting my dorma window replaced as I’m getting condensation in between the panes and also we have a leak coming in from the corner of the sill and I’m sure it’s related to the window ax no tiles are missing. Problem is that I’ve cut back the blown plaster to see the water damage...