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That would be about £360, right ? For something that could be a £10 part replacement or contacts cleaning.

Hi all, looking for some advice. Ideal Logic Combi 30 boiler. About 10yo, was properly serviced and had few things replaced - worked fine for a couple of weeks. It recently showed a return thermistor fault, then said pressure too low even though pressure was 1.5+. Also had little water...

I have heavy duty anchors which should work the same, but a bit hesitant mounting 55" 15kg TV partly on plasterboard, there are only 2 fixing points for this bracket.

Trying to put a TV bracket on the wall between house and linked converted garage (on garage side). Assume it would be structural, all brick with plasterboard on top. Drilled 2 holes - one brick after plasterboard, the other one went too easily, but it is not hollow behind plasterboard, some...

I suppose I can try it. Is it safe to do so, I am not sure how exactly they terminated that connection upstairs when removing the tank, it is all boarded there now? If that's the case I am out of options where the outdoor light switch could be, all other outdoor connections have dedicated switches.

Just a regular multimeter, I fixed and tested other things today, so assume it works fine.

Do you it reckon it might be for water heater from the old gravity fed system, I thought that switch was upstairs next to the now removed hot water tank, but yes water heater switch is off on the switchboard. *depowered

It is my best guess, the external cable that powers the light goes out on the opposite side of the wall on the same level/ position and there seems to be nothing else this switch could be for. There are no sockets nearby, only the boiler on/off switch next to the programmer on the right (that...

Decided to fix an outdoor light which didn't work for years. Tested light wires - no power, tested fuse in the switch - OK, opened up switch - found neutral wire broke off at the connection point but no power anywhere before or after fixing it. Everything is ON on switchboard. The switch is in...

Renovating, removed old carpet, what to cover subfloor with instead? The room is dual use (office / sofa+TV) and gets colder in winter. It might become a home gym in the future. Looking for a budget and easy DIY option, avoid cutting planks ideally, easy to keep clean with a robot vacuum...

Have a 20+ yo Yale alarm system with wired siren and battery movement sensors. The control unit has started showing AC Power Failure message recently, the AC adaptor itself seems to be working - warm and when disconnected control unit goes off, don't think it has any battery charge left, so...

It might be, but Google says - Manhole covers If the manhole cover is in your property boundary, it's your responsibility, if not, it's the water company's responsibility. It is in my garden, may be less hassle just to do it myself, not really broken, just inconvenient.

Don't have it but will probably get the Lidl one, should be enough for the job. I don't think I can take the riser out, so plan to clear the surrounding soil, fix a bin bag with gorilla tape inside to avoid debris falling down and then try to stick to the line to make a straight cut. Do I need...

That is how it was so far, something on top. But I need this area flat without tripping hazard. Removed all concrete skirting already, all went off after one sledgehammer hit. Not sure why it was needed at all, the riser is quite sturdy on its own.

Update: looks like the topmost ring is plastic and I should be able to lower it myself, what tool do I need here to make a cut on the same level without taking the whole ring out?