Recent content by xreyuk

It’s because I have an open plan conservatory downstairs, it loses so much heat that upstairs, in the lowest TRV setting, is still too hot. I do not remember to turn off the upstairs ones when warm enough. All of the radiators downstairs are on full, and all of upstairs are on the lowest...

I appreciate your help, but my heating system is working correctly I’ve checked them all, it’s just the way my house is. What I’m asking is if I buy a smart TRVs will they just completely shut off once the temperate is reached, and can I just buy ones that are independent off my nest? I.e once...

Downstairs is so cold as I have an open plan conservatory, which has a couple of gaps in (I'm waiting for money to fix it). I don't remember to turn off the TRVs upstairs when upstairs gets hot enough, as it will get hotter much quicker. The TRVs upstairs are already set low, but I want them to...

Hi All, The way my house is, the downstairs stays colder than the upstairs, so I have my Nest thermostat downstairs set to 21ºc. Even with normal TRV's this means the upstairs gets a bit too warm for my liking. Can I just buy any smart TRV for the radiators upstairs and set the temperature...

Hi All, I have an Ariston Clas HE Evo boiler and a Nest thermostat. I have never enabled it, but noticed my boiler has an 'auto' function on it. This is supposedly where it adjusts the boiler temperature based on conditions it's told by the thermostat and external temperature sensors...

Thanks. The reason he was saying about piles, is because the surrounding estates were built on an old tip, and we're not sure if my property is on it, but it was certainly very close to it. All of other extensions/conservatories he's built in the area, the local regs have said pilings are...

Hi, Over the past year or so my conservatory has started shifting significantly. I've had a builder round to inspect it and he's asked me to dig a hole to check whether it was built on pilings, about a door width wide at the end of the conservatory, he has said I can dig anywhere along that...

Yes, just one if possible, but it's proving hard to find a 180lm bulb with 100° beam angle in 3000k. It's only a small bathroom so I'm sure the beam angle won't really matter, but I can only seem to find 150lm or 220lm, and they were all in varying wattages which is why I've ended up asking this...

This is going to seem like a really daft question but here goes. I need to replace a GU10 spotlight bulb in the bathroom. The old one was a Diall 3W, 32mA LED bulb with 150lm output and 100° beam angle at 3000k (according to the cap). I put the part number in and it appears that B&Q don't sell...

Hi guys, Just installed a new alarm and want to secure this cable to the keypad. http://i.imgur.com/9Rg9Pu5.jpg (Can't embed it because it's huge) Was thinking of running it up alongside the door frame, and tacking it in. From what I've read, tack's don't secure well in plaster, and I'm not...

The draft is all the way along the bottom, not just on the hinge side. Would this still mean new hinges?

Hi guys, I have a side opening UPVC window, that is catching on the frame on the lock side when closing. I am also getting a draft along the bottom edge when the window is locked, between the actual window and the frame. I've attached photos of the problems and the hinges, can anyone advise...

Thanks I'll take a look We were thinking about getting a new one anyway as it's nearly 10 years old, so if we do end up getting a new one, is it hard to install an integrated one, or is it just the same as a freestanding (except the door on the front of course).

Hi guys, I have the above washer dryer that isn't draining after it's reached the end of a cycle. When it first started behaving funny, it appeared as though it was draining, and the washing wasn't soaking wet. However, we'd put the dryer on, and the clothes would come out wetter than...

Cheers, thanks for the info