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I was having problems with one of the fobs and thought it needed a new battery. I replaced the battery and as I didn't know which of the 4 fobs it was, tried to set it as a new fob number 5. I've obviously done something wrong as one of the other fobs is notlarming or disarming the system. How...

I'm trying to find what is on the bark and branches of my blue spruce. It was planted a couple of years ago, has been neglected and hardly grows. It has some sort of blight, primarily from the bottom, branches are covered in a tight pale greeny white growth.It can be scraped off with a finger...

Meant to say, it doesn't have a model number on the fire or in the documentation and I don't know what a days badge is.. The only thing on the actual fire is NGC and the gas fitter didn't know what that stood for.

The fire was made by DGF fabrication. It is classed as a Special Decorative Gas Fire. When having it fitted into the chimney wall we had to have alterations done to the 'opening' to allow for draw up the chimney. The spec in the installation book states it is 16" NV Taper Tray, minimum heat...

I've had a gas fire fitted and serviced without additional room ventilation. for the last 4 years. Once in the past the gas fitter wasn't going to pass the ventilation but showing him the details on the fire he accepted it wasn't necessary and passed it. This year the gas fitter said it must...

Hopefully all repaired (got the firm who fitted the boiler). Evidently the heating shield had cracked and dropped down on the pilot. In the first instance the gasfitter replaced the thermo coupling as part of the stepped approach to diagnosing the fault. I'm trying to look on this positively, I...

Many thanks guys. I'll let you know what the 'new' gas fitter diagnoses. Annoying to think it's all been a waste of money, and yes the original gas fitter is registered. As an aside, we've had the boiler since 1999 and this is the first time we've had a problem. It was serviced in May and given...

Noticed that the water wasn't heating after checking, saw the pilot light had gone out. We relit it, it went for 5 minutes and cut out again. We had a gas registered fitter come and check it, he said it was the pump so we bought a new pump which he fitted. This was Monday, Wednesday went to...

I'm replacing a radiator and wanting a single convector round top. The sizing and look of the Quinn fit with what I want but don't know whether to stick with Myson. Any comments?

And I thought I had problems!!!! Best laugh of the day. Many thanks.

The builder has put in Klober comb but the space between the teeth seems pretty wide, certainly can't see it keeping out wasps, and given its pliability feel a small bird could get in but may not get out. We have had bats before so just hope it's closed enough to keep them out. Roofs on now...

I'm in the process of having a new roof with wessex tiles put on. The builder is using a bird comb to stop birds getting into the eaves but I'm concerned that wasps will get in (we had a wasp nest under the old roof). Our main roof has aluminium eave filler clips. Should we be using these on...

We have noticed that there is a smell of rotten eggs in the down stairs loo of my son's house. The smell seems to arise when there is more usage (he works away). The toilet was installed 2 years ago and the smell intermittent during this time. All new plumbing was put in at that time. The...

Many thanks, I think the corner bit was possibly not prepared properly in the first instance, well it was then covered over with something to hide the self levelling splashes. Also on redoing it, it definitely wasn't prepared properly, Dulus straight on to plaster. I'll give it a go as...

We recently (3 months ago) had the whole flat plaster skimmed. In a lower corner of one of the bedrooms the paint is peeling off the wall. I sanded it down back to the plaster and repainted (oops no prep) but it's peeling again. I can vaguely recall that when we self levelled the floor the...

The valves (for dropping the rail into) are fitted to the hep pipe coming out of the wall, how would the bib tap extension work given that we need to bring the valve further out from the wall?

Just had a new ensuite done. The pipes coming through the tiled wall are a cetimetre short for connecting to the towel rail. (The brackets bring it about 75mm off the wall - they can't be shortened any further). It has been suggested that I raise the towel rail using offset bends but I'd...

Many thanks guys. I feel the job is as good as done.

My cast iron manhole cover is broken I've bought a new one the same size but the corners are more rounded. How do I go about removing the old frame and putting in the new one? Advice needed please.

Will take a couple of pics tomorrow and upload tomorrow night.