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I’m just trying to work out what it costs to run hot water. Before the advice was it’s more economical to use a dishwasher. But with the increase in the cost of energy I’m wondering if going back to hand washing is better, especially as there only the two of us now.

I did but couldn’t see any reference to gas consumption.

I have a 35kW combi boiler. Can I assume that is the input energy so if I divide by 10.55kW per cubic metre of gas that equals 3.3 cubic metres of gas per hour. Am i correct?

Just over heard a conversation between a customer and his builder who was refurbishing their kitchen. He'd plastered walls and then tiled and the client was telling him a bit angrily that the tiles were falling off. The builder was telling him that the weather was too damp and cold to allow...

I would get the guy out who installed it to check it out especially if it's under warranty. You could phone WB direct but there are plently of WB approved heating engineers about.

30 watts sounds about right for the fan. We have a Vaillant 35kW c ombi and when running consumes approx 150W. Fan should only run when the boiler is on and then after for a while when it's gone off to cool the heat exchangers etc.

The WC is on our middle floor which is unoccupied and the rad has been taken off for the refurbishment. Temps were probably around 10C to 12C. That's what I said to him about the PVA as it's just a small loo. Ah, so when you said comb the wall you meant applied the adhesive than trowelling it...

Just had a chat with Weber Technical and there probable conclusion was the adhesive not drying out due to temperature. Apparently the 5C on their instructions is for frost purposes and that there stated drying times are based on 20C. He advised buttering both the wall and the tile to get better...

Have been thinking about smart control for a couple of years now but with 16 radiators the cost is fairly considerable. One question I have about the system is; if just one of the TRV's is calling for heat is this going to be very inefficient, especially if the boiler is cold.

Thinking about it, it was foggy last week when I had the condensation problem, but cleared on the Friday.

OK, started going round to see how many tiles were actually loose by a gentle tap with a rubber handled scraper. The majority gave a fairly solid bump and others gave the hollow sound. So took those off, but came to one tile and it was solid one end but hollow at the other. It was difficult to...

I should have said that when I set the tiles on they really grabbed and it was difficult at times to wiggle them into position. I had to remove a couple as I’d tapped them slightly low and I thought I was going to break the tile trying to lever it off. I just wish there was an explanation as to...

Unfortunately I'm under time pressure as we have some friends coming to stay in a couple of days so need the WC working. I've gone round all the tiles tapping and prying with my finger nail and have found no further loose. The areas where the tiles have come off does fell damp so maybe the...

Two walls were re plastered with hardwall and a skim of one coat then PVA’d the third wall was old render which I tiled over 30 years ago. Are they coming off because the adhesive has not dried out? So should I leave longer before grouting.

What is the difference between SBR and PVA? Do you think I need to remove all the other tiles and re-do? Should I put some heat in there to dry and aid drying? Can anyone say why the adhesive has stuck to the tile and not the wall and vice-versa?

Ok, now I’ve got PVA’d the walls what do I do now? Just leave longer to dry? You say the tiles haven’t been set enough, but it I wiggled them on and tapped with the end of a wooden hammer and they wouldn’t have compressed anymore.

I've just finished tiling a small upstairs loo. Yesterday I heard a bang and one of my first tiles I fitted had fallen off. When looking at it as it was in a difficult location under the soil pipe it was not fully bedded. I then buttered the wall with a little skim of adhesive and then put a...

I don't know if anyone else experienced it, but yesterday our house suffered from a huge amount of condensation. The north facing double glazed windows were running even the uPVC frames and the wood frames were covered and the walls and ceiling in our en-suite was dripping even though the...

There should only be a small from the pan to the wall, so a bead of silicone will cover that fine.

That’s what my thoughts were, thanks. The floor is flat and level but the wall is not vertical.