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Thanks both I tackled the problem from below, it's a wall hung sink so I thought it might be a nightmare to remove the bottom piece that covers the pipes but it wasn't too bad other than some silicone bead around the side of the cover to cut that wasn't achieving much, fortunately it wasnt...

Hi all Does anyone know how I can remove this (photo attached) basin waste? Unscrewing the top just removes the metal top cover Sink is draining slowly and my first port of call is to plunge it but when I get the plunger on top it just closes the waste back up! Hesitant to start pulling...

Hi all One of my UPVC windows was not shutting properly and I found this piece of plastic inside the frame which the window was being caught on. I removed it and the window now shuts properly. What is it, is it necessary? I've not noticed this on previous house windows before They are approx 1...

I watched this video - it's bad but I have seen much worse In my mind the most dangerous stuff is incompetent work outside and in bathrooms (special locations) where there is a bigger chance for water ingress. In my first property there was an electric shower on the wall with a T+E clipped down...

Thank you! I don't know why I couldn't find that online. All the pics just show the nut closed and the myson website is no help. I was hesitant to remove the cap in fear of causing a flood!

Hi all How do I isolate this radiator? I found the part online listed as "myson euro lockshield with drain off" but I can't see how you lock it I tried turning the nut on top it's still tight but rad still receiving water Cheers

Interestingly, Part L of the building regs that's in effect now states as a requirement that "A heat loss calculation is carried out to ensure that the new boiler is not significantly oversized, and output set to match the calculated heat loss." As the legislation came into force in June 2022...

After doing a bit of reading and your advice, i'm a bit annoyed by it too. I don't understand why such a large boiler was selected for this property. Combined with the outdated controls and failure to comply with boiler plus just adds insult to injury. It can supply a massive amount of DHW but...

As it's a new (to you) property make sure the stopcock really works - my first one the stopcock passed some water and I only found out after removing similar pipework and coming back upstairs to a puddle. One of the pipes will be for hot water so depending on your system you might need to close...

Thanks - I checked the specs and the minimum output on CH is 6.7kw, which doesn't sound too bad to me - a genuine question, out of pure curiosity, what do you think is more appropriate? A very rough calculator I found online said this is about the right size boiler for this property (maybe a...

Good point, i'll get rid of that Boiler is due a service anyway so i'll get it checked out at the same time Thanks!

Revised diagram based on opentherm (getting a bit messy now - wish i'd saved a version with no wires drawn on, or used visio!). Black cable disconnected that goes to fused spur, i'll put that into a connector block or similar at the boiler end so as not to have a random potentially live cable...

Definitely worth having a thermostat fitted then - we don't know the whole story but it's strange one wasn't recommended/fitted. The only drawback I think (other than initial installation cost) is that running a new cable to a wired thermostat elsewhere in the property could be invasive but...

Thanks for the replies both - I have had a look and the boiler does indeed have OpenTherm terminals and the wiser kit appears to support this using the kit I intend to purchase. Would the boiler typically need any kind of configuration to enable this functionality? The manual doesn't really...

Looking on google that's a pretty new boiler so I would be very surprised if you didn't have some kind of thermostat - how do you program the timer of the boiler to switch on/off - this timer unit might have an integrated thermostat?

Hi all I am planning an installation of the Drayton Wiser hub to my Baxi Assure 36 boiler - can someone sanity check my wiring? Here is the current wiring (there is a weather sensor and associated wiring which was never connected - as far as I can tell it doesn't matter at this point): I...

Scanned page of the boiler manual showing the connections for the weather connector: Empty connectors on boiler terminals: Loose 3-core flex I found inside the boiler - this appears to go back to the fused spur on the wall, where there is another loose twin and earth - currently making my...

Hi all I have a Baxi Assure 36 combi boiler fitted in my new build (September 2022). There is a weather compensation sensor fitted to the outside wall of the property, so I assumed the boiler had this feature connected. I have been thinking about installing the Drayton Wiser system for some...

Thanks for the replies As there were no better ideas I went with my original plan of pouring a slurry of the repair cement into the gap and it seems to have worked, it's gone off rock hard and filled up the gap so it seems to me like the slab is no longer unsupported at the front, I can't get a...

Hi all Hopefully this makes sense I have a patio with steps made out of sleepers, There is a gap along the front edge of one of the steps where cement should be (circled below), so part of the slab is not supported at the front and I am worried it will crack under load. There is also a...