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Hello guys... I've got a window let cold air in all of the time. if you look at the picture below, it is not the window that opens, it is the fixed peice. is there any sealnt can be put on the area where blue arrows point? and what is the name of that fluffy gray thing between the window and...

hello guys i'm replacing my old not-combi boiler with a new one. if i do so, do i need to replace the radiator valves and locksheilds? (not sure of the names, i mean the IN and out Valves)? and in general, is there any other changes should be done when someone changes to combi-boiler...

hello guys.. I've got Yale alarm system. One PIR flashed red and the control unit said it needed new batteries. I went and bought rechargable batteries, I fully charged them, each are 1.2v I put them in the PIR, It flashed fast for 30 seconds then I mounted it. I tried the...

hey guys... I've got kitchen extension roof. it is a flat roof but i don't know from which material it is made... it looks like hard dry rubber...but i'm not sure anyway i've got stones/gravel covering the roof... when i asked a friend why there is gravel? he said the gravel are...

hey guys... I've got a garden that has a soil full of cats waste. The soil look so unhealthy and part of it has green layer on the top [mold maybe?!] I thought of changing the soil but I need your advice please... 1) How much digging should I do? I mean this is soil and I assume it...

thank you guys for giving full explanation in such simple language :) many thanks

Thank you guys for the detailed answers. Plumbgas, do you have any idea how to plug the bottom holes? I'm thinking of turning the shower bath tub tap ON to force the tank empty its water with forcing the ball valve on OFF, so i can easily clean the tank! what to do you think...

Hey guys... I've got some questions please: in my Loft, there are two water tanks. #1 A kind of big tank, white, wrapped with thermo blanket, placed high and it contains clear water. #2 A small tank, not wrapped but its top covered with plastic bag, and placed on the loft floor and not...

do you think a mixer tap would fit in the whole of the 2-taps basin? is it easy then to connect it to the hot and cold water? I've got the same situation and thought of doing it my self.

I opened removed and cleaned the Plastic Ballvalve but after i reinstalled it, the water kept coming in drops even when the float came to its maximum pressure on it. so i'm thinking of buying a new one but i got a question... can i install this instead of that? one...

Thanks so much mate... nice and easy explain :) I just want to say that the rad is not in the bathroom, it is in the bedroom. I liked your advise about isntalling a thermo on the rad valv. Is it possible to put that thermo to a single layer rad? mine is somthing like this:

I'm sorry, but I can't understand the technical stuff you mentioned. So if I get a plumber for that, do you know how much would it cost to fix that?

Hello guys... There is a problem with my toilet: 1) When I flush, the water doesn't come with force, it comes in huge amount, flooding the the pan and takes the waste. But after a while, the pan water gains some colour and sometimes I've got some waste came back. What would cause this...

I've got the following: - Ancient Ideal Standard boiler - Siemens (Landis & Staefa) RWB2E Programmer - Non-digital Honeywell thermostat Siemens is located near the boiler and Honeywell in the living room. In order to have the central heating ON, I should do the...

I'm not planning to do that myself. But I was just curious about the job and how can installers know where the pipes pass inside the wall...etc.

Hello guys... I know that most of you here are professional and have some knowledge about this issue. If there was a house with an old floor standing boiler and you wanted to install a new combi boiler but in another place inside the house because of size restriction for example...

There is a shower pump. and it pumps water fine but it went cold in short time. Is there any tank other than that cylinder? because I saw some pipes going and coming from the loft. In case I went for a combi, will I need that pump? They might be, but I used the combi ones and they were...

Thanks for clearing the issue guys.... where is the problem then?! but I thought always of changing it as i see it consumes too much gas and heats water in time we don't need it and once the hot water from the tank finishes, you are helpless under the shower!

I've got an old Ideal Standard boiler which is floor standing in the kitchen. It width is 36cm X 96cm hight. It has pilot flame ON all the time. There is a kind of tall cylinder in the bathroom which holds the hot water - i guess and not sure -. There is kind of a pump or a machine near...

what was the check result?