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I'm trying to fix a shower that has developed binary temperature control! A slight turn of the knob changes it between two states, cold and scalding. It's a Crosswater thermostatic valve connected to a Vaillant combo, mains pressure. Everything is over a decade old. The water is very hard...

I have a pair of large (1.2 x 2.5m) heavy wooden doors that can be closed to split our through living room into two rooms. They are the original Victorian item but they never get closed because the swing on them is so great - they just live flat against the wall. Is there any sliding gear...

I'm thinking about fitting some programmable TRVs to the parts of the house that are not used in the day - bedrooms, bathroom (which is especially cold and must be a big heat sink). I found some basic ones for £16 that would do the job. What I can't work out is how much I'm likely to save. there...

Is that because the o-rings get worn or damaged? I was concerned about this, but I wanted to give it a go, the replacement is a lot of dosh. Must be possible to buy new o-rings from a plumbers merchant?

The shower does have isolators, bit once I strip it down it will need revealing with silicone so I'm trying to predict as much as I can. is the cartridge the most likely thing to have seized? I can get a replacement for £75. Or could other bits seize? Of it is the cartridge, is that a sealed...

I have a Grohetherm 1000 shower which has two knob, one for flow and one for temperature. The temp control is seized. I can shift it with a lot of force, and the temperature does change, but it needs fixing. We live in a hard water area, is it likely to be fixable by stripping it down and...

we have a dual oven Neff in which the fan oven has developed an intermittent fault. sometimes it heats up, sometimes not. i have replaced the thermostat, but the problem carried on the fan comes on, and sometimes theoven comes on after a little while, but increasingly it doesn't heat up at all...

Probably a no go actually... These houses have a rear kitchen with a little yard at the side. Each kitchen has this yard on one side and the next guipure kitchen on the other. So if we were to build back, it would create a wall blocking next doors view. I'd thought a conservatory might get round...

Brick and tiles would be better...warmer in winter. I only thought if conservatories because i imagined it would be easier for planning consent. Food for thought, thanks.

in my desparation for more space I was wondering if it would be possible to extend backwards. I'd never thought about it beforre because we are living in a maisonette on the first and second floors of a Victorian terrace. However, we own the freehold and the whole garden, and currently have a...

ok, I ordered a new main oven thermostat from Spares4appliances, but it doesn't seem to be the right part, even though every spares website uses the same part code. the original has several switch points as you turn the knob...going clockwise it clicks to turn on the light, before going to the...

OK, I see that the thermostat is actually also the switch behind the temp knob. Moving that knob always seems to bring it to life, so I'm pretty certain now that it's the problem. I can't disassemble until I have the part, we need the oven daily so I can't leave it in bits, bit I'm prepared to...

Thanks. Do you know of a way I can test that hypothesis? Other that buying a new one!

Hi, My Neff electric double oven has started to intermittently not heat up the lower (fan) oven. Sometimes it's fine, other times I find the fan running but it's failed to heat up. Knob manipulation has so far made it work. Are there any obvious causes for this? I'm thinking thermostat...

Ignore me, sorry, posted in error.

What a shame. It wasn't a mis-sell, it was clearly labelled for a Thermocompact, I just went by the number, which I correctly remembered. The seller actually offered to refund, which is very good of him, it was my mistake. Thanks for the advice. I'm thinking of wiring in a wireless unit...

Hi, I have a Vaillant Turbomax 282e boiler. The timer is one of the green mechanical jobs, and it appears to have a fault - when on timer, the heating never goes off when it's meant to; if the timer says on from 8 to 9pm, I will find it still firing at 9.30, showing no signs of stopping. when...