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Hi the existing wall mounted extractor fan doesn't really clear the room when we shower so thinking of fitting one directly above the shower. Can we spur off the existing fan wiring? Will the switch fuse handle both? Two might be excessive and we get rid of the original, but would be...

Thanks for the replies Suspended Concrete slab, is how is sounds. The floor is hung from the walls / on brick stilts There isn't any insulation in the slab, so we will be laying on top. An alternative In one of the areas, there is a build up of tiles, as they re-tiled 5 times over the years...

We've bought a 50's house and renovating the kitchen. The floor construction layout after knock throughs and extension will be (like a battenberg cake) 2 areas with suspended concrete slab and 2 areas of suspended timber, all equal sizes, to make up one large kitchen diner. We would like wet...

We are placing a wood burning stove in the corner of the room. We are looking at the http://www.contura.eu/english/stoves/Wood-Burning-Stoves/Wood-stove-Contura-556-style/ which has side windows. However the guy in the shop said the side windows would create an annoying flickering / reflection...

Horses for courses. At 6am, I come down carrying the kid, I say Alexa Good Morning, lights turn on to a nice dimmed light, the kettle kicks into life, the oil radiator has already been on 30 mins and will turn off in 30 mins. I would like to control my old dehumidifier which seems to only have...

Hi john, found out the Kettle was 3000W from the product site https://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/products/kettles/traditional-kettles/102034-Ivory-Cream-Accents-Traditional-Kettle.html Also not sure how correct this site was, but a nice started...

The kettle is 3000W So at 240 Volts, I'm at 12.5 Thanks for your answer, I needed a reminder on the calc

I bought some cheaper chinese Smart Plugs, rather than my Hive ones. I noticed they are only 10 Amp, not 13 Amp. Would these be ok/safe for use with things like a Kettle. Most of the appliances i would want to use them with have 13 amp plugs, and I am assuming not, however just checking here...

I've finally got round to taking a photo at the top of the stairs. Would you attach the stair gate to the top most spindle or the newel post. At the moment the 2yr old doesn't rock or swing off the stair gate across her door. We generally don't use it to pen her in, only to make sure she...

Hi Those photos are stock from the internet, as I was at work. My walls are plaster on brick (50's house). I don't think think it is plasterboard as when I knock on the walls there isn't a hollow sound or changing in the knock. Cheers for the reply, I will use wooden batters screwed into the...

We've just had it re-roofed, so should be ok there. I can't say about ground leaks, however the soil is clay so holds the water and is damp. Wouldn't any exterior water issues affecting the windows be seen as damp in the house? We bought the house after the sellers had passed on, it was well...

Hi Couple of questions We are looking to put in 2 stair gates, 1 pressure (similar to the Img 1.) the other has hinges and latches (similar to Img 2.). One side would be against a banister, the other the plaster wall 1) Would you attach these directly onto plasterboard (with brick behind) or...

Hi This is in the lounge, there are French doors through to a large open plan kitchen with no heating, as we haven't renovated that area yet. 1) We don't have any other ventilation, except in the bathroom 2) We have Dryer in the kitchen, which isn't plumbed in, so captures water in a jug. This...

As the title, we have moved to a house, like the wood frames. The double glazed units seem ok (1 or 2 need replacing), if a little thin compared to modern ones. We are getting lots and lots of condensation, pools of it on the windows. (See the photos) Would you put Trickle vents in? If so is...

Our house has suspended concrete floors and the kitchen has a good build up of tiles, about 4 layers. We wish to take the floor back to the concrete so we can underfloor heat and have it the same level as other rooms, as we've taken a wall down. Someone has mentioned a scrabbler but says it's a...

Hi, Yes it's working great now. Thanks

An update for anyone that comes across this. For Hive there are two types of Hive Receiver, that connect your Hive thermostat to your boiler. 1 is for your standard Combi and handles only central heating programming, the 2nd handles both central heating and hot water, so you can schedule filling...

Cheers for the replies, a quick call to Hive and it could be the controller they have installed. They do 2 versions, 1 for hot water and heating, 1 for just heating (which I presume passes through the hot water request direct to the combi). This could be the issue. They are sending someone out...

I thought one of the benefits of a combi is it produces hot water on demand. You use the schedule to create a back-up store when you have a lot of demand i.e. in the mornings when everyone uses the shower. I would expect the boiler should provide hot water on demand without the schedule being...

Recently moved into a house with a Worcester Greenstar high flow 440 We have hive installed Scheduled hot water mornings and evenings, are get hot water for the shower and rads. In between, when we turn the tap on full in the kitchen, or mixer shower, we don't get hot water, lukewarm at best...