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Thanks for the responces. Since this house was only built a few months ago this shouldn't really fall under any exceptions... Where does it say in the building regulations that new houses must have the thermostat in a zone without TRVs? I'm really struggling to find any building regulations...

Hey you sound like our builders! This room has two radiators in it and is on the second floor. The kitchen downstairs has just one radiator and is always cold. What we need is the thermostat to be in the hallway downstairs which even colder than the kitchen! Simon.

It seems fairly common knowledge that a thermostat should not be placed in the warmest room in a house, and should also not be placed in a room with TRVs. But in our brand new house the builders did just that! Does anyone know if this is actually against building regulations? The TACMA...

Well I got it working ok. In the end I didn't have to run any voltage, only the video signal, the ground for the video, and the pin 8 scart switching. Using the standard telephone cable in my house I get a great picture! I can't actually believe how well it's working. Simon.

If anyone wants a laugh I've had to create a website due to the problems we've been having with Fairview New Homes Limited. Here it is: http://www.harmel.co.uk/fairview/fairview.htm Simon.

Errr, no! :wink: Simon.

Yes, that's the type of connector block used. By the way, I ran my doorbell wire through this backbox to hide the wire away. Is that against any regs? Simon.

It's difficult for me to know if he's trying to put me off or not. He told me that because the joins in the worktops are glued taking one worktop out would mean lifting and breaking the other worktops. Does that sound right? Simon.

New house. New electrics! I took the switch plate off the backbox by the front door to have a look at the wiring. Is this wiring normal and ok? Double light switch plate. Left switch for outside lantern, right switch is a 2way controlling the hall lights. Firstly, the two cables had...

Is it difficult to fix a dent in a kitchen worktop? We've just had a new kitchen installed and the fitters left with a big (4mm) circle in the middle of one of the worktops. It looks like it's been drilled into, but anyway it's not clear how it happened. The fitters say that to replace...

Ok, well my electric company has just agreed to change the meter to a standard one free of charge. Still unsure why the E7 meter was installed in the first place though. Simon.

Hi, Just moved into a new property (built 2004) and am puzzled why we have an economy 7 meter? It's a 5 bed house with a gas central heating system. No storage heaters of any kind... My neighbour just did his nut when he got his electric bill of £250! Are their any rules governing...

We're living on a new estate and the builders just put the tarmac on the driveways and paths. And my neighbour told me yesterday that his shower was not the same as it was last week...! Simon.

Turned out tarmac(!) and gravel had got into the filter in the mains water cylinder that pressurizes the hot water tank, but also feeds the cold water to all bathrooms. Once that was cleared the pressure increased and debris was flushed through the taps. Simon.

Hmmm. I think I didn't explain myself very well. The hot water tap in the bath is fine, but it's the cold water that is spluttering. The cold water is mains, but since I don't know much about the unvented system I don't know if it passes through a cylinder that does something by the water...

Hi, I living in a new house (built 2004) that seems to be going through some problems. Now I've found another one! It's three stories and has an unvented CH system. The hot water tank seems to be pressurised by the cold mains. Anyway, the problem is that on the middle floor the cold tap...

I'll have a look into how to balance the system. But given it's a brand new house and a brand new system I was hoping it would all be working. Somehow I thought that the use of TRVs meant that balancing the system was less important though. What I can't understand is that, if the room is...

Just moved into a new house with an unvented pressurised system. All the rads are fitted with Drayton TRV 4's, except the one in the hallway which is left open. I've never lived with TRVs before. How do they work? I thought they monitored the room temperature to control the flow of water...

The wooden panel behind the basin was rotton and the screws were rusted so couldn't see much point in going through the hassle of taking it all off. What you don't know is that the tiling was only to serve the purpose of selling the flat, and it's now sold. And anyway, I ended up using a...

By the way, do you think that with the 40mm (approx) cavity the screw will be taking too much of the weight? I.e. because it's hanging out of the wall a heavy bathroom cabinet will put a lot of pressure on the screw itself, maybe it could snap? Simon.