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Yes the hinges on our door have needed adjusting recently but the door is now level in the frame (at least it looks level), but it is still not closing properly :0(

Our UPVC composite front door does not close properly. It has a Yale Keyfree Lock. If you push the door to close it, the latch hits the strike plate and does not go into the box. I've tried adjusting the allen screws on the strike plate, and can resolve the problem for a short period using this...

Thanks for the info. I've just had a look at the allen-shaped pin, and because it's inside the cylinder I don't have a socket anywhere near small enough to grip it. Any imaginative ideas for what I might use?

Our UPVC front door isn't closing properly because it is lop-sided. Viewed from the inside, the top left edge of the door catches with the frame when the door is closed, while there is an air gap of a couple of millimetres in the bottom left between the edge of the door and the frame. Each...

Will a 2.5mm cable be adequate for a 4kW oven?

I'm looking for electrical cable to connect a double oven to a 32A supply. The oven is rated at 4kW. Can anyone advise on whether this would be suitable? It's longer than I need, but the shortest that I could find in Screwfix (which is my nearest outlet)...

Just to confirm: my existing BG Smart Thermostat receiver has the following connections: - Permanent Neutral - Permanent Live - C (on terminal 1) - CALL (on terminal 3) Would C correspond to "Common" and "CALL" correspond to "Heating on" on the Hive single channel receiver?

This is what the existing wiring looks like from the current BG Smart Thermostat receiver. The cables are currently connected to terminals 1 & 3 (marked "C" and "CALL"). Would the "C" correspond to Common and "CALL" correspond to "Heating On" on the Hive receiver?

Thanks for the info. My boiler is a Worcester Bosch Greenster 30CDi. Any idea whether that model requires a volt free switch?

I've just bought a "HIVE Active Heating & Hot Water Kit" from Currys (Product code: 176309). The box says "for when you have a separate hot water tank", but I don't have a hot water tank as I have a combi boiler. Does this mean that I can't use this kit with my boiler? I bought it to replace a...

Perfect - thanks!

Has anyone done a DIY upgrade of an old British Gas Smart Linked Thermostat to a Hive receiver? Do the two receivers require exactly the same cabling? Is it simply a question of removing the BG receiver, replacing it with the Hive receiver and reconnecting the same cables? Even better, are the...

Pretty sure - I've located a stud elsewhere on the wall, just not close enough to where I would need to screw in the shelf upright

The house was built around 1970, but the stud wall is in an extension which I don't know the build date of. I've used a stud detector but it didn't find anything, and I'm reluctant to drill holes as they'll look ugly if not used.

Thanks for the tip. Maybe I'll go for a couple of these brass ones, as they're not too expensive: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brass-Quick-Fit-Female-Hose-Pipe-Connector-1-2-/281737101110

No, it's not a Hozelock reel. I bought it at Toolstation - it doesn't seem to be branded. To my untrained eye the inner and outer connections look identical. The instructions explained how to assemble the reel, but not how to connect the hosepipes to the inside or outside of the reel. No hose...

I've bought a reel for my garden hose, but it wasn't supplied with any connectors to attach the hosepipe to the reel, or to connect the reel to the hose from the tap. Having looked at the Hozelock range there is a bafflingly wide range of connectors available, and I have no idea which ones I...

Thanks. What types of things might cause a flame detection problem?

Our WB boiler displayed an error code of "EA" this evening, with the reset button glowing. When I pressed the reset button it restarted, and the display starting counting up from number 19 to 67. The number 67 is now permanently on the display. Does anyone know what this indicates?? (it was...

I've just had a Heatmiser PRT-W wireless kit installed with my Worcester Bosch 30CDi boiler. I'm having problems pairing the wireless stat with the receiver. I've followed the following steps, as per the documentation: - Pressed and held the pairing button on the receiver for a few seconds...