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we have an immersion heater in the airing cupboard and tank in the loft. we're not using the heating at the moment so using the electric immersion for hot water. i've tried putting the central heating on to see if it makes the flow any better and it doesn't.

Hi, a few weeks ago we had a couple of radiators taken off and put back on for some plastering to be done. When the plumber put them back on he said he'd also turned our pump up to make the radiators more efficient. Since then the hot water taps in the house have gradually been losing pressure...

yeah it's stuck in the back box hole, not the plastic socket front that screws on the wall - otherwise we'd just get a new plastic front! so is it easy to replace the back box, or should we get an electrician in - bearing in mind we are total novices!

Hi, when we took a power socket off the wall we stupidly broke the screw and there is some thread stuck inside the hole in the metal plate where the screw should go in. We've tried pulling it or pushing it out but it won't budge so we can't screw the socket back on the wall at the moment! Any...

no i'm not kidding! excuse my ignorance but we've never had central heating before, only electric. the noise doesn't come from the actual radiators, it's from the pipes upstairs that are connected to the hot water tank. only happens when the thermostat makes the heating come on - it does...

I am posting a lot on here at the mo as hubby and I have just moved into new house! When our thermostat kicks in and the heating comes on, it makes a loud thunder like noise for a few seconds, is this normal or dodgy?!

We have lots of horrible Artex in our new house - do you HAVE to remove it and re-plaster, or can it be plastered over??

thanks, unfortunately there is no normal tv aerial cable to plug in, the only cable running into the house is the sky one! have no idea what the previous owners have done with the cable attached to the main house aerial!

We lost our Sky signal yesterday and have to wait a week for the engineer to come round! We thought we could just plug the aerial cable into our TV and watch terrestrial in the meantime, but it won't fit! There is a funny screw like fixture on it that the engineer put on when he set up Sky and...

Our front bath panel needs replacing, but do the ones you can buy in places like B&Q only fit the suite they come with? If so, does anyone know where we can buy just an individual universal-fitting panel?! Just a plastic white one will do. Thanks

brill thanks john! didn't realise things like that were so cheap!

Hi, is there a tool out there that I can use to test if there is an electrical fault with an appliance? I need to find out whether my bathroom extractor fan isn't working because there's a problem with the fan itself, or if the problem is with the electrical supply. I remember when I had an...

i'm a girl, know nothing about tiling, grouting etc, but thanks to my neighbour hammering at something the other side of my kitchen wall, about 6 of my tiles have fallen off! they're not damaged and i'd like to have a go at putting them back up myself. please can you tell me: 1. what tools...

now i'm really confused! i've been phoning round for different quotes and some give me a quote for just the belt, and others the whole cambelt kit including valves! is this kit really necessary? it's a lot more expensive!!

we do have an extractor fan because there's no window, someone said the orange stains are from shampoos / shower gels etc?? hopefully that means the cleaning product will just bleach them off?

it's about to hit the 70,000 mark, but i'm told i need a new one within 2 months so can't wait for it to hit the 80,000 miles recommended by my peogeot dealer...

We have a problem with the grout in between the tiles around our bath - it has gone all orange and even black patches in places! We tried re-grouting but made a right mess of it, so I was wondering if these grout cleaning sprays you can get from places like Homebase work? I also saw a tube of...

I had my Y reg Peugeot 206 serviced yesterday and was told I'd need a new cambelt within the next 3 months - the garage quoted £150 + VAT to supply and fit. I am a lady so have no idea if this is the right sort of price for this?? :oops: Please could someone advise if this quote is...

thanks glassman, i'm pretty sure it's coming from an edge around the aerial as i found a small pool of water there, so i think i'll try using sealant first. if that doesn't work, and it turns out to be the windscreen seal - is that an expensive job to get it replaced?

With all this heavy rain at the moment ( icon_sad.gif ) I've noticed a pretty bad leak coming from the roof of my Y reg Peugeot 206. I've located it coming from where the aerial is attached to the roof, and water is dripping through into the inside where the interiot light fixture is! First...