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Thanks guys.... I'm 50/50 at the moment but forgot to mention that I have winders at the top. Would I need to do each one of those individually ?

Hi, I have recently, for the first time, fitted a carpet to a small bedroom. This went a lot better than I expected so has given me enough confidence to "consider" fitting a new stair carpet myself, so...... How much more difficult is fitting a stair carpet ? Cheers

No, I haven't done anything about it yet as I've been busy and it's not been too cold

Hi there, I've recently moved into a house where a previous owner has painted the stair walls with what I think is washable paint. I've had experience of trying to paint over it before and it was a bit of a nightmare due to the first coat not sticking properly. What's the best way to deal with...

Is installing/synchronising a programmable timer a DIY job or does it involve opening up the boiler ?

Thanks Peter, there are also TRV's on the rads and I'm not sure how they integrate with or override the remote thermostat ?

Hi there, I've got a slightly confusing situation with a remote thermostat and an analogue time switch on a combi boiler. The boiler is in the loft so its a pain to adjust the time manually. It has one of the old style time switching clocks which I have set but apparently the boiler seems...

DOH !!

I have my old sky+ box with my expired card so should the box allow me to record any channels that I can receive ?

But if I do need it looking at by a professional....can anybody recommend one near south Leeds ?

Found an instruction manual online. It may be that I just haven't held the ignition control in for long enough. The instructions say 15 seconds so will give it another try.

Sky give something away free ???????

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the right place for this thread but as it involves gas, thought it might be..... I've just moved into a house and seem unable to light the gas fire. Previous owners don't seem to have left instruction manual. I've got photos so will try upload if necessary...

Hi, Does anyone know if I can use and old sky box (without card) to receive freesat using sky dish already in place ?

Job's a good un. Done and tested overnight. Just enough room to get board back I think. Only problem now is that one radiator upstairs is cold. I've bled them all so I'm guessing it needs balancing. I've done that at a previous house and it didn't seem to work too well so just wondered if...

I cut the piece of pipe out yesterday which is about 4 or 5 inches long because of working restrictions due to floor joist and bend in pipes etc. before I had thought about the tolerance issue. It looks like B&Q do a slip coupling but don't think they have differing lengths so might have to try...

Hi there, yesterday I put a screw through an underfloor central heating pipe. I'm aware that the solution is to cut out the piece of pipe and replace using compression fittings. My question is this.... Will I have a problem getting the compression fittings into place with the new piece of...

Thanks John. Think I will let girlfriend get someone with more electrical knowledge to sort it. Glad I didnt trust neon screwdriver otherwise I might be toast now

Got one of those but cant find instructions and seem to remember instructions werent very clear anyway so wasnt sure how to use it

Hi, I recently posted a query about replacing a bathroom extractor fan and have just got round to doing the job. Before I started, I was testing the existing wires to check which was permanent live/switched etc. but found that there didn't seem to be any power at all. I was using one of the...