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Hello, I've recently created a separate annex which has been rented out. I have noticed the tenants are constantly leaving the lights on deliberately even when not at home and also throughout the night. Im not very strict but I don't like people abusing and wasting energy for the fun of it...

Hello, I've purchased the a house next door to mine and have put in 3 tons of soil and put grass seeds, each time we cut the grass it impossible as the cutter gets clogged up, the same machine on my lawn works perfectly fine. I've noticed that the ground it always wet and moist, I don't see...

Thanks for the quick reply Flameport! I'm i okay then to connect this to the outlet plate with is 6mm?

Hello, I just purchased a Beko new oven. It hasn't come with any wires so i'll have to buy own own but unsure what type as looking at the connect bit at the back i think i will struggle with a 6mm cable. Any one here know how this should be wired? I have 6mm wall outlet... Electrical...

Hi, My megaflow flow is 18 years+ old and I seem to have to recharge it very often as I see the overflow dripping frequently. Spoke to megaflow and the only advice they say it will require a service engineer to take a look but I’ve spent quite a bit on call outs and all they seem to do is...

i have no intentions of wiring this up myself but i need to run the cables etc so just wanted to find that bit out first. i will be looking for a sparky once everything is ready to connect up.

Hello, I’m in the process of converting my side garage into a studio flat, i would like to put a separate consumer unit so my tenant has the ability to power on/off in case of emergency etc.. There will be a few sockets, lights, and an electric hob/fan/fridge/washing machine. What type of...

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Thanks for your reply Agile. I shall change the hot feed to 15mm as I don't want to be pushing cold to get hot + its a waste of water... Do you think i'm okay to leave the cold as 22mm as i've already ran it now? Thanks

Hello, Just purchased a new property and ran the pipes from the kitchen to the bathroom in 22mm for both hot and cold. Now reading online the feed for the hot is 15mm from the boiler. I could convert from 15mm to 22mm but I guess I would run into issue if the boiler can't cope in supplying...

Hi, I've just taken on a house refurbishment project and was planning on doing all the new pipe runs myself and leave them near the combi boiler for it to be commissioned by the plumber. I was thinking of using a 2 sets manifold for the first floor pipe and then run 15mm to each of the rooms...

Hi Guys, I have a bunch of neo stats for different zones... whenever my house trips they don't seem to retain the settings like date/time and any custom schedule. Is this a wiring issues or an neo stat device issue? Strange as it happens to call of them Thanks!

Hello Guys, I've got a large external composite door which opens outwards due to no space on the inside, the issue I have is when it’s very windy the door swings out really badly and I’m worried it cause damage as it’s a fairly large door I ask the double glazing company to install a...

Cheers Muggles! I'll be advising him to look for a new plumber!! Bloody cowboys!

Hello Chaps, My friend is having a new boiler fitted and the plumber has suggested to install a vaillant 630 due to a large house instead of a 624. Ground floor is about 85 sq meters of UFH and upstairs has 4 large double rads, and a hot water cylinder. Currently the boiler is located in the...

Thanks.. wasn't planning on doing that myself as I dont want my ceilings coming down :-) just wanted to check how much should the approx cost be to rectify this by a G3 cert plumber

Hello, I was in my loft today and spotted a very small puddle of water but could't see any of the pipes wet.. an hour later my hot water kicked and OI was still in the loft and heard a hissing sound and noticed drops coming from the 3 bar valve as per the attached pictures. The knob seems like...

Yea the floor under is already insulated but strangely the rooms are freezing so I'm thinking of raising it by 30mm or so and thought of running ufh at the same time.

Hello, I have 2 really cold rooms and a bathroom which have RAD's with their own Zone valve. (basically the side of a garge which has been converted) The floors are extremly cold and I was thinkging of using overlay UFH and teeing into the RAD within the room. Is this possible / any...