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Hi I had an extension built abut 5 years ago. It is needing a fresh coat of paint so I am was seeking advice on the best filler to use for the few cracks that have appeared? I have tried to use cement before but he crack always comes back so not sure this correct. I saw that my builder had...

Hi A friend on mine has just moved into a brand new council house. She has purchased a new cooker and needs it wired up to a double pole cooker socket using a 6mm cable. No additional electric wiring is required. I would like to know if I can legally carry this job out. I have had plenty of...

Hi I have recently had a convential gravity fed system upgraded to a combi. System is working fine but three of the upstair radiators seem to go cold after a few weeks. It turns out they are full of air and once they are bled and the system is filled to compensate the air it works fine again...

Hi I have a 3 year old Hotpoint CTD80 that has started making load scraping/grinding noises. They seem to be coming form the back of the machine and seem to be related to the revolution of the drum as they are rhythmic and change as the drum turns. Dryer still appears to work perfectly but is...

Vaillant visited today and replaced the pressure sensor. Also topped up pressure in expansion vessel. Boiler seems to have stabilised. Hopefully the problem is solved.

Can someone explain how to get into the diags menu? My plumber over the phone suggested that an automatice air valve of some sort would solve the problem if fitted in line with the zone valve. Is this correct?

The bolier was fitted to a new system as all pipework was changed. 3 of the rads out of 13 are old as they were only 2 years old. A power flush did not take place.

Hi I have a valiant 630 System boiler which is 18 months old. When it is on there are load hammer like sounds coming from it. When this happens you can see the pressure needle moving. It sounds like there is air in the system Can anyone advise the best way to resolve this? One or twice I hae...

Hi No the cap at near the back of the boiler near the red pull button for releasing excess water. My system is half working but the pressure keeps dropping. When I fill the boiler I can hear air in the pipes. Thanks.

Hi The air was let out from the boiler by unscrewing the small cap - looks like valve cap on car tyre. Where can I release the air from the Unistor? I had misleading info on the hot water temp guage - one plumber said to leave it to zero as thermostat on unistor would set the temp while...

Hi I have a vaillant system bolier with a Unistor Cylinder. Everything was working fine until the cold supply was turned off for a few hours due to a water main issue. When the water came back there was some air in the boiler that my plumber took out by unscrewing the small cap. He left and...

The parapet wall is an existing boundary wall and is rendered on both sides. My extension has been added to this. The cappings are flat slabs and they do not overhang. There are also no cavity trays fitted. There is no significant ponding on the roof. I will speak to my builder, however...

I have recently had a ground extension built using a shared boundary cavity wall. This external wall has now become an internal wall on both properties. The wall extends a metre above my flat roof and it capped with concrete slabs. There appears to be water getting into the top of the internal...

Hi I understand that but just trying to get an idea of how much I will need to spend on salt in a year. Can anyone tell me from their experience how much salt a family of 5 will use a month? Should a 25kg bag last a month? Thanks.

Hi I am looking to get a water softener installed as my water is hard and there is too much scale on the taps. Have unvented pressurised heating system. Does anyone have any experience of the following softeners? 1) Culligan Waterside MC350 Ultra Hi-Flo Water Softener 2) MONARCH MIDI...

Hi Had a solid wood floor installer advise me to lay 12mm WBP plywood over my concrete floor to block moisture and help to even floor. Is this the best thickness to use? Should I lay a DPM under the ply? He recommended screwing and glueing this - what type of screws and glue should be...