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Hi all, I was surprised in January to see that the flap on my heating oil tank was broken and I assume this didn't happen on its own. Given that my apparent consumption rate has risen dramatically in comparison to the prior year, I am beginning to suspect that someone is helping themselves to...

Hi all, I'm approaching the point soon at which I will be able to tile my upstairs bathroom floor and have noticed that due to the irregularity of the joisting, there's a dip in the middle of the floor (about 6mm). This is potentially going to make the tiling more difficult, so I am considering...

Hi Lucid, Thanks for the comprehensive reply, some of which I'm still absorbing. I agree I will need a sound system, I just hadn't got that far. If I understand you correctly, all of the source outputs (i.e. tv digital receiver box, PS4, satellite box) will go into the back of the AV receiver...

Hi, I've recently managed to convert the garage into an extra room and am thinking about setting up a home cinema in there with a projector. I'm hoping my wife will let me go out and buy one of these...

Hi, I'm currently in the process of going through the house repainting my radiators and fitting new TRVs. It's all gone quite well so far until I ran into a problem with one of them. The new TRVs all come with tails to screw into the radiators and so I've been taking the old ones out and...

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Hi, Is there an easy way to tell which is the feed and which is the return central heating pipe when you have two together? I took off a rad and capped the pipes and can't remember which was which. Should have made a note.... TIA Jever

Ah, ok thanks, I didn't realise that. But surely it should switch off if both the hot water and the central heating are switched off (i.e. both are outside of their switched on times)? They're both supposed to switch off at 10 pm, yet when I go to bed (after 10 pm) I can still hear it whirring...

Hi, I've investigated a bit further and switched the system off overnight. When I turned it back on, the boiler fired up and worked as usual. I suspect the reason it wasn't firing up before (or making so much noise on start up) was that I had turned the temparature down on the tank and so...

Hi, That's the bit that puzzles me. In the airing cubpoard, there's a switch that looks like a light switch, which I assume is what switches the electric element on or off. It's always in the 'off' position. Yet when I look at the tank (see picture attached), the red light for the temperature...

Hi, My house is heated by a Myson Velaire oil fuelled boiler (about 30 years old). About a year ago, I got a plumber to come and change the system so that we have a direct pressure feed with a new Unicyl water tank and a Honeywell ST9400C control system to run it all. Things have worked quite...

Hi Guys, I couldn't get my hands on the Hager boxes very quickly, so I picked up some Wago boxes instead from Screwifx today. Cheap they are not, but I must say, they really are the mutt's nuts, so easy to use. Never again will I overscrew a plastic junction box to a joist to hear it crack...

Hi, Another question: I've been having a look at the Wago boxes and the push-fit connectors that go in them. They don't seem to be rated by ampage. Will the same connector work for 20A and 32A? TIA Jever

The Hager maintenance free junction boxes look just the job to me. Looks like I won't have to learn about crimping after all. Screwfix don't appear to sell them. Can anyone here recommend a supplier? TIA Jever

Hi, Sounds interesting, I'll investigate. How do they differ from a 'normal' junction box? To be honest, I don't currently understand how a standard jb might require maintenance and hence require access. Can you shed any light on this? Thanks, by the way. Regards Jever

Hi, I want to extend some 2.5mm t+e and 1.5mm three-core and earth cable in a joist void between upstairs and downstairs in my home. I can't provide any access once I put the plasterboard back, so I understand the only permissible way to extend is to crimp the wires. I've never done this...

That looks a bit easier to use than copper wire. Thanks for the tip, will see if I can get myself one of those. Jever

Hi Guys, It's only a couple of weeks old, so I thought it was worth salvaging. Cleaned out the old pipe with a bit of copper wire and it's ready to go again. I really don't like using this stuff, but maybe getting a gun is the answer to that. Thanks for your help Jever

Hi, I have a digital satellite box that receives French tv channels (I think from Eutelsat 5 deg. west) so that my wife can watch the tour de France on the French channels. I took the dish down to do some redecorating and now need to get it all set up again. However, before I go to all the...

Hi all, Not sure where to post this question, so I thought I'd try the general building area first. My problem is that I have a 750ml tin of 'No Nonsense' expanding foam, which I have used just once and so it's still nearly full. The pipe that fits on the top of the tin is, however, fully...