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Hi all, I need to bleed a radiator but i understand before i do this i should turn off the gas and electric to the combi-boiler. (is that correct?) I'm not familiar at all with the workings of boilers, so i want to make sure i'm able to start the thing back up after it's been switched...

i have a wall with what looks to have a couple raised blobs of plaster. basically i want to get rid of them so i can have a flat wall ready to re-paint. the blobs are probably pollyfiller. would an electric sander be able to file down this type of surface? i just want to check on this before...

i live in a victorian terrace with a vally roof and the problem is in the front bedroom - right at the very front. there's a leak and there and there's damp all around that area. i've taken a look in the loft and i see where the water is dripping in. it appears to be coming from the front...

I have a leak in my roof and the water is dripping into my bedroom after the constant rainfall of today, so basically i need to get a roofer in asap. I've taken a quick look through the yellow pages and there are loads of roofers in my area (bristol). In the ads i notice some mention "free...

Hi all, In the past it looks as though someone was a little careless with the plastering in my hallway, as there are some areas where there are splodges which have been painted over. My aim is to smooth over the raised areas of plaster and re-paint the walls properly. I'm very much a...

thanks for that, i see what's going on now!

Is that a "yes" the thermostat is messing with the timer function on the boiler? ....or "yes" it's a silly question!? :oops:

Hi All I moved into a new house a month or so ago and only now decided to figure out the functions on the combi-boiler. So far I’ve controlled the heating using the Drayton thermostat in the living room, whereby I can set the level at which I want the heating to come on. Anyway, I read...

Hi All, I recently moved into a new house and a week or so ago i posted on here about my bedroom light and how it wont work. I originally thought perhaps it was put out of action by a leak in the roof, as there's an old-looking watermark around where the light is, but someone thought that's...

hi all, i have a couple issues with my light fixtures: 1) the fixture wont work at all and i suspect it might be because of an old leak in the bedroom ceiling that's put it out of action (there's a water mark around the fixture) 2) the two-way switch at the top of the stairs isn't...

I've recently moved into a new house and in one of the upstairs bedrooms the light fixture isn't working. I think it might be because at some point there was a leak in the roof in the vicinity of where the fixture is, and this has probably put it out of action. If I were to call out an...

Hi all, I've recently moved into a house and in the bathroom i've noticed the wash basin’s hot water tap is loose. On inspection it appears there is no plastic nut underneath the sink to hold the tap firmly in place (like there is on the cold tap). I'm a total novice with just about...

that's a good point actually. that could well be the case. cheers

Hi All, I've just moved into a Victorian terrace house, which has a V-shaped style roof i.e. there's a drainage system going down the middle. I've noticed a water mark in the bedroom to the front of the house (I think it might be in the area where central drainage is, but I can‘t be...