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Hi Woke up this morning to a cold house, no heating. We noticed a problem last night, we turned the thermostat up but the heating did not come on. I switched the water heating off, and switched the CH off and on and the pump started and rads warmed up. This morning nothing. Water was...

Thanks John, I saw your posts on a similar subject from a while back and was hoping you would reply. If I make boxes from plaster board, (I have some left from a previous project) Will I need to seal the inside of the box? If so will Emulsion do? Am I ok making up the box and attaching it...

I have been up to the loft and noticed a lot of moisture, I think it is condensation. I took up some of the chipboard/melamine and the underside was realluy wet. We had downlighters fitted about 2 years ago, these are not covered up in the loft. Are these holes causing the damp, and if...

Hi tried the oven this evening on fan oven and it did not heat up (cold tea) I thought I smelt burning after it had been switched on but cannot be sure. The thermostat light comes on, the fan turns but there is no heat. I tried the grill that worked and then tried oven with top & bottom...

Hi I am trying to find what a reasonable quote for fitting the worktops in our kitchen would be. Two L shapes 6ft x 10ft, both with Masons Mitres, and two cutouts 1 for hob and 1 for a sink. I have a router, but would have to buy a jig for the mitres, and would prefer someone with...

[/url] I have one of these at home from B & Q and have used it for all sizes of Skirting clamp it into the workmate and ensure you clamp work piece to mitre block.

Thanks, I used the powdered adhesive last time, but, got this tub off my lad and thought it might be ok, shame to waste something. The powdered is cheaper, easy enough to mix in a bucket, I put it on a piece of contiboard about 18" square to make it easier to get on trowel. I also use a...

Hi I have a tub of Ronseal Tile on Concrete Floor adhesive and grout, can I use this to fix 330 x 250 mm ceramic tiles on to ceramic tiles on a kitchen wall. If not what would you advise, it is basically a strip between worktop and wall cupboards. Thanks

We have a strip fitted along the base of the outer side of our exterior doors. It slides along fittings screwed into the door. Where can I get replacement strips as over the years ours have been trodden on kicked and do not fit so well. Thanks for your help Terry

Thanks Guys. As predicted a loose wire in one of the Roses in the hall. It was the one directly inside the front door so must be the next one in line after the Outside light. Another happy punter, saved a lot of money and saved some time too Thanks again

Hi the only light that works downstairs is the outside light, so I will work my way around the roses and check the cables are connected. If one of the supply cables has come loose at a rose will that stop all lights on that circuit from working, as I understand it the lighting circuit is like...

Hi. Last night the downstairs lights all went out, I checked the Circuit Breaker (Fuse), that was ok (the outside light worked when I after I broke the circuit then reset the switch) My question is could this be a loose connection at a rose? I replaced the roses on the two lights in...

That is very positive advice thank you for your help

Hi 3 bedroom house built in 70's, one upstairs bathroom, (bath, basin & toilet, though wants shower cubicle), one downstairs cloak, (toilet & basin) and Kitchen. Has full CH as well. His cylinder is a Gledhill indirect system which is huge

My son tells me he has been advised to get a combi fitted, and I am not sure if I agree. We both have the same system an indirect system with the boiler in kitchen the combined tanks in the airing cupboard which gives a head of about 3ft above bath taps. His combi would replace all of this...

Ok I can appreciate that now, as I am fitting more than one socket I cannot take it as a spur. Adam is "DB" the main consumer unit? I have the RCD protection on the subboard. Looks like I need a new consumer unit and a much longer bit of SWA Thanks

Sorry that is of course 3 FEET not 3 Inches. I have got a Consumer unit, 40A 30mA RCCB B6/16A MCB. The 6A will be for the lighting and 16A for sockets Model Railway only pulls 4A max, Heater is 200w therefore thats .8A so that leaves me a bit for the dremel and a 50W soldering Iron. To...

Hi I have looked at a couple of threads about supplying power to a shed for lighting and sockets, but, they seemed to degenerate into slanging matches about what is and is not legal and definitions thereof. I have no wish to start that again, but, I would like to ask a question. I want...

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Hi I recently installed a single Salamander pump which pumps the whole hot water system, ours is standing on a polystyrene brick about 15 cm x 10 cm by 8cm high this reduced the noise considerably from having the pump sitting on a block of similarly sized wood which was screwed to the floor...