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Just noticed today that there are some gaps where the chimney hood meets the wall and ceiling and when its on I can feel the air coming out of these gaps. Should I seal them up? Would it be more effective?

Just taken delivery of a brand new Yale 3 star thumbturn lock to replace the existing lock. Door seems to lock/open fine from the inside when using the thumb turn but if I step outside, close the door and put the key in the key just keeps turning and nothing locks. If i take the barrel back out...

We have a gravity fed system and hot water pressure coming out of the kitchen tap is fine as standard, but I fitted one of those swivel aerators that water companies provide for free/are on Amazon etc. but it makes the hot water pressure even lower. I really like the swivel/spray function so...

Hi all, the door from our utility room to outside drips right on you when you open the door in this heavy rain, no other door seems to do it so just trying to work out the best fix for it? Ive added a video to show what I mean. Is there anything I can do to deflect the rain elsewhere? As you...

Ok thank you. I don't believe there is a floor probe as there are only 2 wires coming out of the wall so no point me getting an independent wall thermostat as it wont give me anything different. I will continue to use it with Tado, but give it its own schedule. It will kick in based on room...

I have a single feed UHF pipe that heats the kitchen floor but it seems to take a while to heat up. I have a Tado system and to save energy, I currently have it set to come on only when other radiators are on, but the other rooms always get to temp first and boiler continues running for some...

Hi, ive got a few doors with rising butt hinges but would like to replace them with normal hinges. Can you get them that will match the holes already cut out of door and frame as the door side of the hinge is slightly offset/higher than the door frame hinge

Hi all, Moved into a house 6 months ago and recently changed some towel radiators. Whilst doing so I noticed the water was black so added some system cleaner, drained and refilled adding inhibitor. I was thinking about installing a magna clean to catch any remaining/future deposits? a) - Is...

No, they are on the same floor. One is actually directly on the other side of the wall to the one I was draining

Hi all, just in the process of draining our gravity fed heating system. First time doing it since moving into the house earlier this year. There are 2 radiators downstairs with drain off pipes - one in the original part of the house and the other on the downstairs WC radiator which is part of...

Struggling to pick which colour to go for, has anyone got experience? Not sure how accurate the colours shown online are. We have grey indian stone so you'd assume 'Deep Grey' would be the one, but looking at the colours 'Stone' looks more grey sand not sure if 'Flint' would be too dark

Hi, moved into a property with Klima electric underfloor heating installed. Its got the attached thermostat on the wall but I want one that I can programme. Are they a straight swap? Does it have to be with another Klima stat? Not sure if this one is just an air temp sensor rather than having...

Hi all, the locking mechanism in our downstairs toilet is dodgy at best! The locks shoot out the side, but only one of them is working and that one doesnt seem to engage fully meaning the window can be opened with a bit of force. Not tried to take apart and look at it as thought it may be best...

I posted recently with a query around my expansion tank which was overflowing due to a very slow drip on the float valve. As part of that I learned that the tank only needed to be around a third full, which helped when replacing the float valve to get it back to the correct level. I was up the...

Ok thanks, ill keep an eye on it. Ive now lowered it and water is much lower. What would be signs to look for now if valve is leaking? Water rising again? Do you have a link to the type you suggest, may just change anyway if its easy enough to do

Noticed a small brown batch on the ceiling above the bathroom this morning so went up into the loft and saw that the F&E overflow pipe was dripping....loose compression coupling, sorted now hopefully. But whilst up there I was taking a look at the tank, never had one before. Pictures show how...

Ok thanks, I do intend to change the tap at some point anyway but there are no isolating valves on them so just need to be bothered to stop the water one day and do it :giggle:

Hi all, moved into a house last month which has a hot water tank and tank in the loft. Shower and cold taps are fed by main cold feed which has very good pressure, but water pressure from hot taps is poor. I've been round with a 1/2 litre jug: Kitchen tap downstairs (approx 4.5 meters directly...

Yeah other than filling a small hole next to the switch its all sorted. 3 gang switch is on and all 3 lights controlled separately now

All done! Right next to this switch there is a separate conduit with a single wire going down, no idea where or what for! But was able to get the wire down that one and feed into the switch from the side, all good!