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Thanks Footprints and Bosswhite. I've noticed that all the paints seem to instruct not to apply when the temp is less than 10 degrees. Do you think could I get away with a lower temp - e.g. 5 or 7 - if the sun was shining on it? Or is the 10 degrees something which is strictly mandatory and I...

Hi all, House been on market for a couple of weeks, a few viewers, but no offers. We're a bit disappointed, at it's in good nick, great location, well-marketed and at a sensible price. The only slightly negative feedback we've received is that the upstairs/bedrooms are quite small. This is...

Lucid, thank you so much for such a detailed response, that is very much appreciated! :-)

Hi guys, In short, I want to have SKY in more than one room. The full story is longer, but I'll keep it to the facts so that it doesn't get too complicated! Some years ago, at a previous address, I had bog-standard SKY in my living room (downstairs) and then I upgraded to SKY+. When I...

Thanks for your responses, guys. Madrab - I've measured my current fittings and it does appear that they are M10s, rather than M12s. I appreciate the link you provided for M10s. Is that definitely the correct fitting on the 'other' end for my pipes? If so, is there a reason why they are more...

Hi all, I'm doing up my house to sell it, and after standing on the work surface by the kitchen sink while painting, I noticed that water had started to seep out of the tap (somewhere in the inside) I took a look under the sink, and noticed that one of the flexi tap connectors was only just...

A couple of differing bits of advice there from you guys. Does anybody else have an opinion on my predicament? :)

Hi everyone, I've bought an expensive shelf online from the U.S. and it's actually bulkier than I expected. It's about 960mm long, weighs about 10kg, and the wall I'm looking to fit it to is a standard plasterboard one. The shelf didn't come with fittings, just two holes, 760mm apart...

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Hi guys. Looks like I'll be getting a combi fitted shortly to replace my 35 year old boiler. I've been advised on some quotes that I need to have the system power-flushed (if that was the right phrase) but other plumbers just said that as long as they put in the magnetic filter thing to catch...

I'll get on the phone in the morning and see if I can get someone out ASAP. Thanks for your help guys, I appreciate the advice :D

"Ideal Standard E Type RS balanced Flue" Would that be the make and model? It's pretty much the only thing marked there that would look right. I am presuming there's plenty of water in the header tank, I can't see any possible reason why it would have emptied. I have no idea if the pump is...

Hi guys, I have an old gas boiler (about 35 years old) and I appear to be having some issues with the pilot light going out on me. I've re-lit it, and sat and looked at it for 5 minutes and it's stayed on quite happily. However, as soon as I turn the heating controls to "on" the pilot...