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Hi all, Just seen a copper on breakfast tv telling you not to close your curtains when you go on hols etc - I've done this for years and set timers around the house to switch table lamps on /off - in the kitchen I plonk one on top of the wall cabinet. Now I've decided to swap the lamps for...

Hi all, I've had to remove my close coupled toilet cistern to replace an hard to get at fill valve ( I've only done this sort of job once before, about 13 years ago on a loo in my sons house ) The doughnut washer underneath was not bad at all, intact and spongy, and luckily I seem to have got...

Hi, my grandson has broken the usb-c charging port on his Chromebook.Ive removed the main board and seen a video of people removing and replacing the broken charger port and would like to give it go myself. I can get a replacement port from RS Components but my soldering iron is way too big...

Hi, I want to fit a single socket into the space under my stairs to connect a plugged 4W LED strip light and to charge a cordless vac.In my Wylex fusebox there is a spare 15W terminal that used to feed a long ago removed immersion heater. The cable from this 15W terminal goes into a junction box...

Hi just had my first attempt at laying paving stones (only ten) on a bed of sub base and 5:1 dry mix. Should I cover them up or leave open to the elements? Frost is forecast for tomorrow morning. Thanks in advance.

Hi, the wife wants a small path next to a flower bed she's doing. I've done most diy stuff around the house but never layed a path so I thought I'd give it a go. I've seen the Wickes video etc on You Tube but I have no idea how much sharp sand, cement, or sub base material to order. Path...

Hi awaiting quotes from local installers in north Manchester (not exactly queuing at my front door) to fit a new combi system into my house and have been lucky enough to meet someone from Bosch who can get the WB 28i Junior at staff discount. Daft question - would installers object to this and...

Hi - Halstead Best 40 boiler has popped its clogs so I'm getting a new Worcester B (choice of 2 models - Greenstar 24i Junior or 28CDi Compact) and would appreciate some advice re - 1. Whether to keep all 7 of the 32 year old rads, which are working fine except for one that weeps slightly from...

Hi - my Halstead stopped working on xmas day.All thermostats,programmer and zone valves are fine. Pump comes on but fan will not start - so no ignition. I went through the fault finding chart and it says I should get :- at terminal 1, a pink lead on the Ignition unit "10v(good) / 1v(bad -...

My system - Halstead Best db40, fully pumped, CH - Zone valve & room stat,HW - Zone Valve & cyl stat, Siemens RWB9 Programmer. Problem - recently I started to hear a clicking or arcing noise from around the on/off switch area within the boiler when the programmer created a demand for hot water...