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Hi all, looking for some advice. Ideal Logic Combi 30 boiler. About 10yo, was properly serviced and had few things replaced - worked fine for a couple of weeks. It recently showed a return thermistor fault, then said pressure too low even though pressure was 1.5+. Also had little water...

Trying to put a TV bracket on the wall between house and linked converted garage (on garage side). Assume it would be structural, all brick with plasterboard on top. Drilled 2 holes - one brick after plasterboard, the other one went too easily, but it is not hollow behind plasterboard, some...

Decided to fix an outdoor light which didn't work for years. Tested light wires - no power, tested fuse in the switch - OK, opened up switch - found neutral wire broke off at the connection point but no power anywhere before or after fixing it. Everything is ON on switchboard. The switch is in...

Renovating, removed old carpet, what to cover subfloor with instead? The room is dual use (office / sofa+TV) and gets colder in winter. It might become a home gym in the future. Looking for a budget and easy DIY option, avoid cutting planks ideally, easy to keep clean with a robot vacuum...

Have a 20+ yo Yale alarm system with wired siren and battery movement sensors. The control unit has started showing AC Power Failure message recently, the AC adaptor itself seems to be working - warm and when disconnected control unit goes off, don't think it has any battery charge left, so...

Have this abomination in the middle of patio, about a brick high from tile level. Can I chisel off the surrounding concrete and fit a small round table or cover over, does concrete ring have any functional purpose? Wooden decking over with access door ? I assume lowering it may be expensive?

Have this ugly 90s gas fireplace which we only used once many years ago, I assume removing it wouldn't deter potential buyers should it come to selling the house. I want to block the chimney to avoid draughts and dust/bird droppings but am hesitant to do so while there is still a live gas...

Plumber left it like this and is not available now. How do I attach it correctly and make the whole thing look nicer, painting copper pipes is not recommended as I understand?

Need a (partly) insulated room as an extension at the back of a link-attached single garage. The area is currently covered with not very even garden tiles (ants and old hedge roots are to blame). No building DIY skills. Does not have to be same temperature as the house, just protected from the...

Last several days dry sunny weather, this pool of water shouldn't be there ? Meter was changed recently, but I never paid attention to that spot as it was raining every day before. When I open the lid the water level is 1 inch under the top, there is some white plastic box in the middle...

Hi all, ~30yo detached house Loft insulation topped up from 100 to 270 about 10 years ago. Central part is boarded, sides are not. Had no problems with condensation until last couple of years. The only variable that changed, I think, is amount of junk stored there (lots of boxes) When recent...

hi all, The receiver sits on Ideal Logic 30 boiler. Have hot water, no heating (wasn't used since Spring) Auto mode - tried all the tricks found on this forum, new batteries, frequency change, power off, distance, resets - have fire trigger on control module, no light on receiver, no heating...

Have this under one of the basins, can't find anything similar with google image search ... Thanks

Hi I want to fit this cooker hood under cabinet where there is currently a light fitted and no socket nearby. The pictures of the light are attached - I don't know what make it is (likely B&Q, previous owners got most stuff from there) and if mains powered (no visible wiring or electrical...

The gusts cracked an acrylic roof panel on our greenhouse once again. Is there anything cheaper than 3mm horticultural glass from a local merchant (was quoted £9 for 610x715, acrylic same size is double the price from eBay). I use it as a shed so does not have to be transparent or retain...

The shower is fairly new (was fitted a while ago but we didn't use it for a year because of an electrical issue), so it might be manufacturing fault. Can't recall it leaking straight after installation though. Everything inside looks clean and in order, no scale etc. Would applying a thin...

Hello We had about 2/3 of garage in our link-detached house converted by previous owners (its about 8x12ft in size, artex-like ceiling, wallpaper on walls, carpet on the floor (floor not raised), inside door, outside door and window and a radiator). It's quite cold there in winter time, so I...

In our house we have burglar alarm's control unit connected to an electrical socket via a 1-gang extension lead. Is it OK to wire the other end of the extension lead direct to the socket (so there will be no plug). The socket itself is in a high traffic area. I am trying to prevent kids from...

Hi, Having problems testing it, the setup is simple: control unit and 4 PIRs (1 entry + 3 burglar), the layout as below: PIR1 PIR2 CU PIR3 PIR4 - Pir1(entry) started flashing indicating that batteries need changing. - Changed the batteries, did a walk test - only pirs 2...

The new light (Homebase Colours Bathroom) looks like it needs L & N only (blue and brown wires). But the old light had two browns. I am not going to remove the rose, hoped to stick the new base over it, but the existing wiring puzzles me.