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    Siemens Dishwasher E15 error factory reset?

    Hi, I have a Siemens Eco Sense Dishwasher giving an E15 fault with the little tap symbol lit up. I have had the sides off and no sign of a flood in there. Dishwasher will sometimes complete a cycle but more often fails and gives the error about 10 minutes from the end. It then says End...
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    Shower outlet alignments finish

    Hi, I am about to fit a concealed thermostatic shower with a fixed head, and a seperate hose with a handset on the end. My fixed head is on an arm, which is essentially a fancy pipe with a thread on each end 1/2" BSP. I assume that I use a 1/2" wallplate elbow behind the tiles to screw...
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    3m run 10mm Microbore flow restrctn guesstimate / wisdom

    Hi, I plan on running a hot and cold supply to a very small hand basin and toilet cistern (no hot to the toilet mind) and the only neat short way to do it involves about 3m burried in a wall with two 90 degree bends in it. There has been an old lead pipe doing this job for the last hundred...
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    Hot water solutions (10m pipe run or seperate water heater)

    Hi, I need to plan how to get a hot (and cold) water supply to a small WC with sink and to a room that will eventually be the kitchen. This isnt an issue right now except that I am re-fitting the bathroom and one option is to run the supply through this room, in which case I want to do it...
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    New Siphon (or alternative) for close-coupled 3 bolt fixing

    Hi, I have a pretty old toilet cistern with a ceramic siphon which is secured with 3 brass screws around a round flange on the base. I have been patching this up for some time and it is (probably) finally time to replace it properly. I dont want to change the entire cistern. Are there any...
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    Boiler Location

    I had wanted to put the new condensing combi (sorry) boiler in a seperate utility room, but it now seems that this isnt going to be possible. So our options are to have it in the Kitchen or the Cellar. Kitchen is due to be completely re-done very soon; two partition walls to come down...
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    Choosing a Greenstar 30 HE plus combi

    Should be getting a boiler fitted in the next few weeks so it is time to decide on one. Seems like the Greenstar 30 HE plus combi is the one we will go for. Any horror stories, special problems/issues or precautions... Information:- Very soft water area. Flue should be straight...
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    Large combi advice

    Planning on putting an entirely new system into an old house that has never had one before. My professional advice so far has been to go for a combi but the house is pretty big and its going to need a fair few rads. like 14-16. over 3 high ceilinged floors. I have done several different...
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    Propping a rubble wall for lintel?

    Hi, We are in the process of buying an old stone built house, and one of the first jobs we want to do is knock a large opening through a structural internal wall. Since we dont own the house yet I havent been able to chip away plaster to look at the wall but I suspect it is a random rubble...
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