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Just returned back from holiday and turned the boiler back on and its failing to ignite and lockout light flashing red. There is a handy sticker inside the flap that gives all the different light combinations and what the fault indicators mean and a flashing red lockout light and the other 2...

Just tested my LED string lights that are up on the guttering around the roof and only half are working....i say half but thats a guess, but its a 50 metre length and lights all the way around are working, but there are gaps every foot or so where some arent working. Looks like they are the 2...

Hi all, How do I go about adjusting these doors so that they are level or is it just the weight of the door causing it to drop? Assume there must be some way? If i manually lift it the door up I see the middle parts of the hingle lift but there is no way to keep them held in that position

I have a 3-gang switch downstairs: one is 2-way for an upstairs light, the other two control downstairs lights. Right now, the left switch controls a light on the right hand side and vice versa. I want to swap the left and right switches so the 2-way switch is on the left. What wiring would i...

Got the task of painting 13 doors front and back. Started a test on the inside of 2 doors yesterday straight with the satin wood but as its quite thick it just felt a bit messy and took longer than id hoped. Im wondering now if to get a better finish and make it quicker, should I thin it down a...

Turned water supply off to the toilet today and drained the bowl so i could give it a good scrub. I noticed as soon as the water level in the bowl dropped to almost empty, wind and a bit of waste stench was now coming up and out of the toilet. If i put my hand in, i could feel a good breeze. Is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...