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Hi Guys, A few years ago I was conned, like many others, by a street hustler offering a new shower for a great price... yeah, right... I was sold an Instaflow 2000 for over £1000 about 15 years ago! That included installation. Basically it was C**P! turning the temperature control it went...

My 1950s house has asbestos cement gutters and down-pipes, which I have painted in the past, but as I get older I don't fancy too much ladder-acrobatics... they do seem to be in good condition still. Is it worth the hassle of replacing them with plastic, or are they best left as they are...

I have a cartridge fuse-box in my 1950s house. Can I get the local Electricity company to replace it with a modern switch box? I imagine it does not meet current (oops...) regulations? Cartridge fuses are a pain and resetting a switch (not that I have needed to do it yet) is so much...

Hi, I am thinking of panelling-in my loft - 1950s house, huge loft timbers - any suggestions to panel in the rafters to create a warmer storage and occasional study area? Plenty of room to stand upright. I will floor the roof-space with mdf. There are so many products available in the...

Hi, I have just noticed a wet patch to the front left of my Parkray Consort 88 room heater which runs my central heating.. Can I add something to the header tank to stop this, or do I need a plumber/heating engineer... or is this a sign that the Parkray is on the way out? Next-door...

Hi again, Replaced faulty (dead) pump with equivalent from Wickes - new pump has a 3-position speed setting. Original unit had an adjuster with no markings... instructions with new pump say what adjuster is but otherwise are as much use as a chocolate teapot. When running the pump, it can...

Hi, I have a very cold quarry-tiled floor in my kitchen. Is it possible to cover it with a warmer surface or do I need to remove the quarry tiles? I saw somewhere that if I tape a piece of polythene to the floor it will show if I have a damp-proof membrane installed - no condensation seen...

Hi all, I have just found that my c/h header tank has been leaking for some time(due to a sagging overflow pipe - plastic unsupported for about 10 feet...) and the joint strain has distorted the tank, and the ball-cock also has been dripping and wouldn't close properly,,, The timber...

Hi, My c/h pump failed on Xmas day... fuse was dead, changed fuse, which went pop... Put in larger fuse, on the basis that, if you replace a blown fuse with a nail, the resulting bang and smoke will pinpoint the problem... (kidding, honest). Present pump is a Grundfos 15-50X50 - can I...