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I fitted a new outside tap in my lads house today. The house is a new build (18 months old). I turned the under sink valve off, did the job and turned it back on again. Since then the water (hot and cold) runs but hardly any pressure. There is an in line PRV on the flow side of the stop tap and...

I have a 10mm copper heating pipe system. As posted elsewhere I’m looking at swapping a couple of thermo valves. I’m not sure whether in the past I’ve fitted them with the crush type 10/15mm brass reducers. Can these things be re used, also looking at new valves very few come as 10mm, most being...

I’ve got a couple of weeping thermostatic valves ( from the valve insert not the unions.) the wisdom of tik toc seems to suggest it can be done quickly by just putting a folding bucket under the valve and whipping it off and putting the replacement on, obviously using the existing unions and...

I’m wanting to get this pipe flatter to the back wall. The bottom part of the pipe is a bonded waste pipe going into the soil system I guess. If I want to turn it is the brown part just sealed into the large pipe with a flanged rubber thing similar to a toilet pan connector, ie can I pull it out...

I have this switch as part of a 3 switch system for a lounge light . I’m keen to understand which contacts are made/broken with the operation of the switch. I will use a tester if needs be but wondered if anyone knew from the photo. Also I’m thinking of changing the switches and doing away...

I’ve got a Laguna pond pump, it’s about 18months old. The pump feeds a pressure barrel filter then a EA easy pod and back into the pond. This last week the flow has been reducing to a dribble. I found if I turned the pump off and back on again the flow is restored but after a couple of hours...

Can anyone offer a solution, I have the plastic clip on dry verge covers on the ends of my roof. Water drips off them when it’s raining and rattles loudly on the 2 upvc window sills below. any ideas folks ?

I’ve done a search on this one but can’t get exact answer. im fitting a new sink for my son. It’s a porcelain one, I’ve managed to punch the tap hole out without smashing the whole thing. The sink has standard size strainer holes but the sink base is obviously thicker than a stainless or plastic...

The panel on our P shaped bath has yellowed with age. I’m looking for some inspiration for a refurb. I’m guessing a replacement panel might be awkward in getting the right profile to fit the P. There’s a company on the net that sells a kit in the form of what looks like vertical lats that maybe...

Apologies it’s not exactly tiling but it’s the nearest heading I could find. I’m wanting to wet board 2 wall adjacent to the bath. The wall at the top end of the bath has shower mixer tap in wall and associated riser bar, also a glass screen screwed to wall top and bottom. it’s tiled at the...

I have 2 of these and they continue to serve me well after about 20 yrs. it seems they are now no longer available. The Phillips PL filament is still available. The lamp itself is rectangular with a photocell in the top. If anyone knows where there may still be some old stock I wouldn’t mind a...

I installed my cctv about 5 years ago. I used cameras with Sony Starvis chipset on rg59 shotgun cable. At the time I pondered over cat 5 and IP POE type cameras. I have been happy with what I fitted and the supercam plus app to access them just recently I decided to get some work done on the...

I’ve done a search for this to 10 pages and can’t find anything but forgive me if it’s been covered. Due to works on the house I am having to do something with my cctv cameras. For 2 of them it is going to be easier to cut the cable and re join. It is the mini coax with shotgun power...

I already have a cctv system which I’m considering updating. If I go down the POE switch route rather than an NVR with the dedicated RC45 sockets do I need to run 2 separate network cables to my router or could I wire both components into an Ethernet hub/switch and then a single cable to the...

I’ve done a search on this and suspect it might be a soffit/gutter problem but not sure how to solve. During periods of prolonged heavy rain we get water start to drip from plastered area just where the frame and window “alcove” meet above the window on the inside. This like most houses is...

I’ve gone through all the searches on here so forgive me if I’ve missed any information on this. I’m wanting to replace the old control panel in my garage. It was an old micromark one but lasted 20 yrs. I was able to arm the garage (which is detached from my house by 10metres) using a Keyfob...

I’m interested in getting Hive,Nest or similar into our holiday home. There is no BT or other cable based system to the place so I’m guessing any comms would have to be via a data SIM. I believe that all of the smart heating controls work from a hub plugged into the home router. Is my...

After getting a couple of quotes for a 5 camera installation on our house I'm looking at doing the job myself. I perhaps expected a bit too much but the installers seem to just want to mount the cameras half way up the house wall which is as I would expect but then tie wrapping the cabling to...

i have a very slight leak on my glass fibre roofed garage extension. I have traced it I think to where the matting laps over the raised edge trim, it's either there or it's percolating through a small area where there seems less gel coat/resin over the matting. What is the best way to cure...

after going through the usual flooring options, LVT, Vinyl, laminate etc we are tending towards a solid oak one. Rather than just have it a natural colour though we fancy some sort of grey or similar colour which retains the natural grain through the colour. Some sort of wash type colour that...