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Hi all, Last year we had a new boiler system fitted. The wife and I fitted the previous system with NO knowledge just common sense and drawings, it lasted 28 years. Last year I had a so called boiler company and a qualified " use " this word very loosely "FITTER" fit a new system, he worked for...

Pick your brains. We have just had our home insulated and rendered and need some ideas. The render is 10cm or 4inch plus render. It had to have some timber in places to accommodate outside lights cameras etc. Problem is some of the timber is not in the right places and the render is silicon...

Hi All. We live in a 2 bedroom bungalow. I am looking into central heating systems, I have the old set up water tank in loft, immersion heater with tank in cupboard in bathroom. This system is about 26 years old and is working fine, but I have been told a combi system would not only get rid of...

Hi all, a bit of help please. A few years ago I purchased 5 1byone wireless doorbells 3 for ourselfs and 2 for a neighbour. I set them up all worked fine. But now they have all stopped working due to batteries. I have replaced all the Transmitter batteries and I have been trying to reset them...

Hi can anyone tell me PLEASE which wires go together in the junction box, not the colours but where to where, or what to what. THANK YOU

Hi all, I have been conversing with ianmcd, who ask me to send some details and photos of our heating problems, I sent a list of my wiring but when I attached the photos my computer went mad and partly packed up. If ianmcd, see's this could you please send me a message so I can try to send it...

Hi sorry but I am back again, the boiler is a Ideal Classic RS40, I installed it over 25 years ago and it worked fine for a good few years. Things packed up over time IE: room stat, programmer, 3 port valves etc. Recently I had to replace all the electrical inners due to being plastic in a hot...

Hi all, I fitted my own central heating about 24 years ago, all worked well. It's a "Y" system but over the years I have had to replace the 3 port valve about 4 to 5 times. But now I have to replace it again after only 10 months use. It is getting a bit silly any ideas as to what may be wrong...

Hi all, I installed my own central heating about 24 years ago, never done it before, worked great right away and still is. One problem 3 port valve I am on about my 3rd or 4th valve in them years, every thing works fine but after a few years when it is getting to winter on goes the heating side...

Hi all, I am thinking about fitting a CCTV system just 2 camera, no idea how, Due to age and disability IE: crawling around in a loft fitting wires, I am thinking about a wireless set up any thoughts please. If money was no object I would have a system fitted but on a government pension, no chance.

Hi All, I have a problem with our kitchen wall cupboards, because they are on an outside wall come winter they get so cold inside the sugar goes damp and lumpy, there is a 10mm gap at the back of the cupboards so I thought it might it may help if I put some kind of insulation at the back. Any...

Hi, just finished laying a patio with Granite slabs, and ideas on the best and easy grout to use please. Thanks. After 24 hours no answers. Has nobody ever laid a patio ?????

Hi, help please before I bury this TV. I purchased a Medion TV model P15494 tuned it in and all the channels are a mess. BBC1 is on number 11 instead of number1. Number 1 is ITV, channel 10 is on 66, channel 20 is on 63. All the channels are wrong. Medion sent me another set and this one is the...

Any thoughts on heating please, we have a small bungalow, a multi fuel stove, looks nice but a pain, getting fuel, wood - coal, storing it, plus it seems 60% of the heat goes up the chimney. Electric is a no - no, to expensive, gas fire, central heating, or both. Thanks.

I have a multi fuel stove, problem is every time the door glass needs changing the nuts have to screw off the studs, and so far I have had to have 4 studs welded or brazed not sure which, the doors are cast I believe. I am thinking about drilling through where the studs are and fitting bolts &...

Anyone put me right please, I have taken up our old patio slabs, well past there sell by date. Problem is I checked the distance from the damp course to the top of the old slabs 3 to 4 inch's, everywhere say's it should be 150mm, near to 6 inch's. I cant break up and dig out the old concreate...

Hi All, I am thinking of painting our garden fence but I would like a bit of a gloss to it. Has anyone used SADOLIN or the like, and did it work. Thank you. REG

The word COMMON in central heating wiring what the hell does it mean.

Hi, any idea's about how to stop gutter corners from sagging. When ever you put up gutter corners they just hang there the only part that is not screwed or supported to the fascia board so it sags.

Hi Echo the husky & D_hailsham, thanks again for your recent help all working fine. One question please, when the heating goes off I have to turn the stat down so the light goes off, but last night I forgot and the light came on at 2.30am, I have also noticed that with the heating off at the...