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was using the shower earlier and the temperature kept changing. Checked the pressure gauge on boiler and it read zero, opened the top up valve and could hear water flowing in, after a minute or so the flow seemed to stop but the pressure is still zero. I'm getting hot water at an even...

Just ripped up old carpet and underlay ready for new carpet in a few weeks and found one tread has split all the way across. The staircase is closed in with a wall either side and the tread looks tied into the skirting running up the side of the stairs. I have no access underneath...

Rear garden is currently turfed but we had a nightmare this winter with all the rain, the garden was a bit of a swamp (clay soil) and the dog brought most of it in the house! So we are looking for alternatives.....gravel or mulch aren't really an option as the dog would probably eat it! If we...

Trying to re-fit my servis oven door but its not happening! I have worked out how to lock the mechanism and release once in place BUT the bottom part of the hinge doesnt stay in place once the door is shut and reopened - see pic, ref A points to the notch which sits on the bottom of the hole in...

Having a heat problem with this dryer half heat is not as hot as it used to be, its more luke warm (High heat works fine) Is this going to be heating element or thermostat? Thanks in advance

I am fitting a new kitchen cabinet where the boiler used to be and im unsure how to fix it. The brackets have holes for 6 screws. I know i already have some grey plugs, brown plugs and an assortment of 2-3" screws. think i also have some hammer-in fixing which might be 3"? cabinet carcass is...

I am about to put up a 400 mm wide kitchen cabinet (as ive had to move the CH boiler upstairs) BUT i want it level with my existing cabinets but the tiles are too high (2 thicknesses of tile as well as the previous owners tiled over the original tiles How hard will it be to remove 2-3 cm from...

due to the previous owner of our house building a utility room at the back of the house (util room is half width of house and then covered the rest of the width of house with plastic corrugated roof) i have been advised by my ch engineer that the boiler doesnt meet building regs as the flue is...

i have a potterton neataheat boiler with a wall thermostat in the hall but there is also a thermostat in the airing cupboard, is this for hot water temp from taps? (it has a boost button on it) what temp should the airing cupboard thermostat be? at the mo its on 80 (it was like that when we...

the above boiler isnt igniting, the thermostat is calling for heat but at the boiler it makes the usual starting up noise (is that a fan?) but inside the window it just keeps sparking but there is no ignition - any ideas? I've posted this on another forum also but had no replies so far this...

due to the cold weather the pipes to my washing machine (which is in utility room attatched to house but unheated) froze - have thawed them out ok but it seems the cold water inline valve has broken? Even in the off position the water gushes out - have hooked it back up to washing machine but...

i have a faulty shower mixer valve with a reed switch and a new mixer with a micro switch. the reed switch has 2 black wires going to it but the micro switch has 3 connectors - see pic can i just cut the wires to remove the reed switch and then connect them to the micro switch? If so which of...

I have purchased a replacement mixer control for a new team 1000 power shower but on the new part (which was sold as a direct replacement) there is a micro switch but i dont know what to connect to this as the old mixer doesnt have a microswitch it has a reed switch (note sure if thats correct?)