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Hi, I have a Vaillant ecoTEC boiler. Over the last couple of years, I've noticed that the difference in pressure between when the heating is off, and when it's on, had been slightly increasing but it was all within normal limits. This month that difference has massively increased. Today it...

In the process of putting some kitchen cupboards up I drilled into some studwork and unfortunately a cable that was running through the middle of it. This tripped the downstairs lighting circuit and the main light in the lounge no longer works. I thought I'd add in a replacement section using...

Hi, I need to shorten several 38mm square edge laminate worktops and apply edging strips. I understand a router is the best way to get the cleanest edge finish without chipping (cutting the worktop first and then using a router to remove the final few mm's). The only problem is I've never used...

Hi, My 4 year old Bosch dishwasher has started cutting out mid washing cycle as it's not draining. I removed the waste water pump filter and there didn't appear to be anything blocking the impeller, it turned freely. I've undone the drain hose where it plugs into the drain and there was...

Hi, I'm hoping to replace my rapidly rotting wooden front door with a composite one. What fixings would people recommend to secure the frame to the brickwork? Some have plugs, others don't and what length is better? Thank you

I need to replace my backdoor. There seem to be various websites out there offering generic composite doors via identical "design your door" software. Eurocell seems to offer a branded alternative at a competitive price. I appreciate that there are better composite doors available (Solidor...

Hi, The water pressure in my central heating system is increasing over time. Last week the pressure in the system was 2 bar when cold. I reduced it to 1.5 by draining radiators. 7 days later it has crept back up to 2. Yesterday it was 1.9. Could the inlet valve be slightly open (it feels...

Hi, I've just had a quote for replacing my boiler and the guy said he could powerflush the system and install it in a day. is this timescale realistic :?: Thanks

I had a quote this morning to replace my boiler and the guy recommended a Baxi Duo-tec Combi 28 HE. Are these any good, he brought out a copy of Which? magazine where it was a "Best buy"? Says he's fitted lots and has had no problems. I asked him to quote for a Vaillant too just in case...

I came home last night to a cold house and a noisy boiler. The fan was full on and making a real racket and the pilot light was out. The only way to turn off the fan is by switching off the electrical supply. As soon as you turn the electrical supply back on the fan starts back up at full pelt...

Hi, I have a Ferroli Combi 77 FF. For the last 12 months it has behaved itself but as of last week its started to make a curious and rather ominous sound. It's difficult to describe but it's now louder on start up and stays slightly noisier. Once running it falls out of step at random. It...

Where the telephone wires enter the house I have what's left of an old brown junction box. See photo below. [/img] The box below it is unused. A 1 metre length of telephone cable, only two wires from it used, runs from the brown box to the socket shown below: Amazingly the phone...

I'd like to add a door porthole or vision panel to my bathroom door as a finishing touch. I've seached the web and found the sites of Philip Watts Design and North 4. Both offer very nice products but the prices certainly reflect this :( . I was wondering if anyone out there could recommend...

I've recently re-fitted my bathroom and drained my sealed central heating/hot water system in order to do this. Last night I re-pressurised the system and bled the radiators but now have no water, hot or cold, coming out of the downstairs kitchen sink mixer tap. I presume there must be an...

I have a very small bathroom. The position of the soil pipe, bath, window etc means that space is at a premium and dictates that the low level cistern and sink are mounted on the same wall. At present I have a thin but wide space saving low level cistern and a basin so small half the water...

I suspect the artex finish on my bathroom ceiling may contain asbestos as my house was built in 1969 and the ceiling looks original. I had planned to just screw plasterboard over the top but I really need to install an extractor fan over the shower which would require cutting a hole in the...

I'm adding a couple of plug sockets in my bedroom and need to lift up several sections of floor board in order to do this. They interlock and also run under a partition wall. Previously when needing to lift floor boards I've drilled a hole over a floor joist and used a jigsaw blade, shortened...

I've had my Teba oven just over a year now and the cooling fan seems to rarely come on anymore. Instead of the fan I now get a hum that seems to last for the duration the cooling fan should be running. This is rather worrying as I've only just finished my kitchen and don't want it to burnt...

Does anyone know where I can buy attractive internal air vent covers? The existing covers in my house are looking very tired and are unfortunately located in rather prominent positions. I've looked in B&Q, Wickes, Homebase etc who have a reasonable range but none I'd really want staring me...

The way my house has been converted means there is very little airflow downstairs. I was thinking about installing 3 airbricks in 3 rooms (1 per room) to hopefully rectify this? Does the height I install the air bricks make a difference to the level of ventilation they provide? Whilst I'm on...