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My current access system is failing so needs updating. When someone rings my bell at driveway entrance, it calls multiple handheld devices around the house (Ultracom system), I can then buzz the gate to open from the handheld. I'm considering the Ring system, but think I need to add the...

I have laid a floor in my new concrete shed - the base is about 6 months old. The shed is 2mx3m The base was pretty uneven, so advised by a chap in Jewsons, I made a sand (sharp) and cement mix (1 mixer full, 1.5 bags of Blue circle & water-proofer) to even out the low spots, this covered the...

I'm upgrading a bathroom in a bungalow. It's in an extension a good distance from the main hot water tank. I intend to make the water to the bathroom independent, with a dedicated Economy 7 hot water tank, and a dedicated cold water tank in the loft, both to supply an electronic power shower...

I'd like to increase the water pressure at my mothers house. It is a bungalow, with a cold tank in the loft, as high as it can be. Pressure would be 0.2-0.3 bar at the taps. The kitchen has been fitted with a high pressure tap which means warm water is just a dribble (cold is okay, but doesn't...

I have a rental property that has a Gledhill Pulsacoil 2000 electric boiler/storage. When I got the property it was weeping from the immersion coils, and one kept tripping the inbuilt overload. I changed these for the expensive units the manufacturer recommends. Obviously to do this I had to...

Hi all, My loo has developed a leak. When flushed the water spurts out the connection between pan & soil pipe. The toilet is probably 6-9 years old, I suspect the pipe is ruptured or disconnected, so I'd like to get a replacement on standby. The attached picture is looking down towards...

I just purchased a property, the Structural Engineers report says: there is no rigid connection between the rafters and the ceiling joists. We recommend that this area is strengthened with the adoption of ties between every other rafter and the adjacent ceiling joists to give continuous ties...

I have built a brick (non structural) archway fireplace, I have an arch on the front and rear of the chimney breast. I decided it would be wise to allow access to the rear for maintenance etc. The rear arch is in the rarely used dining room, my intention was to install some 'vermiculite...

Hopefully a quickie... Does/can an air separator (pictured) be used as the vent in a vented system? or is it necessary to run another pipe for this function? Ta.

I recall a t-piece (Solder/compression - don't mind) with an internal baffle to help influence fluid flow direction. (see pic) What term can I use to find them? (or was it all a dream!)

In short, is there a controller on the market that will allow me to utilise a wood burner boiler instead of the oil boiler, and vice versa. So at the flick of a switch I can isolate the oil boiler, and keep the pumps running for my wood burner boiler. Would it be easier to configure a...

The copper part being pointed to by the red arrow. The bottom pipe comes from my oil boiler, the middle one is to the pump, the top one disappears in my ceiling somewhere. Thanks.

I would like a sliding mitre saw, and being a die hard Milwaukee user it pains me to look elsewhere, but my father in-law had a Dewalt sliding mitre saw for years, being used loads too. The D27112 also incorporates a table, allowing it to be used as a table saw too. Which would save me a...

Hi, I wanted to segregate a rectangle room with a simple stud wall. There is a door at each end of the room, and I thought it would be nice to be able to move the partition wall on rare occasions it is required. It would only need to be moved 600mm max. Any ideas on how to achieve that? It...

I'm at my mothers house and her hot water tank has developed a leak. We called for the emergency plumber through her insurance policy. The leak was originally on the compression fitting, the plumber tried to 'nip-up' the fitting, but in doing so created a 2nd leak. The 2nd leak is from the...

I want to change my garden/drive. The existing garden slopes - I want it more flat & want also to gain some drive way space. The 2 pictures show it now & what I'm after (use manhole with red circle as reference point) Is there any alternative to concrete block - that won't cost me a...

I have a 'Hamilton Litestat' push on/off, twist to dim, dimmer fitted. I cant find a suitable on/off replacement for it. (brass 3 gang, double backplate) Is it possible to adjust something on this unit (pictured) to remove dimming ability? Many thanks.

I have a bore hole system, which flows from the submerged pump, through filters and PH risers into the pressure vessel. I was getting the RCCB trip this I think was water in a junction box above the bore hole. (I have a spare capacitor to change also, if this problem persists) To make sure...