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Hello, looking at installing some TRome smart radiator valves.... done some online research and gettinf confused now. Tado seems highly recommended, but there is a subscription now for some of the functionality... I already have a Nest learning thermostat controlling the boiler thru OpenTherm...

Have had a new ensuite added to a bedroom - has been fine for about 3 months, but as of last week, whenever I use the shower it makes a very loud,.noise, almost as if a grinder is running!!. Ive had the pipes looked at and the plumber said they are all fine, properly braced. The source seems...

Looking for a threshold for my inwards opening front door which has a 20mm step at the threshold. See attached pictures. The door has a canopy on the outside, but Scottish rain still finds its way, as can be see from the white marks on the bottom of the door. Most 2 or 3 part stormguard etc I...

Got my shower walls tiled, the tiler used Bal Micromax 2 grout in Gunmetal color. The package states: Dry/Intermittent Wet application. Not sure if a shower would be considered an intermittenly wet environment which sees at least 4 showers a day, 2 in the morning and two in the evening. It is...

Replaced my boiler with an Alpha ETec33, with the EasyStat wireless controller. Thinking of replacing with a Hive or Nest controller, whitener the ideal thermostat is wireless, no wired interface with the boiler, is it possible to connect a Hive or Nest smart controller to these?

Hello, Returning to the UK after 8 years with very limited knowledge of how the home heating system works - so please bear with me. I got a Viessman Vitodens 200 WB2b Combi boiler installed in my house 10 years ago. Owing to budgetary constraints, I didnt go for the "Weather Compensation"...

My property is on rent now and the new tenants have reported a strange problem which I and 2 previous tenants never noticed in the last 5 years. They first complained the boiler was only working intermittently. Luckily I had extended warranty with Viessman and they came and checked it out and...

One of my garage walls that I share with my neighbour is completely untreated - no plaster, just bare bricks. On the outdoor side, I've noticed the pointings b/w the bricks are not very well done - the problem is, whenver it rans, the bricks gets very wet, and it comes in to the inside...

Urgent emergency - decision on cutting a wall or finding a smaller door. Wondering if anyy of the supplier to 726 mm wide x 1980 (or nearest size) doors, 6 panel MDF? Thanks. riz Edit: Corrected dimensions.

Looking at putting my house on rent; the letting agent informed me that properties on more than one floor require "Hardwired smoke detectors (interlinked)" as part of UK/Scottish regs. My understanding is, to meet he letting regs, the detectors can be battery operated, but the two should...

Hi, In my living room, I have 2 wall lights on each wall, all controlled by a one way, 3 gang switch. Each of the 3 buttons on the switch control 2 of the lights. I decided to change the switch with a Variligh 3Gang One Way Remote dimmer. I naively assumed it'll be a simple switch...

Got a Viessman 200w installed around middle of January, mostly because I thought I was getting atleast slightly better than an average product!. Encountered first problem within a few weeks of installation and had to fight to get Viessman to come out and fix the issue (to be fair, once I ad...

Hi, Can anyone me identify these tiles?. Don't know where the previous owner got them from and a recent upgrade has opened up a can of worms that my wife just won't let me live down!!!. They're like interpsered with gray, white, beige and light blocks. Each tile is 20cmx20cm...

Just got my front driveway pressure washed and resanded by a contractor. They had also quoted me for various sealing options which I didn't go for due to the high cost. The drive has come out really nicely after the pressure wash. There was tonnes of moss growth b/w the block grooves and I...

Thinking of getting an outdoor tap installed; plan A was just a cold water tap - Aberdeen weather quickly made me think of hot/cold water supply, so, looked at the B&Q webste, and this seems like it coudl work, using the hand shower outlet as the tap point to whcih I could connect a garden hose...

Hi, Looking at replacing my very old kitchen sink, reason being it seems very very scrathched up to my wife, looks just fine to me. Have been looking around, B&Q barely stock any sinks, most are available to order, same with Homebase, so I had to look on the net.x Have come across...

Hi, I got my boiler replaced recently (after lots of advise and help from folks at the forums here), and the system worked brilliantly for 3 weeks (its a Viessmann 200w combi boiler). Day before yesterday, the proverbial seemed to have happened, and the CH stopped working, DHW was fine, but...

Have a 1mx1.2m window pane between the pantry and a small room we use as kids' playing area. the window pane has fairly old timber frame that looks quite out of place since I got the small room's windows replaced with PVC double glazed ones. Was wondering if there is a quick/cheap/easy way...

As part of my drive to get a warmer house, I recently got a survey done (through B&Q) to get my loft insulated. The surveyor who came said it is possible to get the cavity walls insulated also, well, 3 of the walls anyway, the front wall apparently doesn't have a cavity. I've been told by a...

Got a Viessmann 200w installed last week. Didn't go for the weather compensation system, so the boiler can with a Vitrotroc 100 control unit. My old boiler used to have a Tempus 7 controller, which, among other things, would let you boost toggle, which would turn on CH or DHW for an hour or 2...