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Hi all, My mum has had a conservatory up now for about 15 years and the render was falling off on the inside. She has had it stripped back to the brick, (single skin wall )plaster boarded and skimmed. It was also treated on the inside with some kind of bitchumen (excuse spelling) before the...

Hi all, Not too sure if I should of posted this in the Alarms section or here and I am aware that I cant put it in the Gas section. I have a Kidde CO2 Alarm that I have purchased and after reading the instructions it states about installing on to a wall or standing up on a table but no mention...

Hi all, I have a gravity fed system in my house, hot water cylinder in a bedroom cupboard, boiler in another cupboard, main water tank and expansion tank in the loft. I recently used Sentinal 400 to clean out the system which I have now flushed out and am now trying to bleed the system to get...

Hi all, I know this question has been raised many times and I have seen the sticky on this but just wanted clarifaction that what I am about to do will be the correct way. I have a ACL Lifestyle T45 manual thermostat which I want to change to a Drayton Digistat 3 model No. 22083. I have...

Hi All, As I live in a hard water area I am getting a lot of limescale bits out of my bath taps, toilet system and shower when the water is first flowed through after period of no activity. These systems are supplied by the tank in my loft. The bathroom sink cold tap and rest of house is...

Hi all, I have a dormer roof and I plan to top up my loft insulation. My question is regarding the small space on the dormer part. The gap is only about 200mm and currently there is no loft insulation on these parts. If I were to insulate these parts the material would be touching both the...

I have a gas boiler in the cupboard in my third bedroom. Its the cupboard that goes over the stairs type. I believe the previous owners had it fitted there when they had the kitchen extended, personally myself I would of had it installed in the garage but little I can do about that now. I have...

I have recently plumped in a new cold water storage tank and expansion tank in my loft but have kept the pipe layout to the same configuration although the pipes would have increased a little in distance due to me moving the tanks position in the loft. I have bled the rads (only have 4 conected...

Hi all, Please could someone advise me if there is a minimum water pressure required when installing a gravity fed shower. I am renovating the whole of my house and wish to install a gravity fed shower. I have a cold water feed from the original pipework, which the previous owners had for the...