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Hi, I have an already installed Texecom Premier Elite alarm, the screen on the wired keypad got smashed. I bought a new (used) one on eBay, upon turning it on, it asks if you want to connect to the ricochet network, when you press tick if searches for 30 seconds then says it can’t find a...

Evening, we have a broken window on our front door. I'm not sure if the glass can be removed or whether I need to replace the whole door? What looks like beading, isn't beading. I've taken the door out and it doesn't come out that way? Any idea's?

Hi, I have just fitted a Texecom Premier Elite 64--W with 2x PIR and 1x Door Contact in my garage. The door contact is setup as OMISSABLE / ACCESS & ENTRY / EXIT 2. When the door is opened the alarm is set off immediately. It is also set to Timed, but it makes no difference. Thanks.

Hi, does any know the thread type, minor diameter and pitch of the thread on the heating elements that screw into a central heating cylinder? I need to make a email fitting for one to screw into. Thanks,

I'm finally rendering the outside of my pond wall. It is made of hollow (figure of eight) blocks. Should I use PVA to seal the wall first? Or just wet the wall and start rendering? Thanks,

What's the best lead pipe to 15mm copper pipe adaptor / coupling to buy. I've used one of the ones from Screwfix and it keeps leaking! Thanks.

I have a thermalite block wall that I want to fit a heavyish Oak shelf onto. What's the best fixings to use? Long wall plugs? Thanks.

My toilet cistern has started refilling very slowly. It seems to fill faster if the ring on the left of the picture is loosened slightly. Can it be adjusted in this way or is the ring purely for holding the arm on that stops the flow? Thanks.

How much condensation should you get on the main cold water inlet to the house? Sometimes it's dripping off the stoptap but not a constant drip, just there is water there that looks like its ready to drip. Also when removing part of a kitchen unit today where the pipe goes into the concrete...

We have a cupboard under our stairs that is against an outside wall. We seem to get a lot of mould growing on items in there, mainly shoes and bags. The walls / carpet and ceiling seem to be unaffected. There is no ventilation to the room.  Would adding a vent help the problem? If so, vented to...

I can't get into the gas forum so thought I'd post here. If a new gas hob is installed does it need any adjustment or is it a case of connecting the gas supply and that it? Don't worry it's not something that being done by me!

My heating and hot water are controlled by a non-combi boiler with a DHW tank. There are NO valves in the system at all. Which wiring plan is this? Thanks.

I have a boiler that powers the central heating and hot water storage tank with no valves. I am going to add an extra Zone into the central heating. From the boiler there are 2x 22mm pipes and 2x 28mm pipes. I need to know which ones to fit the 2x 2-way valves into. I can't see where the pipes...

I need to add an extra Zone into my central heating that's independently controlled. I'm going to use 2x 2-way valves, one in the original pipework and the other on the new zone that comes off of a T. Do I need to do this on both the flow and return or can I get away with doing it on just the...

Someone is coming next week to fit some valves onto the central heating to create a new central heating zone. ie. A radiator circuit that can be controlled separately to the rest of the house. Hopefully the valves should be installed near the hot water cylinder. The pipes will then leave the...

We have noticed mould in a corner of a room gradually getting worse: It's a dormer bungalow, so the roof eaves are above this corner of this room. There is a room above this which effectively in the loft, this room has a dormer window. I've taken apart one of the fitted wardrobes and...

Does anyone know where to buy straight lengths of Rebar in the east manchester area? There are obviously on-line places to buy, but I only need 2 pieces of 16mm and the delivery would be £40!

I've fixed a couple of leaks in my central heating. Upon restarting the heating was only warming 2 downstairs radiators. I've bled the system twice, but upon bleeding the pump there is no water coming out of the centre screw. The pump sounds like it is turning. I've connected the mains...

I bought 2 'Classico' Radiators from Homebase but had problems with the mounts. They clamp around the cylindrical shape of the radiator, but failed to hold it. The radiator would slide down the mounts while it was still unfilled. Upon tightening further the 'thread' (which was cut into the...

After having a nightmare moving central heating pipes to fit a new radiator, I used a couple of Flexible Hoses (the rubber pipe with stainless steel overbraid) a couple of days later I wondered whether they were in fact suitable for central heating? I've not filled the system yet, so now...