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Hi all, We've got a Potterton Heatmax Combi - for the last couple of weeks, the following has started happening when turning on and running a hot tap: 1) Red hot water comes out pretty quickly. 2) Water turns back to extremely lukewarm (probably cold just warmed by the pipes). This happens...

Hi all, Just a really quick one, trying to decide whether I need an engineer out or not. The pressure on my worcester boiler is showing as rock bottom zero when cold and just under 1 bar when hot - I noticed this as the boiler needed resetting. But otherwise is operating perfectly fine. I...

Hi all, Had a gas engineer come out yesterday to perform a gas safety certificate inspection for letting out. Since then, the shower will only go up to lukewarm no matter how high it's set. Key points: - combi boiler - thermostatic mixer shower - all other taps etc fine - only thing...

Hi all, I have just had an electric shower removed and a thermostatic shower put in its place. Currently, I have just switched off the MCB for the shower circuit to make the circuit dead. How do I go about replacing the MCB with a blanking plate to permanently kill this circuit...

Hi guys, Difficult to advise without seeing this obviously, but a bit of general advise would be appreciated. Basically, there is a tree growing from under the party wall of my terraced house, just to the neighbours side. Its one of those "weed" trees, I think they are called a Japanese...

Quick 60 second question: Is there any reason why the earthing cable for a water stopcock cannot run under flooring (i.e. laminate and carpet)? Thanks!

Hi all, Quick question. Got some LED lights (pack of 10 at about 10W total power) - can these be connected up to a lighting circuit? The pack had a transformer built into the plug - but obviously dont want these to go into a socket. In addition, I need to hang 3 16W strip lights off...

Hi all, My kitchen saga continues (seem to do nothing but post on here these days begging for help!). Took out a half height partition wall today, and found a pipe sticking out right in the middle of my new kitchen floor.... It looks ancient (metal), and I dont know whether its gas or...

Hi all, Quick question this (cant find it elsewhere). In the case of a seperate oven and hob, is it the oven or the hob which needs its own circuit (the other being on standard ring circuit), or both on seperate circuits of their own, or both on the same dedicated circuit? If the...

Hi all, When I pulled up the old laminate (with poly underlay) from our kitchen, there was one significant damp patch underneath - at the time, I assumed this was due to a leak in the kitchen with the prior occupants appliances - the damp disappeared after a few hours. However, I now wonder...

hi all, Just after a bit of advice. Getting a tiler to tile my floor, but he will basically do what I tell him rather than "best practice". Floor is really quite level - certainly seems to be within 12mm. Couple of cracks but only tiny. What I was going to do was: - Clean the...

Hi all, Just bought a 1970s private build (George Wimpey homes I believe). The facts of the property are as follows: - Not sure of exact year of construction, the title is a bit confusing, but I believe it to be either 1972 or 1977. - Property is of standard construction with brick and...

Hi all, In my house, a gas boiler supplying ducted air was removed (and never made good). The boiler was sat subfloor level. There is a 2 foot by 1 foot (approx) hole, about 2-3 inches deep. At the bottom, the hole is not concrete, or flat - it looks like a metal sheet, with some ridges...

Hi all, Quick and easy one for you :) When replacing a radiator on this system, I assume steps are as follows: - Turn off mains water - Remove radiator and drain water via this rad from system (if not, how do you drain?) - Fit new rad - Repressurise system - Add inhibitor - Bleed...

Hi all, Short and sweet - looking for a decent sparky to do some kitchen electrics for me due to install of new kitchen! Any interest, please reply :) Cheers!

Hi all, Jumping on the "offering jobs" bandwagon! I posted a couple of weeks back about moving my rising main, and the only person who has looked at it so far said "no problem, will just concrete this all in afterwards..." At which point I decided to look elsewhere :D So anyway -...

Hi all, My boiler, 2 years old, seems to be playing up slightly (only bought the house with it in 2 weeks ago!). Basically, when I turn the thermostat right up, the therm clicks, and the boiler lights up beside the central heating symbol. However, the flame light doesnt light (at all...

Hi all, First time poster (new house) but will be on here lots I suspect, I am NOT a DIYer and need to learn!!! Anyway, hope you can help with my first query... I am fitting a new kitchen, and planning on changing some of the orientation of the kitchen. However, currently the...