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As per title, having had a new thermostat fitted, whenever the heating goes to run, pop goes the fuse. Any ideas? Picture attached. Apparently it's a three wire installation.. but there's four

Afternoon all, apologies for the noob question, I haven't seen (sheltered life?) piping for a washing machine like this before..I'm assuming connect the machine pipes to both or just one of the connectors? And also assuming that random pipe sticking up bottom right is the outlet pipe...

Hi all, Mrs fancied a new tap; a Bristan Cinnamon Mono Mixer Kitchen Tap Chrome to be precise. https://www.screwfix.com/p/bristan-cinnamon-mono-mixer-kitchen-tap-chrome/6959d However, it comes with flexible connector tails, whereas the connectors under our sink are currently copper pipe into...

Hi all, due to paint a room this week, having attempted to carefully peel off some stickers (using hairdryer etc)..I'm left with lots of bits as shown in the picture; the paint has been pulled off down to the plaster What's the best way to deal with this? Thanks,

Hi all, after turning off water outside (washing machine tap is broken as I discovered to my "surprise") I noticed the new washing machine was making quite a bit of noise when stopping filling. I didn't put two and two together until today and duly turned the tap outside down a little - this...

Evening all, got to fit a bottom entry fill valve tomorrow, been recommended to use some sealant around the washer (inside the cistern). What do people think? Instructions don't mention it Thanks

Hi all, I have a new kitchen sink tap to install. The new tap comes with x2 servicing valves and flexible connectors. I've attached a picture of how the current tap is connected: As you can see it has two copper pipes going into some speedfit type connectors. My questions are...

Greetings all, one of the screws in a kitchen cupboard 'door' hinge had worked itself out a few weeks ago, basically the hole had enlarged itself over the years so it wouldn't go back in and stay in. Now, the weight of the cupboard door on one screw at the top has pulled it out. My...

Greetings, I currently have an outside light that switches on/off via a internal switch. I'd much prefer to have a PIR outside security light instead of the current silly thing. My question is can I just remove the current light and wire up a outside light? Or is it far more complicated...

Greetings all, I have a Potterton Promax Combi HE Plus (33 HE A) and a Potterton Famoso 601 RF Wireless thermostat. The boiler is currently flashing battery low/empty, I have obviously changed the batteries in the thermostat and followed the "recommisioning/linking" process, however the...

Greetings all, about three months ago now we (I :evil: ) pulled up the slabs in the garden and had some turf layed for our daughter. It started off really healty and green, but its slowly gone downhill - I think my girlfriend was cutting it too short, plus she was using the grass bucket so...

Greetings all, I'll try not to bore you with the details but I recently bought a new TV cabinet, all is good except it's that snug a fit in the alcove I can't plug anything in :| Now my great idea to get round this was to hack off (carefully of course..) the skirting board on the opposite...

Greetings all, my toilet has started to leak rather annoyingly, I've taken some photos but cant find my camera lead so I've had to use an illustration as an example of where the problem is occuring. It's pretty dirty round there, it almost looks as if its old disintegrated sealant? Is that...

Hi guys, couple of questions, that might sound pretty stupid to most of you but you don't learn anything without asking I suppose. Firstly, I have what I think is vinyl? Flooring in our kitchen, underneath it is this stuff; For reasons involving a dog I need to get a new piece or...

Alright guys, my sink is leaking, specifically this bit around where its actually joined onto the bottom of the sink I'm guessing there's meant to be a seal around the bottom of the sink and that part that has dissolved. Do I need to get a new one of those bits or can I just...

Hi all, I think I need to replace the wax seal on my toilet, a la these instructions here; http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/bath/fixt_repair/toilet/wax_ring/replace.htm However my toilet has a pipe at the back, I assume that's where the wax ring will be and not underneath like on the...

Greetings, I've got some wire wool which I'm planning on using to deter a mouse, is it safe to put near pipes coming to/from my boiler? It says keep away from sources of ignition on the wool and although not strictly a source of ignition, surely if it gets hot enough it could catch fire?

HI guys, I have a mouse problem that I'm attempting to fix, but what I need to know is if I can use sealant/filler or expanding foam around the pipes leading from my boiler? I would just stuff wire wool in to scare the little buggers off but there's a big gap that's basically the...