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Hi all. My summerhouse which was built a couple of years ago has recently developed a gap in one of the uprights. It must have happened within the past 2 months because I had artificial grass laid just 2 months ago and it was fine for at least a month since. Gap is about 5mm wide. Not sure what...

Breifly. Gravity fed system (older/simpler with tap stat on cylinder) Hot water only, or water +C/H (No C/H only option. 2 way mechanical port packed in. Can be operated manually by the switch so valve is definitelly ok. Changed Syncron. No Joy. Changed head. Still no joy. Looking for the next...

Hi. I've had this problem for a little while where my central heating won't come on when it is timed to. I can manually switch on the C/H via the mortorised valve (manual lever) but there is obviously something causing the problem. I've also changed the syncronised valve's motor but the problem...

Hi all. I've a drain access at the end of my garden and T****s water have had to clear a blockage recently. This has happened a number of times over the past couple of years and these guys were the second lot to advise that next doors' sewage pipe is draining into mine and that it shouldn't)...

I've got a series of odd jobs which I need to carry out but which i've not been able to tackle myself. If I contact an 'odd job' engineer, about how much should I expect to have to pay for these things : Door reversal. Fire door opens from right to left. Needs to open from right to left...

I bought a pressure washer from B&Q some 5 years ago called Challenge Xtreme. The p/w is obsolete now I think but I'm wondering if there is a more current brand which uses the same type of connector as the C/X and has a patio cleaner attachment so that I can buy it as a single accessory rather...

Hi all. I had a pump fitted a couple of years ago (come april) and just located a big leak at the junction where the cold water is fed to the pump . The the cold water is dran off to the pump via a JGspeedfit equal tee and it's at one of the joins that the water is leaking. This has only...

Hi. I've just boxed off a 6 inch gap between the head end of my bath and the wall. I've got some border tiles which i've cut to size for the width of the bath and i'm wondering how best to put them on. Should I put them on by use of a) adhesive first then silicone the joins. b) instead of...

Hope someone can help. I recently tiled my downstairs toilet/shower area which meant that the wash basin now sits an inch or so further forward from the wall. This has meant that the straight pipe which connects to the 's' trap to the drain away is tilted away from the vertical by 10 degrees or...

Hi all. I tiled an on suite recently and am about to re fit the accessories for the room (towel rail, mirrors etc). I bought the following item from screwfix to drill the holes but as its not pointed it slides around (tested on a spare tile)...

Hello all. Woke up this morning to much loud banging coming from the boiler. Following an hour of stopping starting and a process of elimination I realised that the pump was not working. Confirmed after another hour or two of flushing out the system and retrying (thirty odd squid of 2 month...

The last few times i've spent the weekend out i've returned to find an overflow pipe at the front of house which looks to have been dripping for a while. I'm guessing after some deduction the reason is because i'm away and therefore not using any hot or cold water in the house but my question...

Can anyone confirm whether sentinel x200 boiler descaler is any good. Also is it ok (or worth it ) to add sentinel x200 boiler descaler in a system already containing sentinel x100 inhibitor. i.e would they interfere with each other?

Was wondering if it's ok to recyle the water in a system simply by attaching a hose to the last radiator's bleed valve (as I would in a complete drain downl) and opening the bleed valve but without securing the ball valve in the f&e so that the system continues to supply fresh water while...

I know this has kind of been done to death as part of a system flush as this is all i find googling the web but i'd like some advice/opinion on what good methods there are for flushing an individual radiator. Just some background: I've flushed my system and after reintroducing the water supply...

I need to replace 4 trv around my property. I've been to screwfix but the largest I could find was a 15mm trv. The threading at the rad side was nowhere near wide enough. I measured across the not and got 1inch. Can somebody advise where I can get one of these as i don't see them on danfoss'...

Been having a discussion with a colleague and have come to the conclusion that my CH/HW system must be faulty. For years I've not been able to set my CH to come on separately from my HW. The Programmer has the function of setting individual times for both but the CH will only come on so long as...

Hi all. Was looking for a cost effective way to flush my central heating system and came across this thread : //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=230827#230827 Sounds a good idea given the feedback the chap received but sounds to be for a combi boiler system judging buy the...

After a good work bench. There are loads out there ranging from cheap as chips to over a 1er. My usage will be for work around the house and for work on my car (vice grip etc). Reasons for/against and and links would be much appreciated. Thanks

Hi all. I've got a conventional boiler set up and was recently was told that with this type of boiler the upstairs taps shouldn't go cold when the hot water is also turned on downstairs. This doesn't hold true in my house. Can some informed soul tell me if this should happen or not and if...