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We had some deck lights installed in the summer and I've just noticed tonight that the last 3 lights in the run are off. I've found the wire leading from the last working light has been gnawed through. What's the best way to protect the wiring from rodents once repaired? Flexible conduit or...

We have a 5-way inspection chamber where only 1 of the side inlets is used to carry the waste from the soil pipe from our en-suite. Over time, waste splashes into the unused inlets of the chamber and just remains there until I periodically open it up and wash it away with the hosepipe. Is...

How much should I expect to pay (labour only) to replace a failing Stuart Turner Monsoon Standard 2.0 bar Twin shower pump with a new one?

We have a Stuart Turner Monsoon 2.0 bar Twin pump fitted at home which operates on all of our hot water taps and shower. It was in the house when we moved in back in 2007 so it's at least 12 years old now. It's recently started coming on as normal when a hot tap/shower is switched on but then...

I was wondering if someone had an opinion on an issue which has suddenly started with a digital shower (low-pressure dual outlet) that’s been in use for approx. 6 months. The shower has started failing to flow properly when switched on and we have to turn it up to full to eventually get the...

We have a Glowworm 38hxi downrated to 21kw as we have radiators + dhw totalling about that. We have the flow temperature of the boiler set to 75. We had a new radiator installed the other day so the system was drained down for that (I increased rating to 21kw from 19kw due to the new rad being...

We've had a new extension built for a new bedroom with en suite. The fast flow shower waste in the new en suite shows some strange behaviour. Firstly, when you flush the loo the chrome shower waste rocks up and down. Secondly, sometimes the shower water flows out of the shower tray fine and...

We've had a really poor application of K Rend TC 15 on a HPX base coat to the front of our house and we'd like another applicator to do the job all over again. Is it possible to knock off what's been done or not? Many thanks!

Hi, We are just about to replace our kitchen that has the SVP currently running through it so it needs very unsightly boxing around it. Would it be good practice to change it to outside at this point? I'm just thinking that once the kitchen is done and it's all boxed in, if there are any...

Hi, Does anyone know if it's possible and legal to repair a pin hole in an internal lead gas pipe? It came to light when a nail which has been there forever was removed! The gas company have shut the gas off currently. Had a company out today who have told us all of the internal lead...

Hi, I have a Glow-worm Ultracom 38hxi open vent boiler that is set to 82C. It was downrated to 16kW by BG as it had been massively oversized by a Glow-worm recommended installer that didn't know what they were doing! Anyway, BG had to replace the Grundfos pump on Saturday as there was...

I am looking to replace a Honeywell T6360B room thermostat with a wired digital non-programmable model. What make & model would you suggest and would it be an easy straight swap? Many thanks!

I have a problem balancing a towel radiator in our system in that I can't seem to get any temperature drop across the flow and return. It has a valve on each side but no matter what adjustment I make, I seem to only ever get the rad to be either completely off or scorching. Any advice...

Does anyone know how to calculate or where I can find the output (watts) for older panel steel radiators? We have the following sizes in our 1970's house: 590mm (H) x 2080mm (W) Double (No fins) 590mm (H) x 1760mm (W) Single (No fin) 590mm (H) x 1600mm (W) Single (No fin) 590mm (H) x...

We have: Glow-worm Ultracom 38hxi boiler. Grundfos 'Super Selectric' UPS 15-60 130 pump (speed currently set to II). Glow-worm Climapro RF thermostat. Westherm TRV's on all radiators (except hallway where thermostat fitted and bathroom towel radiator). 11 radiators. The above replaced a...