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Hi all, we have a 1 & 1/2 sink, washing machine and dishwasher. The plumbing was already there when we moved in, but there are smells coming up the sink, especially when the tap is running. The trap seems very small, everything about it is messy under there. Can someone supply a...

Hi all, we have a 1 & 1/2 sink, washing machine and dishwasher. The plumbing was already there when we moved in, but there are smells coming up the sink, especially when the tap is running. The trap seems very small, everything about it is messy under there. Can someone supply a...

Hi, I was recently given an under counter fridge to keep my home brew in. Result. Left it for a week, then plugged it in. Pretty much instantly there was a buzzing noise followed by smoke. Unplugged fridge, pulled it out, hole in the relay. Ordered a new one, fitted it, sat with...

Hi all, we have started decorating the extension that was built before we bought the house, and are finding a few problems. The room in the winter is inhabitable, it's as cold as outside nearly! It has two radiators, one 70x100 double panel, and one 70x1600 single panel that I have just...

Hi. We have a Baxi Bermuda back boiler, it was fitted in 1998, we have been in this house two years now. I have replaced the old manual thermostat for a new digital type, the gas valve, burner and heat exchanger hae also been replaced and its been serviced. The problem i think i have is...

Hi. We have a Baxi Bermuda back boiler, it was fitted in 1998, we have been in this house two years now. I have replaced the old manual thermostat for a new digital type, the gas valve, burner and heat exchanger hae also been replaced and its been serviced. The problem i think i have is...

Hi, I'm wanting to try and get some idea of whats wrong with our baxi back boiler before i get someone out to look at it. Been in this house for two years, had the boiler serviced, had gas valve replaced and fitted new stat and controls. When the boiler fires up, there is normally an...

Hi all, attempting my first decking build, posted a topic a while back but didnt get anywhere with it, had a few more ideas & changed the plan a bit, hoping someone can give me some advice. This is how the garden stood as of a few days ago... and how it stands tonight... Once i...

Hi everyone, i think part of my quest may have been covered before, but i figured i best ask everything in one thread incase different things have a bearing on each other. Right, down to it. We have a smallish garden, paved around one edge, with a lawn in the centre, a 8x6 shed in one corner...

Hi, we have a baxi back boiler, bermuda i think it is. Last year when we moved in it was a bit noisy but we had it drained, desludge treatment put in, the. Redrained and refilled with inhibitor. Its not been too bad over winter, but its getting bad again. When the boiler ignites there is an...

Hi, we moved into a house last year with a converted loft with a window in. Its now become apparent that the window is leaking and on further inspection this could be because the centre pivot hinge has snapped. My problem is that im trying to work out who made the window and if there are...

Hi all. We moved into our 1960's semi in august, and noticed a nasty smell in the bathroom, which we thought was down to the air bath that was fitted, it all looked dated, so we decided to bin the lot & get a new suite etc. Smell remained. Fitted a new aav, smell remained, though a...

Hi all, we have an older back boiler in our house, it did have a non digi stat but i have changed it for a digi one, checked the wiring and its ok. Odd thing, now every time the heating gets to temp & clicks off, the boiler bangs and bubbles can be heard from the boiler and going into the...

Hi all, We have recently moved house, went from a flat to a semi, flat had a combi boiler, house has an older back boiler system. It was fitted in 1998 and is a baxi system with tank in loft, cylinder in bedroom, boiler behind fire. I have drained the system, used sludge remover, left...

Hi all. We have recently moved into a house that has a Baxi back boiler fitted in 1998, and we would like a bit more control over the room temperature. We currently have a vintage Honeywell T6060 analogue wall thermostat which is bang in the middle of the wall, we would like to move the...

Hi all, over the last two years the boiler has started playing up, after reading up about them, i was suprised it had lasted this long. So far i have had the three way valve replaced, and more recently the pressure releif valve. Now we have fitted some new taps (strange coinkydink) but the...