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Issue with a non-draining shower. It's an upstairs shower which does not drain well and if you carried on running the shower it would eventually overflow the tray. I had assumed it was partially blocked so did some pretty aggressive plunging, but nothing nasty came up. What's odd about it is...

I recently installed a Nest E which worked fine once the battery on the base unit had been charged up. However the thermostat has stopped working in that it's just dead. Its powered via USB and the charger is working as I've checked it with another device, but the cable is hardwired so cant tell...

Issue with main radiator heating. The system has two 2 motorised valves one for radiators and the other the underfloor heating. Underfloor and hot water work fine. Initially with the rads when calling for heat the pump would run but the boiler did not fire up. Checked the motorised valve and...

I installed a kitchen worktop last year and underneath on the front edge it has blown where the sink is. I have had a partial refund from the company who supplied it, but I'm now looking to seal it to prevent it getting any worse and I'd be grateful for advice on what to use. I did use silicone...

I have a set of these LED strip lights which you can cut into lengths https://www.screwfix.com/p/bendable-5m-led-tape-light-10w-1200lm/959fx But only one power supply. It's rated at 12v 1a, so I was wondering can I use any power supply that is 12v and at least 1a, or is there a specific type...

Not sure this is the right board for this, but I'm looking for advice on kitchen down lights. We are having a large kitchen/ family room extension built (7.2m by 7.2m) and will be having downlights. I was planning on the standard size GU10 led equivalent, but our electrician has suggested these...

We have just moved house and twice we’ve had a shock from a kettle. The kettle is cordless with a plastic base and chrome sides and the shock happened when you push the plastic switch down to turn the kettle on and then touch the chrome side. It feels like a powerful static shock, but I’ve not...

It's a Grundfos central heating pump 15/60. It looks relatively new, although it is at least 8 years old, in that it's clean with no leaks or corrosion. The issue is that its not pumping. I've removed the bleed screw and I'm able to freely rotate it, so it's not jammed and I've used a voltmeter...

I’m installing a new resin shower tray on a suspended floor. The instructions state that the tray should be laid on 18mm marine ply. The new tray is around double the size of the old tray it’s replacing, and therefore, it will extend onto the bathroom flooring which is laid with slate tiles...

The rubber seal that runs along the bottom of the doors has been partially broken off by the kids treading on when they get out of the car. I think there may be a metal strip in the rubber as it is relatively rigid. Its fixed on by a number of plastic lugs which have been snapped off. Therefore...

I have a problem with a toilet leaking from where the pan connects to the waste pipe. The initial leak appeared to be not from the rubber seal around the ceramic pan pipe, but from the small gap between the plastic ring at the end of the pipe and the rest of the plastic pipe. The ring can be...

I'm painting (white) the exterior pebble dashed walls of our house. I've washed them and sprayed them with a dilute bleach solution, but is there any need to rinse the walls down again or can I just get on and paint them? Thanks for any responses.

I have just converted a gravity fed system to a fully pumped. when I first filled it up there appeared to be no flow when the pump was turned on. However, eventually with adjusting pump speed and turning it on and off both the hot water and central heating warmed up. However, the cylinder had...

I'm in the process of changing a gravity fed heating system to fully pumped and I have a question about the rating of the thermostat and the programmer. The rating details on the cylinder thermostat states "6 (2.5) A 250v". I had assumed that the thermostat would take minimal current but if...

I'm converting a gravity fed hot water to fully pumped but could someone confirm that it's ok to use the old cylinder flow and return pipes for the vent and cold water feed to the tank in the attic despite them both being 28mm. Thanks for any replies

I want to convert a gravity hot water system to fully pumped to include a new cylinder. Complicated by the fact the old cylinder is a primatic. Current system layout is cold water storage tank in attic, primatic cylinder on 1st floor and boiler on ground floor. This is what I plan do. From...

I want to renovate our wooden stairs however I’m not sure the best way of doing it. I’ve attached a picture and as you can see its been stained or varnished. It has a number of marks and scratches and therefore I have a number of questions: 1. Is anyone able to tell what the varnish/stain...

I purchased the above over a year ago but for various reasons have only opened the box today to discover that inhibitor must be used as it's made of mild steel. We have an old primatic cylinder heating system and therefore cannot use inhibitor. However, I assume that all the radiators in...

Was loading the dishwasher when there was a flash and bang from the hinge area. Checked consumer unit and the circuit breaker had tripped (32a), but not the RCD. Took off the back panel of the washer and discovered that a wiring loom was relatively tightly pressed against the edge of part of the...

I'm in the process of laying a slate floor and have sealed them before laying them. According to the instructions on the tile sealer the coverage rate is around 10 sq metres per litre. However, I'm getting something like 10x this rate so I must be doing something wrong! The instructions state...