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Hi, hope you can help. Recently had bathroom done and spotlights fitted. 3 are fitted with leds and the other has a normal 50w halogen spotlight in it(this is the inline fan light). Installer said he cannot fit an led bulb into this one. Is this correct? Also, this fan light has a 14w...

Hi, Looking for some advise please. Had a leak in bathroom which went through onto hall ceiling. Put on a couple of coats of shellac Zinsser bin and then emulsioned. Lasted for a couple of years and now it's coming back through big time. I'm fairly certain there is no new leak as can...

Hi, looking for a bit of advice please. Have noticed recently when boiler turns on the flame light only comes on for about 45 secs and then goes off for about a minute and a half and then it keeps repeating this pattern. Not sure if it has always done this or I've just noticed. Seems to...

Hi, Looking for more advice please. 2 radiators in living room exact same size both fitted with TRV's and same pipework. 1 on flow side and 1 on return side of other. Thay are balanced as they both heat up at same time. TRV's seem to work as I can shut one or other off if required...

Hi, Hope someone can help. I have recently attempted to balance my system Potterton 80 combi boiler. My bathroom rad has a lockshield either side that were fully open acting as a "bypass" I think as boiler doesn't have bypass valve I believe. I have balaced this rad also and temp of it...

Hi, Wondering if anyone could offer some avice please? Gonna be doing the above soon and understand basic principles. I intend to find the order in which the rads heat up first with temp. clamp and multimeter before I start adjusting valves. Do I have to open ALL valves fully before...

Hi Guys, Looking for a wee bit advice again please. Tried to put Fernox F5 cleaner into system via filling loop. When I try to unscrew loop from water end(so I can attach to adapter on F5) it starts spraying out quite a bit of water? The valve is definitely closed because when I...

Hi, Any ideas? Balancing? Sludge?=Flushing? or Power flushing? Forget about it and have a pint? I love DIY. Cheers, kerjak.

Hi, Wondering if anyone can help wi this? Drained system via combi boiler valve. Opened bleed valves upstairs(1 in attic conversion and 4 on 2nd floor) no water coming out. Left for a good wee while, closed and went downstairs. 4 rads on ground floor still had water coming out when...

Hi, Looking for some advice please. Been using this stuff and it's started yellowing after a couple of months(believe this is a common problem with this paint now). I think I'm going to buy either Sikken Rubbol BL Satura or Johnstones Acrylic Satin as I've heard good reviews about both of...

Hi, Just looking to confirm if I have got this right as I've read a few posts with varying info and am a bit confused. I have to: Open up all valves fully on all rads. I have some trv's fitted on return side of some rads but this shouldn't matter I think. Find out in which order the...

Hi, Looking for a bit of advice please. Roof repaired recently due to leak. I have a terraced house where part of my roof is attached to gable wall of next door property. Lead between the edge of my tiles and next door wall replaced and wall re-harled. My question is leak seems to have...

Hi, Looking for some opinions please. Recently removed old 750mm wide rad while decorating room. Rad has been binned as really old but I'm having difficulty finding one this size. Can anyone tell me where I could get one 750mm wide or what size would be easier to install with existing...

Hi, Hope you can help with this please. I am decorating hall which includes all previously oil based painted doors and skirting. I have prepped these but have previously untreated knots(yellow marks under old paint) and some bare patches of wood that I would like to treat prime. I am...

Hi Guys, Hope you can help with this. Have installed WC downstairs, since then seem to have really low cold water pressure in kitchen mixer tap. Cold water is mains pressure, no tank upstairs and hot is from combi boiler. Sink and bath cold tap pressure upstairs is the same as before...

Hi, Have Danfoss TRV bi-directional (I think) fitted vertically onto flow side or radiator. When this valve is on the frost setting the radiators comes on. Other rad's in house ar on this setting and don't come on. This happens obviously happens when not that cold either. Any ideas...

Hi, Wondering if someone could answer the query above please i.e. is it ok to do it and how do I go about it? I have a small rad in bathroom as bypass, but getting fed up of it constantly being burning hot every time boiler is switched on, must be costing a fortuna. If it's ok to do...