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Hi folks I live in a 4 bed detacted by myself and it's too expensive to heat the whole house (I don't even have hot water on) especially as I'm not on benefits but have a very low income. I have a 28 year old system which is open vented Y plan. Only the large front rad and the adjoining...

Hi everyone I've searched for the best thing to do when painting a metal garage up and over door, which I guess is galvanised as it hasn't rusted after 30 years :) I've read a number of threads and they tend to say different things. I've removed all the paint and am now back to bare metal...

Hi I have a half roof over my front window and front door. It;s over 1m deep and nearly 1m high say. My front room radiator is underneath the front window which is underneath plasterboard. I've recently become aware that there is no insulation at all over this plasterboard. I only have...

Afternoon all Tested CU today which had 2.5Vac L & E and L & N in load side of CU with main isolator open. All MCBs were open also. Load side L to supply side L was 50Vac or so. When closing the MCBs the potential difference dropped to 0 and the load L to supply L went to a normal...

Hello everyone The sticky thread regarding Electric Safety advises that you should test for Live before and after isolating. I saw a UK Youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MERh6H6AjdY) showing proper procedure for testing for dead within a consumer unit. Test voltage...

Hi all Not sure if this is the right place to post - shout if not a roofing issue. Noticed today that a section of wall underneath roof was discoloured - especially the mortar between the bricks. Took a picture on a camera and it looks even more obvious than it does to the naked eye...

Hello All - hopefully I've chosen the right area to post. I have 2 repair jobs that need doing and I could really use some advice as I’ve never attempted concrete or brick repair before: – repair to the concrete interface between water channel and garage floor which has broken down (say...

Hi there Spent some time yesterday fixing my integrated oven installed last year by kitchen fitters - it wasn't screwed in properly and could pull out or be tipped. Not ideal. Anyway, I also took the opportunity to tighten some terminals, one of which was pretty lose. I also opened a...

Title says it all really. Was in shower yesterday, and it just stopped (luckily at an OK point in the wash routine - OK TMI). Lights on the unit dead, but hadn't tripped the consumer unit shower circuit. After isolating the circuit, and doing a little investigation, it looks like the pull...