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Ive had a nightmare few weeks with this boiler. I will try to be concise. System - worcester bosch greenstar ri with unvented cylinder and hive thermostat 1st issue - water leak from tank. Got this fixed and boiler serviced at the same time 2 - fan went bang so was replaced. 3 - worked for...

Ive just had an extension so i need smoke alarms hard wired. ideally i wanted smart ones that alert me if they go off. ive looked at nest but they dont do a heat detector for the garage. I would need them to speak to each other but as i understand a nest smoke alarm wouldnt speak to a heat...

ive had a hive thermostat installed getting rid of the old honeywell timer. the wiring was a straight swap. there is one cable coming from the unit on the top left to another honeywell unit. is this one required? the plumber left it in. but now and again i have to reset it if the heating stops...

forgive me if this sounds a stupid question. in my extension with thermalite block its gona be d&d with 12.5mm board i was gona put some battens on the wall for fixing rads and tv brackets to under the board the electrician has used 25mm back boxes. I was going to use 25mm plywood underneath...

Hi all, Im in the market for a new tray for my new en suite. Originally I was looking at a wetroom former but started leaning towards a tray. Ive seen the mira flight level which is only 25mm deep. Im presuming that with a 15mm tile board and tile it would look flush with the floor. Im...

ive just levelled up my floor joists ready for laying a 25mm plywood subfloor. Before it goes down I need to sort insulation and electric cables. Im not installing electrics myself but the electrician told me he will 1st fix when the stud wall is in (for walk in wardrobe and rn suite). The...

Ive had an extention built with thermalite block. building regs require me to insulate internal walls with 25mm pir board. my plan was to use 25mm battens and board inbetween. then fix plasterboard over the top. im wondering what is the best way to fix the battens? I know the blocks are soft...

Im building a bedroom extension with an en-suite. The room has vaulted ceilings. there will be a stud wall dividing and on the other side is a walk in wardrobe. I like the inline extractor i have in the loft in my other bathroom. its about 4 times as powerful as the standard wall mounted and...

not sure which part of the forum this belongs.... im having an extension built on an existing garage. it has 80mm cavity so i think building regs will want some insulation on the inside. it will be block and render (except the boundry wall) which will be brick. i am going to try and do as much...

Hi Ive recently had some building work done in the kitchen and also knocked through some small store rooms to make a utility room. Ive now got the washer and dryer in there next to each other with a toilet on the same wall My plan is to battern the wall on the 2 sides that i can to have some...

Hi I recently had a new kitchen and plan to have the extractor fan vented outside. I have a flyover and want to keep the pipework invisable behind the stainless steel cover. I have bought a 90degree angled flat ducting kit that has a brick sized vent cover. Im wondering what is the best way to...

Hi Ive just had a new kitchen extension and want to lay vinyl floor The new floor is screeded and existing has been leveled to match up. Even though it has been done well and the joint feathered over there is a very slight discrepancy where they join. Its not really a visable thing but if you...

Hi all Im looking at having an unvented cylinder installed to replace my old out of date system. My local merchants have had one returned as not used on a site in as new condition but damaged packaging. Its a 260L vaillant unistor for £630 inc VAT Does this sound a good deal and are these...

Hi im after some advice on laying a new water main. I am planning a new extension which will include an unvented cylinder. As I have lead piping coming in im thinking now is a good time to switch to mdpe pipe. Severn trent also offer a lead replacement scheme. I have a block paving drive which...

I was wondering if anyone has used these on a build? I saw them on tv a while ago and they advertise to be quicker to lay saving on labour and use less mortar whilst maintaing strength I am having an extension built in Jan 16 and wondered if this would be a good idea. Im slighty concerned...

When using the taps upstairs or flushing the loo the pipe to the tank sounds like its wooshing and very noisy. I put a float valve in the tank and its very quiet when filling if im in the loft but in the bedrooms its very noisy. Ive tried turning the stopcock on the rising main up and down...

This was mega loud when it had an old float valve in it. I replaced it with a fluidmaster side entry valve which when I was in the loft was impressively quiet. However, when I'm in my bedroom which is next to the airing cupboard it still sounds really loud when filling. Kind of like a whooshing...

Hi Im trying to fix my mothers intergrated dishwasher. I replaced the heating element because it wasnt getting hot during any cycle. However this has t worked. It shows an e3 error which I think means its not heating up. Really useful code that 1! Ive read about a reset button that may...

We have a 3 bed semi (2 good size bedrooms 1 box room) with an attatched double garage approx (21 sq m) with double skin cavity walls. We are thinking of extending over the garageto make a bigger family bathroom and a master en suite bedroom. Clearly footings and planning need to be...

Hi I hope ive posted this in the right forum. Im moving my tumble dryer from the garage where the is a hose going through the wall to the outside to a pantry next to the kitchen. In the pantry there is an air vent. I was hoping to use the existing hole in the wall instead of drilling a...