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Our existing boiler is a Glow Worm British Gas 330+ installed in 2008. It stopped working a couple of weeks ago and showed fault code F3. A local heating engineer company examined the boiler and said it showed signs of leaking. He recommended a new boiler as repairing could be expensive with the...

Poisoning tree stump We've had a mature oak tree felled leaving a stump approx 18" high. I propose drilling holes around the cambium layer and filling with neat Glyphosate. Can this be done now whilst dormant or should I wait til the spring? Thanks

Mods, Please transfer if I have posted this in the wrong section. We have a dying (decay in trunk,extensive fungus at base & distorted leaves)) mature TPO oak tree approx 7m from a conservatory on a raft foundation. and approx 11m from the house. We're on clay soil. Both...

Yes I have a spare remote control and the problem remains whichever remote or wall mounted switch is used. The sensor is built into the motor unit. When the motor is disengaged the door can be opened and closed by hand albeit very heavy. Thanks for the link but it didn't cover the model we have.

I have a double up and over garage door powered by a Hormann motor. When operated the door will open by a few inches and then stop. On other (rare) occasions the door will fully open without stopping. Could this intermittent issue be a problem with the sensor detecting a non existent...

I have a double up and over garage door powered by a Hormann motor. When operated the door will open by a few inches and then stop. On other (rare) occasions the door will fully open without stopping. Could this intermittent issue be a problem with the sensor detecting a non existent...

I have several large brass items –mainly exterior door fittings etc- which regularly need cleaning. I can achieve a good finish with brass polish but inevitably after a year or so they begin to dull and tarnish. Of late I’ve used OOOO grade steel wool resulting in a good shine (no polish) but...

I need to fix a plate to concrete paving slabs using M6x50mm concrete bolts/screws. I've read differing views some saying a 5mm pilot hole others saying 6mm. What size bit should I use? Thanks

This is the motor: http://www.rfcontrolsystem.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=470_453_462&products_id=1400

Hi Folks I’m buying a small 12v DC motor which is required to rotate in both directions.Some of these motors are sold as ‘reversible’ whilst others don’t mention this in the description. Aren’t all of these motors reversible if the polarity is swapped? Thanks Roy

We are laying a patio partially within the RPA of a TPO tree (upon application the LA didn’t want to know!) In compliance with Arboricultural Practice Note 12 (APN12) and BS5837 the layers are as follows, starting from the ground up: Ground Geo textile membrane Geocell (or similar) cellular root...

Thanks for the input folks. We had virtually decided on the Bells vento, but.... our existing gas supply is 15mm but another 'approved' Bells dealer said it can only be installed with a 22mm supply otherwise the flame height/spread will diminish when the central heating is on and they were...

I would have been best posting in the Gas Fitters Only forum but I'm not a RGI so here goes. We wish to have installed either a Bells vento classic or a Gazco Riva2 750HL Edge -virtually identical gas fires. The Bells vento classic requires a balanced flue or possibly a chimney flue. However...

Hi, Thanks for that. The pump is located in the loft directly above the new shower whilst the old ensuite shower is about 2 meters from the pump.

We have a shower in the ensuite bathroom fed from a hot water tank in the airing cupboard via a pump in the loft. We recently had the family bathroom refitted and a new shower installed with the feed T’ed off the existing pump outlet. When the new shower lever is turned on it can take several...

I’m having a conservatory built, internal floor 18 sq m. The builder will finish at the screeded floor level and I will install the flooring. I will be laying electric underfloor heating mats and I’m undecided between tiles and laminate flooring. Some of the conservatory companies advise...

Thanks for that Richard , most informative. Upon visiting my LA Building Control I have tried to discuss matters but they insist –verbally- that IF the conservatory comes within permitted development the building regs will not apply and a site visit is not possible. However my research...

In a previous post under ‘building’ I have raised various questions relating to foundations for a conservatory. Due to clay soil conditions and a nearby mature tree two separate structural engineering companies have advised me to have a hole dug as close as possible to the existing house...

Is this true ? What is the authority for this ? It would suggest that say the house central heating can be extended into an exempt conservatory after 12 months. (I'm NOT criticising the comment, but genuinely want to know why a contravention cannot be pursued by the LA after 12 months.)