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Hi Everyone. I'm trying to remove some drain covers in the garden. Some of the bolts seem to have seized and I'm wondering the best way to get them open. I tried a handheld screwdriver but no joy. I was considering the impact driver, but I'm not sure if this will knacker the threads/ bolt head...

Evening. I have a hose type kitchen tap (pictured). The hose is leaking with both hot and cold water at the connection between the hose and the copper mixing pipe (pictured with me pointing at the leak point). No water leaks when tap is off. I tried disconnecting and reconnecting and tightening...

Hello, We're having an extension built and the roof tiling is planned for tomorrow. It's due to rain heavily over the coming days and next and I'm concerned this will cause problems down the road. The roof has been felted for the past 4 weeks and has been regularly drenched, but I'm told by the...

Hi there. A family member sought a quote for a bathroom refit. This includes rip out/disposal and install, She will provide all materials including floor tiles, wall tiles (half way up wall), all white goods including sink, toilet, bath and replacement shower (above bath). Room is quite...

Hi. I'm replacing CH and HW zone valves on a S plan unvented system. They are located just off the boiler on the 2nd floor. There are 2 small and 2 medium rads on this floor, 6 mixed size rads on the 1st floor and 6 large and medium rads on the ground floor. Will I need to empty the whole...

Hi guys, My HW started heating up whenever the CH was on. I diagnosed a faulty zone valve on the HW side (old Drayton model). I have an S plan unvented system. I pulled off the actuator for the HW valve, but when the valve was manually closed it still charged the HW tank. I plan to change both...

Hi there, I have a condensing boiler (Worcester Bosch Greenstar) and am having a few problems with it. Pressure was low a couple of weeks back and filled up via filling loop. Possibly slowly losing pressure again as black needle has dropped a little since then. A few days ago I had the...

Hi everyone, I have a combi boiler (fitted 4 years ago). It is reading 0 bar pressure when off, and that doesnt appear to change much when the boiler is firing the central heating. I think I may need to top up the system with mains water? Also, there seem to be several valves (and a puzzle of...

Hi guys, I have a nice old fireplace, looks lovely on a not too cold day. But in the winter it is all but useless, it just sucks the heat up the chimney and creates lots of draft in the house. So I'm planning to fit a log burner. After speaking with the stove fitting guy I've decided to pull...

Hi Guys, Under my kitchen sink the waste water pipe empties from the sink, dishwasher and washing machine. However all of a sudden a leak has developed. I have included a picture with an arrow at the leak location. The downward pipe that connects to the ubend is really loose, and after taking...

Hi guys, I was shutting of some circuits for some building work in my new place and noticed a rogue earth cable. One of the fellas in the house was a sparky and said it may be something to do with the boiler (recently had a new one installed and some other gas works). Picture attached. Can...

Hi folks. My Drayton SCR receiver is not working. Hot water is fine, just no central heating. It looks like there is no power on the receiver and there are no lights illuminated at any time (including when the rf stat is calling for heat).I replaced the batteries in the stat and moved this to...

Hi there. If 'ASB' is embossed on a drain cock, does this mean it contains asbestos or is it branding?

Hi there, I'm really hoping someone can help me on this one. I've just moved house and the boiler's started playing up (typical, when it's so chilly out). I got home from work yesterday and the house was freezing. On checking the boiler it would fire for about a minute then cut out...