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Hi, Today i was replacing all of the valves on the central heating system ahead of a re-pipe. All but one were straightforward, but the last one ( isn't it always ) didn't feel like it was tightening up and I snapped it off in the radiator. Is there any easy way of getting it out please, or is...

Hi, Just a quick question. I've read the Bucket Test instructions in FAQs, but could I ask please should the system be running or switched off ? It's a combi boiler and I want to check the return on one radiator.

Hi, What are the consequences of leaving a neutral cleaner ( Fernox F3 to be exact) for longer than a week please ?

I am currently in the process of purchasing a house which requires restoring. In the bathroom the airing cupboard is double fronted with 2 main doors and 2 top doors ( Well it would be if 3 of the doors weren't missing ) Some years ago I know that you could buy a complete front, the frame...

Hi, What type of membrane should be used to wrap the box and gravel on a soak awaydrain to prevent soil ingress please ? :?:

Hi, I have a pre digital sky box. It's a Panasonic and I think it is the box that is giving problems. The problems started earlier in the year when the weather was really bad and high winds. We started to have no signal and had to unplug the box, wait 5 minutes etc to get the picture...

Hi, I've been having problems on my central heating system, in that I've flushed the system twice, and then added Sentinel X400, but three weeks later one radiator is still not getting hot, only tepid. I was originally told that the pipes were full of sludge, due to being non barrier...

I am installing drainage channel at the foot of a garden wall, which has drain holes in it to allow the water to flow from the garden. I intend to run this into a soakaway, but I believe that I am allowed to connect that soakaway into the main sewer, in case it overflows. What is the best...

Anyone had any experience of Citroen Sensodrive Gearbox problems? Mine has had a new clutch, clutch actuator and gearbox actuator - all citroen replacement parts. It now drives superbly when going forward, but it has a problem with reverse gear. When cold it selsects reverse with no...

I've never had much luck with Clematis, until two years ago when I discovered Montana Elizabeth. Grows for fun, really good spread and a good show of flowers in April/May. Since I've been successful with this variety, I want to plant more along the fence, but I need different colour(s) and a...

I want to put a couple of nesting boxes in the garden and I have read that they need to face in a certain direction. Could anyone advise what that direction is please ?

My daughter wants a bi-fold door fitting at her house. Opening is 762mm x 1981mm and the bi-fold door for this ina well known Diy store if 750mm x 1946mm. Is this correct, seems like there's going to be a rather large gap somewhere, even allowing for the fixings ?? :?:

Just read that apparently we have paid £27million pounds in overseas aid to Argentina. Their thanks ? - A Trade embargo on the Falklands and still claiming the Falklands are theirs, whilst also claiming that stationing Prince William on the Falklands as a Rescue Pilot is an act of...

Hi, I have several pyracantha bushes in my garden and although they continue to grow well, they do not get a healthy show of berries as they should late season. Is there anything that I can add to the soil that will promote the berries ?

Hi, Does anyone know if there is a 3 Gang Surface mounted Back Box on the Market which allows the fitting of a Double Socket and a Single Socket ? Or 3 Single Sockets? Like The Dual Boxes that are available.

Hi, I was told that hydrangeas only flower on new growth in the second year, and this would appear to be bourn out by the two bushes in my garden which were cut back last year and are not flowering this year on all stems. The questions is, are you supposed to cut the dead flowered heads off...

I have a problem with the hot water being only tepid. This is not a combi boiler. I mistakenly changed the thermostat in the boiler, but the central heating system is fine anyway, so I suppose it couldn't have been this. I consulted the Wiki before posting and it says turn up the Tank...