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Hi I have a recently installed system boiler (Worcester Bosch) When I remove the heads from the TRVs I can get all of the radiators balanced with a 12 degree drop between flow and return - I know some may disagree with the 12 degree drop but my common sense logic tells me that whilst it may be...

Hi, I am in the middle of having a new heating system installed There will be a new 2 core cable ran for the nest heatlink which will be hard wired to the thermostat on terminals t1 and t2 Being an S plan system there are two valves - one for CH and one for HW There is a newly installed fused...

I am planning on redoing the bathroom. Currently the walls are tiled 2/3 of the way up and painted with bath room paint for the other 3rd. If I take the current tiles off, the masonry walls for the bottom 2/3 will be very uneven. I was thinking of lining the room with aqua panel to give a nice...

Hi, In my current CH set up I have a combi boiler in the garage, with a manual dial type timer attached to the combi. Currently I set the timer to constantly on, with the thermostat in the hallway controlling the temperature (don't use the timer at all) . I would like to swap the thermostat...

Hi, I have a damp patch that appears during/after rain. The patch seems to "grow" Gutters and downpipes are clear and drains are free running. There is no moisture evident on interior wall Roof doesn't seem to be leaking either

Hi, I have seen around 10 driveways go in around my way with an Aco drain where the drive joins the road. None of them are connected to drainage/soakaways What does it achieve? I checked where my friends live and its the same Do you need Planning Permission to connect to combined...

Hi, Please can you tell me if this drive looks okay? I don't know much about building but guy was a recommendation. It has aco drain on one side (1 brick below dpc) and other side slopes away slightly and ends up 1.5bricks below dpc. Drive very slightly sloping towards house. Will...

I have a very old concrete garage (with asbestos cement board roof) being removed next week, which will leave me with a very solid, large concrete base. I am looking to put a patio in exactly the same area (its away from the house so the dpc is not an issue) How would I lay paving slabs...

To a fused spur for the boiler, on it own outlet on the board? Its for a washing machine, nothing else. Best practice please

I have a 10 way consumer unit When I turn the breaker for "downstairs lights" to the off position the lights go off downstairs. When I fitted a light in the dining room and one in the front room both times it tripped the main breaker with the "downstairs lights" breaker in the off...

I have replaced a light in my dining room and would like some advice please? The cables Neut, Switch and loop have all fitted into the connector on the pendant (with a bit of fiddling the connector holes were very small) but the earth wires wont fit (too thick). I put them into one side of a...

Does anybody know what is a direct replacement for a Bristan Artisan shower mixer? What I mean by that is........ I have undone the mixer from the wall (due to 2 x valve failures in 6 months) which leaves me with 2 x threads coming from the wall. I would like to install a more reliable...

I have a seperate ring for the kitchen and downstairs sockets. It has a fused switch above worktop connected to a socket down below which has a single oven connected via a 13amp plug at the moment. Please could someone tell me what rating (in kw) I would be safe to change the oven for? At...

Hi, The house has been recently rewired by a spark (in the last couple of years) and was signed off, all ok. I have just replaced the light in the bedroom from a ceiling rose to a chandelier. I have left all of the wiring the same (I have had to make a bracket to hang the light on) and...

Hi, I have my boiler in a lean-to attached directly to my house - (house has just been refurbished and is very recently wired and signed off as safe) I would like to put a washing machine out there as well but there is no plug? I would like to know the best way of adding one (I am not...

Please could someone help? The recess for a dishwasher in my kitchen is normal height and width (i.e 600mm wide). The problem is the depth. I could fit a 600mm deep one but by the time the plug and socket is added as well as the hoses it would stick out by about 1-1 1/2 inches I...