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A couple of years ago, my boiler (grant vortex eco) was serviced, while i was at work, and my wife said the engineer told her that the boiler need not be as hot as that and proceeded to turn something down, he also said if you find it does not get hot enough, call us back and we will alter it...

My toilet has just developed a leak at the isolated valve, which I installed a new one, and it was still leaking, on further examination I noticed the plastic thread coming out of the bottom of the cistern was split above the washer of the isolated, so I guess that’s why it still leaking out...

Hi, I want to change my Prv valve in my grant vortex eco wall mounted Combi boiler, as pressure keeps dropping, on undoing the valve would there be any water ready to come out if the pressure was on zero, if so would it be easy to contain ?. Would I have to turn off any water supply other than...

I recently had to top the pressure up on my grant vortex eco combi boiler, and when the boiler ignited, it dripped water out the bottom, only for a couple of minutes, and then it remained ok, I then had to top the pressure up once again and the same thing happened, it seems to leak immediately...

Yes I’ve removed the screw

Hi, I want to change cartridge in my bathroom tap, but I cannot remove the bonnet, I’ve tried with a strap wrench, to no avail, has anyone got any other ideas, thanks

So I have to get a complete new cartridge?

I have Heritage Glastonbury taps in my bathroom, one of which has developed a drip, do I have to change the whole cartridge, or can I just replace a washer? I have been told I need these to replace them with,99063XX02S, but I did not know whether or not I could just replace the rubber washer...

yes Martyndc88, it does have a hot water cylinder, and here's a picture, it also has a little guard around the bottom, so could that have anything to do with hot water?

It’s not the pipe from the combi boiler, (I know where that one is, we had low pressure once, and the plumber showed me what to look for regarding the leaking pipe, and also how to top the pressure up) this pipe is the other side of the house to the boiler pipe, I believe it must be some kind of...

Hi all, I have noticed a copper pipe dripping on the outside wall, un fortunately I don't know what this pipe is as I do not have a water tank in the loft, can anyone help with any ideas, the chalet style house is approx. 5 years old, thanks

hi all, I'm in the process of laying a garden path, I have a sub base of hardcore, compacted with a Wacker, Is there was any rules I have to follow regarding laying self binding gravel, I have read, it has to be laid while being dampened on the compacter, my Wacker does not hold water, so...

Thanks Peter I have done minor jobs on cars and garden machinery before and never used torque settings

I'm about to change my front discs and pads on a peugeot 107, I see on you tube, that you have to set the torque for the bolt on the disc to 5nm and the calliper bolts to 89 mm, the question is do you have to use these settings as I have changed pads before and never used any torque settings...

hi guys, I'm in the process of building some outdoor steps with railway sleepers, the trouble is with them being as they are, unfortunately they are leaving big gaps, showing the hardcore underneath them, does anyone have any ideas as to how to hide these gaps, I was thinking of using that...

Hi guys, a couple of questions the other day, when we had storm Doris, it unfortunately broke the corner off, one of my dry ridge tiles, my first question is, does the membrane underneath the tile let in water to the felt lining, and being a dry ridge tile , can you just unscrew the broken one...

hi guys i've just had a new build done at the beginning of the year, slabs was laid all around the house with a patio at the back, first off the slabs were rocking and I had the builder out,we agreed that they would be taken up and relaid, as of yet they have done half of it, but they have...

it sounds to me that the pump does not seem to be working, before it made quite a noise when in use but now, the pump just makes the minutest noise

hi replaced my shower pump, hot water runs fine out of shower, but I only get a trickle of cold water, I've had the shower head off to bleed it but makes no difference, everything is the same as the other pump, same fittings and everything, any ideas