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Any help will be greatly appreciated although the outcome will likely be calling a Gas Safe chap in. The EA error message has come on and the boiler has switched off. I have tried holding the reset button in for five seconds and then the boiler fires up, but after a couple of minutes it...

Our very vintage (20+ years) Triton Ivory 9.5 has burnt out a wire and we want to replace the shower. Does anyone know what the direct replacement is so that the plumbing and the electrics fit as before.

Looking to paint, over existing paint, with Zinnser Allcoat Satin Exterior. Nowhere near me mixes Zinnser paint so I'll have to get it online. Does anyone have recommendations for a good online supplier? What's the best way to get a good colour match, as say NCS S5045B10G looks a different...

Replacing a non-working thermostat on the hot water cylinder, photos attached. The old thermostat has blue, green/yellow, brown wiring. How do the old wiring colours transfer/relate to the new tstat's terminals marked C, 1, 2. I understand that the new tstat does not need an earth, so what do...

We have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar CDI boiler and a hot water tank with thermostat (see picture). With the cold weather our radiators were not getting hot enough so we have turned up the boiler. The radiators are now hot enough but the hot water from our taps is far too hot. Does this mean...

Don't mind paying up for quality. Am looking for a Victorian style, see below. I've seen Bristan and Grohe recommended on here before, but neither have quite what we're looking for. Can anyone recommend other brands they trust please. Thanks in advance Sorry, picture not quite working.

We have drawn a blank. We removed the 'cover' but it won't go up far enough to allow us to get a spanner into the nut. We have tried unscrewing the screw on the top but it won't move even after penetrating oil and WD40. We have run out of ideas, can anyone help. Thanks in advance. New tap...

17. Carefully position the ceiling plate over the ceiling bracket and firmly secure using the washers and screws. It is vital that these locking washers are fitted as they are required to achieve good earthing. The fitting came without any washers and they weren't mentioned in the component...

We had an existing continuous cable (brown in photo) from the roof aerial to the aerial socket in our front lounge. We wanted two new aerial sockets - in our rear lounge and in our kitchen (we had previously been using internal "set top" aerials for these TVs). The quote for the work stated...

I dug out an old metpost and have ended up with a two foot wide and deep hole (with solid concrete/rubble at the bottom of the hole). I am putting a new fence post in (six foot high fence). As I have ended up with such a big hole (doh!) what would be the best way forward? Thanks in advance.

Machine washes and we presume it drains as the clothing is left soaking wet but not sitting in water. However the final spin isn't working. Also doesn't spin on Spin Only setting. We have checked the drain filter at the front and it is clear and we can rotate the impeller by hand. Thanks, as...

A loud buzzing noise was coming from our three-way port and the radiators stopped giving out heat, though occasionally two come back on a little bit, but usually the boiler doesn't fire up and the radiators stay cold. I switched everything off and tried to move the lever on the port to manual...

We have three radiators on our CH system which remain cold. They all have TRVs, two of the radiators heat up when the valves are tapped. The third doesn't heat up at all. The system is heated by a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 30 CDI. Before we replace the valves we want to put Fernox 3 in to see...

We have a worcester bosch 30 cdi greenstar conventional with a hot water cylinder upstairs with a thermostat limpeted to it. There are no fault codes on the boiler, and I have reset it a couple of times so the pilot light should be working. I have looked at the diverter valve and all three...

I have bought a replacement element (the one surrounding the fan at the back of the oven) but I can't get the old one out. The problem seems to be the hexagonal shaped bolt on the left - see picture of new element. It is the last thing holding the old element in but I can't remove it. It...

The above is my problem. It's all a bit of a mess including the hearth. I want to make it pristine. Do I 1. Tile over the existing tiles, there is a fair degree of unevenness? 2. Glue plasterboard over the existing tiles then tile over the plasterboard? 3. Chip off all the old tiles and...

I have an MK electric consumer unit with a 6amp mcb for the downstairs lights. Whenever I switch on more than say 4 lights the circuit breaker trips (just the 6amp one relevant to the downstairs lights, not the main one for all the electrics). It does not seem to matter in which rooms the...

I live in outer london - boiler is one year old. Anyone tell me what the ballpark figure for an annual service is? Thanks

I want to secondary glaze a sash window in the bathroom. Dimensions are 80cm x 150cm. Looks are not so important as it'll be hidden behind a blind. One potential problem is that the existing window frame is a bit uneven. I am not keen on blowdried film and can do a reasonable bit of diy...

A new install (and following recommendations on here for which I am most grateful). We have a Honeywell wireless room thermostat. OH finds sometimes the room is too cold; the temperature as per the thermostat is below the target temperature, there is a flame in the display showing that it is...