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Hello all, I currently have a Valiant Ecotec Plus boiler with a plug-in wireless Salus ST620VBC Wireless Programmable Thermostat. The Thermostat is really crap and glitching despite numerous resets. Gonna cause havoc in winter with the little ones. So I am looking to replace it. As it is a...

Hi Guys, hope you can give me some ideas. My kitchen sink is not draining well, it is very very slow (last three months). If i plunge, it lets out loads of air, gurgles and drains very fast. After which i run the water to wash my hands and it is already backing up again! I can plunger it again...

Hi, I recently had a minor electrical installation and they wrote on the certificate that the downlights in the living room were not fire rated and should be changed (i only saw this when the NECIEC certificate arrived). So, i figure I should get this done but wanted to know how easy the...

Hi, I have just put in a new loft hatch, on hinges with a closer. My issue is that when the hatch opens it swings down quite low and hard (i am quite tall). Does anyone know if you can get brackets or springs or dampeners that can have the hatch open slower and gentler? Cheers, J

Hey all, I just had some carpet put in and weirdly, i can feel the spikes of the grippers when i stand at the edge of a room. I could live with that, but I can also feel the spikes when walking up the stairs (without shoes) and that is really annoying and uncomfortable! Anyone know if this...

Hi, I am concerned about the extractor fan installation an electrician just put into my house. I was out when he put it in and he has placed it above a radiator in the bathroom ceiling ducting straight into the empty loft space. This doesn't seem right. Also, the ducting he had was...

Hi, I am putting in new heating and am tempted to oversize my radiators on the assumption that it will heat the house quicker... Apart from cost of radiators, can anyone see any downsides? Is it recommended or problematic in any way? Cheers, J

Hey guys, Would running 15mm pipes carrying combi hot (valiant ecotec plus 31) and mains cold into an off the wall bath tap (thermostatic bath mixer - mono bloc?) result in a big loss of water volume for filling a bath? The pipe run from boiler to bath is about 8 metres. I think the...

Hi, I just had an electrician in to install a new CU in my flat. In the course of his testing/installation he discovered that rather than a single ring feeding all sockets, there were 2 radials. One served 9 sockets and the other served 3 sockets. He said in future I might want to...

Hi, looking for some advice. About half a of my garden is ugly concrete - about 40 sq meters (see pic). I think it is about 4 inches thick I would love to get rid of it and turf instead but have no idea where to start! Is it just a no go? How much do you think a pro would charge per...

Hi, The outside of my house requires fixing up. As seen in the pic the black timber boards are rotten and exposing some brickwork behind. And the exterior render is crumbling where it joins the timber. There have been no problems with water or damp yet. My questions are: how high...

Hi, I have one of those joined kitchen/lounges (without any separating wall). The kitchen part does not have any openable windows but the lounge part does. The kitchen does have a recirculating cooker hood (and a weird extractor fan setup where is extracts air into the chimney stack!)...

Hello, I am looking to move my bathroom. However, I have just realised that one of the walls of the new bathroom will be shared with the consumer unit (consumer unit being on the other side of the wall of course). 1) Is this a bad idea? is there a requirement to ensure the wall is...

Hi, I have just hired an electrician who assured me he was Part P certified. However, belatedly I am checking against NEIC/NAPIT/Competent Persons Scheme and his name or company name do not appear! He says he didnt bother joining a scheme but has the qualifications... Can this be? and is...

Hi, I am trying to sort out the mess of the house I live in. The previous owners extended it in the 1980s and it is unusual to say the least! I have a question about drainage. I have an open drain in my loose canopy type conservatory just outside the back of my house. I am concerned because...