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The developing company building on a plot I sold has driven a 'coach & horses' through the permit in turning an indoor terrace into living space, thereby removing this as an essential feature due to limited outdoor space; has also constructed an elevated decking platform as compensation as well...

Just had a new flow switch fitted by my regular regulated engineer. Working fine for a few days but is now shutting down after a few minutes of ignition. There's a swooshing sound coming from the pipe runs when working. I've attempted several bleeds across my 19 rads which seemed to fix the...

I changed a two port valve head with replacement 40003916 just 13 months ago. Recently, I've found our Baxi Solo HE boiler stops burning after an hour or so, leaving just one green light, which eventually lights the other green +blinking red. Checking live feeds, the grey wire confirms being OK...

My old Horstman HRFS-1 needed replacing as it was no longer switching to the valve even with the green light showing. Have just installed replacement of same model with resulting problem that as soon as the stat causes the green light to ignite, it and the adjacent red light start flashing in...

My 20 year old corded Bosch AHS 480 - 24T has started to make a clacking noise, seemingly being caused by the blade appearing to be loose/bouncy where the blade enters into the motor body. Is this a DIY repairable situation or is it now knackered? Thanks

Had a problem with system not working. Replaced 35 year old tempus 7 with Drayton LP25476 which changed nothing despite RF Horstmann calling for spring based CH valve to open. All resulting in boiler laying dead. Realised the CH valve likely problem. At 78 lacked experience to tackle this...

I have a path running from my parking area to a lower stoned level around the house. I want this to be surfaced with 20mm lime stone chippings as a base to lock in more decorative cheshire pink chippings. The issue is that the path is on sloping sandstone bed rock. The path is some 5.5 m long...

I’ve a Baxi Solo HE running through 2 honeywell 2 port valves splitting between water and rads on a pressurised system I’m in process of cleaning the system before refilling will inhibitor, as I have previously. For the clean through I first set the pump to high speed. Then switched off the...

I'm about to install this for the first time. On information suppliers' provide it's recommended to: a) start on the left hand wall & b) work away from the window light. Grateful as to why these are recommended. Thanks

Had to disconnect a no problem, well functioning sanilslim from the wc pan in order to properly seal the adjacent shower screen. On reconnection, I made the mistake of flushing to check for leads without first switching the macerator back on. I only realised this error when there was sudden...

The aquapanel / plasterboard walls of my new shower room are close to vertical. So, to make the bedding easier, my idea has been to place small 10 x 10mm pieces of 5mm thick plastic cut from glazing packers close to each corner, which would ensure that the tiles would be vertical to the...

We've just finished a garage extension and I've excavated our 100 year old 6 inch clay soil pipe and now need to infill with 150 mm of concrete as the pipe runs under the garage approach. We're virtually on sandstone bed rock with only several inches of clearance below the pipe. To ensure it's...

Which cable needed to view Iplayer etc. on old Panasonic TQFE298 TV

My 'just arrived' IP44 rated cabinet has a cable at the rear. The instructions show this cable being connected to the lighting cable feed by a simple 3 terminal screw block inside a wall void. There's very little space between the back of the cabinet and the wall; just about enough for a wall...

I'm installing a shower room in a new extension that has a suspended floor over the 110mm soil pipe that's part of a single stack system which also serves a shower room with w/c macerator and bathroom with w/c upstairs to the open vented stack. Also, the stack takes discharge from two sinks on...

From a practical perspective, on a new rad I'm installing, its easier for me to run the flow line to the TCV. Is there any reason why not? :?

I'm running 22 mm copper c/h piping across 45 x 175 mm joists at 400 mm centres. The joists are across a 3.2 m void. BC were OK with using 150 mm but, belt and braces suggested I use 175. The walls of the piping insulation are 13 mm thick. Given I have a little bit more joist depth than strictly...

Some 6 years ago, with me helping a time served builder, we attached a brick extension as a garage with separate accommodation for a bedroom and shower room. Overall, the build is 30 x 18 feet, with 50mm cavity insulation enclosed by 100mm grey insulation blocks. The garage has 75mm PIR covered...

In trying to meet current regs in installing lighting in a new shower room, I've fitted a 6a RCBO to the non-RCD side of my cu linking the upstairs lighting circuit. All seemed well until I switched on a 2 way landing light that's on the same non-RCD buzz bar: at which point the RCBO clicked off...

My Hager CU is some 20 years old with both the RCD and MCB slots fully occupied. I'm planning to install an illuminated wall cabinet in a new shower room. Although it will be located beyond zone 2, I understand this will need to be connected to an RDC or similar. As the cabinet is to be wired...