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Hi I have a first floor flat. I’ve got a CW pipe that runs from the bath feed, out the wall, and down 12ft to garden level, where it’s connected to a garden tap. I fitted a shut off valve and a drain valve inside the flat. My plan was to shut off the tap every winter to stop it freezing...

Hi I have a Glowworm Energy(7) 30C and tried fitting a Drayton prog thermostat but it doesn’t seem to be doing anything! The boiler’s manual shows it’s pretty straightforward to connect a battery operated wired thermostat - just connect two wires to the eBus terminals. I’ve done this but the...

Hi is it easy to remove this 60/80A fuse to cut supply to the CU? Simple as cutting holding wire and pulling? cheers daljit

Hi Erecting a small internal wall (8ft x 5ft) with doorway and plan to use 15mm fire line on each side of studs. Door frame is to be 100mm to tie with existing. Was aiming to use C16 grade but not sure what size? Ideally, I’d have 47mmx68mm as that leave couple of mills for skimming either...

Hi Siemens KG30NVW25G fridge freezer is cooling the freezer, not the fridge, which sits above. I’ve removed inner rear panels and there doesn’t seem to be any obstruction to the shaft leading from the cooling pipes in the top part of the freezer to the fridge. It’s now been defrosted. When I...

Hi I’ve read guidance about zones in bathroom. just want to check before proceeding. Am I allowed to use a standard light (ceiling rose, cable, bayonet fitting) in my bathroom if the bulb is at a height of 2.5m? Ceiling rose at 3m. The light would be positioned above one end of the bath. I...

Hi I’m renovating a traditional tenement and looking for advice how to re-plaster an external corner, which had a rounded wooden baton running vertically. See photo. I’d like to keep this baton if I can, skimming the walls on either side. However unsure how to do this. I like the rounded...

Hi I’m installing a new bathroom in a 4ft x 10ft space, with window and two existing outlets beneath it at one end. Outlet 1 was connected to a basin and is 18” above suspended timber floor, leads outside to a cast iron stack. Outlet 2 was connected to a bath and runs from above floor level...

Hi I’m removing a WC for good, and need to cap the soil pipe. My question is, in the photograph you can see a brown (cast iron) collar that seems to connect plastic to the (cast iron) soil pipe. Do I cap with the collar left on, or if I need to remove it, how is this done? cheers Daljit

Hi I have a building warrant and am now just starting to study the drawings submitted by my architect and structural engineer (SE). I plan to remove two walls of 2.5m and 1.5m; one is in the kitchen and the other in the bathroom. By removing the walls I will be making what are two compartments...

Hi I have a Potterton Gold combi, about 15 yrs old, and a thermostatic shower. When the shower is run, the boiler doesn't always ignite or if it does, it cuts out after 30-45 secs. I don't have this issue if i run a bath. In fact, i notice that if the shower runs cold and i switch on the HW...

Hi My Vaillant Turbomax Plus provides HW when tap turned on, but does not provide CH when external control demands. The status on display reads S.30 which is ‘no heating demand’ despite thermostat showing demand. The heating did come on for about 30mins, then switched itself off. I’ve heard...

Hi I'm renovating my bathroom and I'm interested in insulating two exteriors walls. The house was built 1920s and currently the walls are plaster & lath. The bathroom is on the first floor. The bathroom is quite small and I'd rather keep the loss of internal space to a minimum. I'm thinking...

Hi My thermostatic shower has stopped working. It produces a spray of water for about 10 secs then the flow reduces to a trickle after about 20 secs. When switched on, the boiler initially fires up but then cuts out when the flow slows down. HW taps to bath and basin work fine and there's...

Hi I have a Potterton Gold 24he combi that keeps losing pressure, needing refilled every 24 hrs. Error code points to an issue with the fan, but i think there has to be another fault to account for the lost pressure? When the flow and return pipes are switched off at the boiler, and left...