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Noticed a small brown batch on the ceiling above the bathroom this morning so went up into the loft and saw that the F&E overflow pipe was dripping....loose compression coupling, sorted now hopefully. But whilst up there I was taking a look at the tank, never had one before. Pictures show how...

Hi all, moved into a house last month which has a hot water tank and tank in the loft. Shower and cold taps are fed by main cold feed which has very good pressure, but water pressure from hot taps is poor. I've been round with a 1/2 litre jug: Kitchen tap downstairs (approx 4.5 meters directly...

Hi, Moved into a house last month. There is a wall socket behind the TV in the bedroom and i've noticed that the TV stays on if I flick off the 'sockets' or even 'upstairs lights' within the consumer unit downstairs. I intend to flick everything on and off to see if its spurred off another...

Got this leak on one side, shut it off and then the other side started doing it! Whats the likely cause? They are already as tight as i can get them

Hi all, never used push fit before so not entirely sure how they work. Since moving into the house ive noticed that Hot/Cold differ across our taps and want to get them all the same, most have a brass compression valve with isolator on so straight forward.....but in the kitchen they are...

Hi all, I have briefly discussed this on another thread but this request is different and hoping to get some expertise. Moved into a property with plinth lights in the kitchen. All of the house wiring is working but not the LED's They are setup as per pictures. AC/AC wall wort/transfer...

Hi all, just moved into our first property with a water tank and conventional boiler. Boiler has a temp dial (Main 24) annoyingly that has no indication of what the temp values actually are! Tank has its own temp setting which I have set at just under 60. But if tap is turned to the hot side...

I have a Envirovent Sil100HT Humidistat Extractor in the bathroom with L N and Ls connections in the unit. It has its own isolator switch above the door but only seems to come on with the light switch. I want to change it so that the fan can be controlled independently from the light switch or...

Hi all, just moved house and brought my Tado system with me and will look to get it installed in the next few days or so. I installed it myself at the old house using their very good and detailed instructions that they provide. That house was a combi though and this house is conventional and...

Trying to find a replacement one of these but cant find anything anywhere. Has it got a specific name? Its for plugged in kickboard strip led's in the kitchen. The driver has the 2 pin end that connects to this

Just moved into a house where the bedroom has 3 lights, a main light, a spotlight by the door and then another light inside a dressing room. The spotlight is 2 way with another switch by the door controlling it. The main light and dressing room both come on when using one of the switches but...

Hi, can anyone point me in the right direction for a replacement one of these lock assemblies please? Its a locking bar mechanism on an up and over. No markings on it and the sticker on the garage door is unreadable so no idea where to start. Thanks

Hi all, we had our gas hob removed months ago and finally just got round to putting an induction hob in. Its a normal 4 ring induction but one of these newer 13amp ones with a moulded plug on. In the kitchen we have a fused cooker switch on the wall which feeds a 2 gang socket in the cupboard...

Hi all, We've got an outdoor tap fitted with one of them kits from screwfix where a hose pipe attaches to the hose tail fitting.... I have got the hose connected with a jubilee clip and also added some silicone before attaching it and around the fitting after, however its started to leak...

Hi, We are looking at getting a two-storey extension on the side of our house. Next door neighbour has a bathroom in the centre of their house upstairs with their windows (albeit obscured windows) facing/opening out into our boundary on the side of our property. The new extension will go upto...

Im having drawings done for an extension and have been asked to expose existing foundations. Side of our house is covered in 6 inch concrete and im just working my way through it now but a right pain in the behind. I assume it just needs to be big enough to get a spade in at an angle? Im...

Morning All, I'm looking to move my shed across the garden by about 5 metres or so so will also need to extend the existing SWA cable so that it can reach. Currently the SWA cable is connected to the internal fuse box in the house, goes under the garden, pops up into the shed and has its own...

Hi All, Currently got a large conservatory with glass roof and as we all know its red hot in summer and a bit cold in winter. We are also south facing. We are currently in the process of getting drawings done for some extension work, part of which will involve changing the conservatory into an...

Hi All, My Veritas Excel alarm panel is in a cupboard where I need to carry out some work and it would help if I could temporarily take it off the wall. The panel is right next to the electrical breaker box. If I disconnect the mains wire going to the box and also remove the battery, can I go...

Hi All, We currently have a large glass roofed conservatory on the rear of the house (SW facing) and looking to extend it sideways and put a tiled roof on. We will be looking to put a 3 or 4 pane bi-fold in the centre but not sure what to put either side. I was thinking of running glass...