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Roy c, Cross battening ceiling makes sense, thanks for that. Would it be 2 x 1 inch roof batten timber I'd use or is there another type of timber? Thanks again. Steveo

Hi I want to overboard a woodchip ceiling with 12.5mm plasterboard and I've chalk lined joist centres for fixing screws. My questions are: 1) Should plasterboard run 90 degrees to the joists? 2) If above is correct will the ends of plasterboard need to finish on a joist or will it not matter as...

Hi A few years back I could purchase plastic angled mouldings to stick onto external corner walls in rooms after decoration. I'm having great problem finding them now as they are good for protecting wallpaper and keeping the corners clean. Tried the usual, B&Q, Homebase but no luck. The...

Hi and thanks for reply. Google has come up with CoolKote solar film for reducing heat/glare in conservatories and is sold by Amazon & Ebay. Has anyone reading this used or had any experience with CoolKote film and is it any good? Thanks in advance.

Hi We have a small conservatory with a polycarb roof wich is fine except when sun shines the glare makes it very difficult to see PC screen (PC/internet is in here no room for it elsewhere). My question is; is there a paint or a film that can be applied to the polycarb roof to reduce glare...

Hi Wonder if any of you roofing gurus can advise here. Moved into a bungalow during this summer which was built in 1981 and the roof has plaster board sarking with felt and roof tiles. During this recent frosty weather I have noticed a musty smell in loft, the plaster board sarking seems...

Hi I wonder if anyone has cam across this and found a fix. Just bought a 30 year old bungalow that is all woodchip walls & ceilings. We're stripping the paper of walls but intend to leave ceilings as the paper looks fine (except one room) and freshen up with emulsion. The problem is the living...

DP, Agile, Thanks for your replies. I've since had a CH engineer look at the problem which has been cured by fitting new plate to plate HE. The engineer showed that the the temp at primary HE was to high causing the burner to switch off when water temp was 52 degrees, output at primary 85+...

Hi This problem started with the boiler not firing and going out on Fault 01. The main PCB (board with transformer & relays on it) was replaced albeit some wiring/jumpers on new board had to be change to allow the board to be compatible with the boiler. Boiler installed 1999. Since then we...

DP Thanks for replying. The issue is when having a shower the water turns cold when burner turns off which is not desirable. When running HW constantly should the burner not remain on all the time and just regulate gas flow to burner to reduce HW temp if this is necessary? PS I remember you...

Hi I posted earlier about about a problem with boiler not firing and going out on Fault 01. The main PCB (board with transformer & relays on it) was replaced and boiler would fire up OK but flame would go out after approx 8 seconds then flash 01 fault. It turned out the wiring/jumpers on new...

Hi I have a Vokera linea 24 about 12 YO which has a flashing 01 fault. Tried reset and boiler tries to fire, stops, tries to fire, stops, this is repeated a few times then bolier locks out on 01 with fault led flashing. I couldn't see (cover off) any sign of a flame trying to ignite. Any...

Can someone comment on cool water from Triton Dart MK11 Unichrome shower mixer also what is the correct method of turning off H&C water to mixer. Shower is fed from WB Combi. Here's hoping.

Seco Thanks for the reply. I've copied a link that shows a diagram for this particular mixer, can you let me know which parts I should either clean or replace? Whats the best way to isolate the hot & cold water? the mixer is wall mounted so there is no isolation valves visible. Do I need to...

Hi I have a Triton Dart thermostatic mixer for the shower fed from a Combi. The shower temp is cool when turned fully on. The hot water inlet pipe at side of mixer feels hot and hot water is fine out of HW taps. The shower installation is approx 2 years old and up to a week ago water temp was...

Terry Thanks for this and will I still need to drain boiler to do this work?

Hi Have a dripping cold water on a mixer tap I have in the kitchen. The mixer tap has 45 degree rotation on each tap from off to on. I was expecting the drip to be caused by worn washer but no washer to be found! Turns out it is a ceramic disc tap. What is the easiest way to repair this leak...

Understood. Thanks.

Hi Just below my Voker combi, on the 22mm CH flow & retun pipes, there is a 'T' on each pipe linking both pipes together via a 15mm gate valve. To describe it electrically; it's like a short circuit between the CH flow & return pipes with a gate valve in the middle. The gate valve is...

Dan, very please to speak with you on the phone this morning. I did as you suggested and turned off all rads at TRVs, turned on DHW and water was much warmer. I also notice that the 22mm flow and return pipes for CH also got hot (both pipes felt about same temp)so maybe partly diverting to rads...