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Good evening. I wonder if anyone can help me? I have a boiler where the condensate waste pipe (flex hose) drains into a drain in the wall. The connector appears to have developed a leak where it screws into the wall. Can anyone recommend a particular type of replacement connector? The...

Hello. Can anyone help with a leaky roof on our conservatory. It always leaks around the 'semi circular' area highlighted in the photos. Always out of the area circled. I've managed to re-affix the fallen internal item but its still leaking. It's been like this since we moved into the...

Hello all, It seems our gravity flap vent cover for our kitchen extractor has disappeared. Cripes knows where it's gone but anyway.... because it has no gravity flap / cover the kitchen is cold due to the back draft. It seems the installer did a bit of a bodge / the wall render has crumbled...

I have a vented gravity hot water system with direct mains cold. Cold tank in loft. Hot cylinder in airing cupboard on first floor. Worcester Bosch 15ri boiler. The hot water is pressure throughout the whole house is pitiful. It produces 1 litre of water in around 17 seconds and takes 1.5...

Hello. I'm after some guidance if possible. I have a gravity fed 117 litre hot water cylinder heated by a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 15ri boiler. For years we've scheduled the hot water to come on for 45 mins in the morning and 45 mins in the evening. This provided enough water for washing...

Hello all. I am wishing to install a 'smart' wifi light switch - see here http://tiny.cc/1c8muz - which requires a neutral wire. My existing circuit has several wires and I'm a little confused by it. I wish to install it on a spur that has been added using new wiring colour regs from an...

I have a nest 'e' (UK) and the heatlink is powered by AA Lithium's which should last 'years'. The heatlink has a USB port which for 'fun' I decided to plug into a USB 3-pin adapter. The heatlink can seemingly be powered successfully by this. Will any longer term damage happen to the heatlink...

Hello I’m looking to install a basic WiFi thermostat into a holiday home. The existing thermostat has 4 wires into connectors labelled 1 to 5. I have a attached photo. The manufacturer has provided a wiring diagram for the WiFi stat but I’m unsure which colour wire should go into which...

Hi - first time poster, long time lurker! Have used this fori extensively recently for several diy guides, so thank you. Currently I can only establish central heating in the house if I enable hot water. (I can have hot water without heating). Initially, as it's an old house, I thought...