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Wondered if any of you experienced decorators may be able to help. Backstory: I had a staircase, all made of teak and stained/oiled. I had the whole staircase sanded back to bare, the handrail was then oiled/stained, but we had the spindles and all surrounding woodwork painted with Dulux...

After my better judgement of not replacing the immersion heater for 14inch to a full size one. I took it off yesterday and the new one will not go back on square. It appears the top of the immersion is not flat and is warped. Could the plumber have distored it in this way or was it likely like...

I have a vailant ecotek plus 438. 20 radiators and an UFH system. House built in 1990 and back extended recently. Cavity wall insulation, ceiling insulation and insulation between most internal rooms. 100mm-250mm loft insulation. 4 zone valves. I would like to reduce the flow temperatures of...

I always wondered what is the normal amount of pressure loss with a sealed expansion vessel. All the manufacturers seem to state is that topping it up once or twice a year is normal. I have 30x15ft of UFH, 15 double radiators, 4 towel rails. I noticed when the whole system is first filled...

In winter I set the boiler d0 to 30-38kw, dependent on how cold it is. the pump is set to proportional curve at 8m. In spring I set the d0 to 15kw as it's only heating the 300l water tank. I noticed the boiler often cycles constantly waiting on the pump and it can take over an hour to get the...

The short: Can anyone suggest a wall mounted tap/mixer at 150mm centers which offers the best flow rate ? I.e little in way of restriction and a 3/4inch connector? Best I have found is 104.3l/min at 3bar - https://www.bristan.com/product-files/547262/product-data.pdf But these taps are only...

Pump started making a horrible "whirring" noise. Been increasing in frequency over the last few days. Last night it was doing it 90% of the time over 7 hours. Pump is 3 months old, if I set the head to 2M the sound quietens down, I believe that's only due to the rotations being less. Noise...

We inherited a house with a newish Vailant ecotec Plus 438 boiler. The heating did always take a while to heat up since living here, since then we have added a few extra radiators and UFH. We have paid various plumbers to improve the system, but if anything it appears worse and takes an absolute...

Please help: Background: Had an extension, plumber added UFH (new zone) and another new zone housing 2 towel radiators and 3 radiators (extension) Hot water has been working throughout with no issues (all summer) UFH worked for 2 days solid with no issues. This was turned off to test central...

Hi all, I hope someone who has experience in gutters, or building may be able to help: I have a box gutter between the single storey roof and conservatory. It's aluminium and made up of 3 sections. Since I moved in the gutter has been leaking where it joins, if you look at the picture you...

Hi all, I was the happy owner of our recently purchased house (December) But we have just noticed drips coming from the conservatory from the wood that hides the box gutter above. I got in 2 roofers to take a look: Roofer 1.) Said that the aluminium Box gutter has a broken weld...