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Hi A few months ago my ideal Icos front panel started flickering and the boiler would not work unless I put pressure on the front of the boiler. I had an engineer take a look and he replaced the board which didn't work but when the old board was replaced the boiler started to work normally...

Hi I am about to convert my garage to a room and have a few questions. When I have the garage opening bricked up will I need to dig a foundation? From what I can see the garage floor is made from the same slab as the rest of the house (although slightly lower). Is this slab suitable to...

Hi all I'm planning a garage conversion and have a small radiator in my hallway which is where the door into the garage will be. My idea was to use the feed for this rad to supply the new rad in my garage, however I will be without a rad in the hall way. Could I somehow come off the pipes...

I'd like to add a few extra sockets to my bedroom. There is only one socket at the moment which I think is a spur from the living room below. Is it o.k to take a spur from a spur and if so how many is o.k. Thanks Andy

I'm about to have my bedroom plastered and was wondering before I do is there anything that can be done about the mold which keeps appearing near the join of the outside wall and ceiling. I have heard that you can get plasterboard with foam backing to try and stop the wall from getting as cold...

Hello I'm having trouble with My Hinari Microwave (EMX741SSEG). Everything appears normal, rotation, lights etc but no heat is being generated. Any ideas. Thanks Andy

Hello My Candy washing machine is about 2 years old and has decided to spin the programme dial on it's own, the dial just clicks round and around and lands where it likes. This doesn't happen all the time but it's enough!! Any ideas on the problem. Thanks Andy

Hello My '97 1.6 Megane has started to rev high, this usually happens about 10 minutes into a journey when the car is up to normal temperature. When you stop and leave the car idle the revs pick up, drop then rev up to 3000. Can anyone shed any light on the matter. Thanks Andy

Hello I've just replaced a radiator and refilled my combi system, the only thing is since doing it everytime I turn a hot water tap on my boiler (Vaillent 828e) makes a thud. Any ideas. Thanks Andy

Hello As I've drained parts of my central heating system down a few times lately I'd like to refil the system with inhibitor. The plumber who installed the boiler wrote what looks like "TSS M1" on the log book. Is this a generic number or a specific type or can you mix and match different...

Hello I'm about to fit a radiator and the nearest size I could get is about 80mm shorter. I've seen various ways of overcoming this problem but was wondering which one is the most effective. One of the things I've seen is a compression fitting that screws into the rad allowing you to use a...

Hello I'm just about to lay my laminate floor in the hallway and have a couple of questions. I'm going to leave an 8mm expansion gap around the edge and then put new skirting boards on to hide it, but what do I do when it comes to my staircase newel post? Any help on this and any similar...

Hello I'm about to install a ceramic Hob which doesn't come with a power lead. The instructions recommend "Power Cord Type H05 VV-F or higher" this means nothing to me! Andy

Hello I'm fitting a kitchen and I am getting conflicting advice on whether to tile first before the worktops go on i.e start the tiles just below the worktop level. If I was to tile first would that push my worktops out too far or is there usually plenty of play. Ta!

I've just had a plumber in to cap off a gas pipe to a redundant oven. I was expecting him to use a solder fitting but instead he used compression. Is this o.k? Thanks Andy

Can anyone tell me if there are any regulations governing the position of sockets in a kitchen ie distance from sink or height from worktop? Also I want to put my cooker switch on a pattress in the unit next to the oven, is this ok or must it be in sight? Another also, I'm installing an...

Hello I'm about to gut my kitchen ready for new units and appliances and would like to get all the wiring sorted before everything arrives. I've ordered a single electric oven and a ceramic hob which as yet have nothing to power them. I've already installed 6mm cable from my fuse board...

Hello I'm planning on running my shower, basin and bath waste under my floor boards. The last thing I want is a leak bringing down my ceiling so which pipe system is the most secure, push fit, compression or solvent weld. Also I'd like to join all the waste pipes together so that only one...

Hello I'd like to run the waste from my toilet under the floor boards. My joists are 165mm deep and the length of the run is 1400mm. Will I have enough drop over that sort of distance do you think? Also I've bought a 90 degree pan connector to came off the back of the toilet but what...

Hello Can I run plastic pipe up a cavity wall (to avoid any joints in out of the way places) to my electric shower with the last inch or so being copper? I read somewhere that combi boilers need the last bit in copper, is it the same principle with electric showers? Thanks Andy