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Hi Hoping others have experiance of this and can advise. I have a basement room that has a window in it (not opened much) and there is a build up of condensation in a couple of the corners causing the wall and celing to get damp there. The air also smells a bit musky. Im planning to start...

Hi all I'm really stuck with the wiring of my Hive active heating 2 I have bought and would really appreciate some advice from you knowledgable people. I currently have a danfloss reviewer wired up to my combo boiler. There is a live, natural, Earth, and then 4 other wires coming into the...

Hi, Hoping some one can help. I have a hotpoint cooker hood that has stopped working. Although the lights on the hood come on when I press the button, none of the fans do and so it does not extract any air. I've had the hood for 3 years now from new so strange it would break down so...

Hi, Hoping some one can help. I'm redoing the layout of my kitchen which means I won't have enough space for a normal radiator. So I was thinking of putting in a smyths ss5 plinth radiator. However, I have never seen one of these working so not sure how good they are or how well they...

Hi, Wondering if anyone can help. Im trying to install a kinetico mini b water softner and have come up with a few areas im a bit confused on. Hoping someone has installed one of these before and can give advice. I have connected up the water suppky to the softner, but am confused over how...

Hi, Hoping someone can help, Im after some extractor fans: Kitchen - 550m3/hr extraction Bathroom - Zone 1 110m3/hr extraction Ensuite - Zone 1 110m3/hr extraction Toilet - 45m3/hr extraction Anyone give any advice on what the quietest extractor fans would be to fit the...

Hi, Looking for some advice. I was thinking of installing a vaillant 93 combi in my house (1 bathroom, 1 en-suite, 2 toilets). I know its large but I have the space and wanted becuase of its storage tanks and the fact that I could run a bath (in the bathroom) and shower in the ensuite without...

Hi, Looking to install one of these in my house. I cant find any reviews about them. Has anyone had any experiance of these? Any idea where I can find one cheap THanks

Hi, I'm looking to re-wire my house or get my builder to do it. However I need to find out the basics first. My builder has done rewires before, however he does not know the UK regulations surrounding this area. I was wondering if anyone could answer the following for me: Min hight sockets...

Hi, Hoping someone can help. I've just bought a property that is very old and has not been lived in for a while. I'm planning on doing it up and moving into there. The problem I have is that the whole of the re-wiring needs doing to the property, however, the electrcial system is on the old...

Hi, Hoping someone here will know about car TV screens and Sat nav Systems. I have just bought a car which has a Pioneer AVX-7000 system, i.e. a motorised 7 inch tft screen. I also have an Alpine NVE N055PV Sat Nav system connected to the pioneer. What I want to know is how I would connect...

Hi, Wondering if anyone can help. I recently installed a rad system in my house (previously was gas fire heating). I piped the house with plastic pipes and used speedfits (plastic) for the joints. when the condensing combi was connected up there were no leaks. However, now (2 weeks on) the...

I really need some help and advice. In addition to my last posting, I am also considering using studded membraines to resolve my cellar damp problem (the cellar is partially underground and is only damp - it does not suffer from water dripping down the walls, etc). This is the stuff that creates...

I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a regular 3 storey town house - with the lowest level below ground floor. The lower floor is not totally below ground level, and there are small windows in both of the lower level rooms. Both rooms suffer from damp problems - assuming its...

I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have a regular 3 storey town house - with the lowest level below ground floor. The lower floor is not totally below ground level, and there are small windows in both of the lower level rooms. Both rooms suffer from damp problems - assuming its...

HI, I really could do with some advice on fitting a new central heating system. I have worked off old systems before and added new pipes, etc, but never attempted a whole new system. I have just bought a new house, and there is no central heating in the place. I have decided to try and...

HI, I really could do with some advice on fitting a new central heating system. I have worked off old systems before and added new pipes, etc, but never attempted a whole new system. I have just bought a new house, and there is no central heating in the place. I have decided to try and...