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For around six months my Vokera Vision 25C has been making a short whistling noise when the hot tap is turned on. It started intermittently initially but now its everytime hot water is called for. I can’t recall any works to anything when it started. The noise lasts for two seconds max and I...

Firstly I realise this is Nest installation post number ten billion - I've looked around online for ages. My new house has a Vokera boiler and I have spent most of the morning looking at wiring diagrams and scouring the internet... There is very little on Vokera and Nest. I have removed my...

I wonder if anyone might be able to help me resuscitate my lawn. I have recently tried to revamp my lawn - after a shed and patio install saw it trampled to near death. I have thus far: > Mowed it short > Scarified it But ahead of sewing new grass seeds I wanted to aerate it. I cannot get my...

Whilst cleaning my block paving I lifted a block to repair it where it had sank. Underneath I found this bit of 160mm waste pipe. It appears to have a small screw top access port inside it. It can be seen on the attached photos. It had no cap or cover. I am almost certain that it is not the...

I have removed the fugly laminate from the downstairs in my 1990's build house and whilst the concrete floor is dry - its freezing cold. What is the best insulation I can put down, onto the solid concrete floor, and float my engineered wood floor on top of? I know the thicker the insulation...

Quick question to any paving experts out there. I have laid a new sandstone slab patio on a semi dry mix of sand and cement (6:1). I used the guide from the paving expert website (laying flags). I'm just wondering how long it takes to set and how long to wait before pointing it? If too...

I am installing a new bathroom and am considering two options for the macerator unit... I can install a more powerful but older unused (brand new) TurboFlush T11 850 Watt. Or a newer WaterEasy (TurboFlush) 550 Watt model from Screwfix? The price difference is £100 (the newer one more...

I am having issues mounting a handheld shower adaptor. Essentially the threaded male water connector for the handheld shower is not as long as that of the fixed shower (see photo below - the handheld shower adaptor is the shorter thread). This means that I do not have enough thread to...

I am having a new bathroom installed, having had my new boiler moved from the bathroom I have some new found space. To make most efficient usage of the space I need to move my toilet to another external wall - around the corner from my existing external soil pipe (see photo). I cannot run the...

I live in a relatively new house, circa 1990, and wish to install a wood burning stove into the lounge. As the house does not have a chimney a double lined aluminium chimney needs to go out then up the external wall at the side of the house (above my land). I've spent ages googling and...