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Hello Good Guys Who Help People, I moved into a new build bungalow nine years ago. It is quite big - 4 bedrooms, 2 public rooms, kitchen, utility and 2 bathrooms - so there is a lot of plastic piping. I have a combi boiler and I think it is called a pressurised, sealed system. From the...

Hi Everyone, To keep on top of the gas bill I have for the first time this year been turning individual radiators on and off as required by use of the Danfoss controls. They certainly do the job although they are just a wee bit stiff/tight to turn. Can anyone just reassure me that regular...

Hello, My broadband router was running extremely slowly. A BT engineer called and moved it from an extension socket to the master socket and it worked. After he left I realised that my three extension sockets were not working. I'm not sure if this was due to something he did or if the...

Hi Guys, Would be extremely grateful for urgent advice. My two grown up kids are coming home for Christmas and leaving a ‘modern’ flat empty in Edinburgh. Temperatures are going to be grim over the next few days. Draining down systems, etc. is not an option. The boiler is a BAXI...

Hello Helpful People, I bought a brand new flat three years ago. Recently, I had to have the ceilings removed and replaced at a lower level and 'ugly' inspection hatches installed in the ceiling so that the gas glue (which runs right from the back of the property to the front) can be...

Hi Wizards, My local firm in Leeds appear to know what they are doing but I thought I would run a check with the experts. I have a flat in Headingly. Unfortunately it only has one cable and therefore I have not been able to get SkyPlus or multiroom. However, my local firm say that I can...

Hi Guys, Am I missing something? Why is it not standard to fill all central heating systems with anti-freeze? Also, can you put inhibitor, anti-freeze and a leak preventer all in a central heating system?

Hi Wizards, The plumber put inhibitor in my system when my house was built. Unfortunately, he doesn't know what type he put in so there is no question of topping up. How many years should I go before I drain the whole system and refill with new inhibitor?

Hello Wizards, I have a flat which is lived in by my son and daughter. I know nothing about plumbing and they know less. Recently, the ball cock broke away from the stick in the cistern. It looks as though the water is therefore constantly running down the pan. I thought it would have had...

Hello Wizards, I built a new bungalow about five years ago - plastic piping under the floorboards with that foamy stuff round the pipes. Two lots of pipes looked to me to be vulnerable to frost so each year because they were near an air brick so I put a block in front of the air bricks...

Hello Wizards, I think this will be a difficult one. I had a sensor installed to switch the lights on in my garage when I drive in and to stay on for a few minutes. It was installed by a top class electrician. It worked great for a while but then the light began staying on. The...

Hello Wizards, I have a condensing boiler which provides instant hot water. Why then does it have a time setting for hot water? Many thanks in anticipation.

Hi Wizards, I have an eight year old Honda Civic 1600 which I love. (Wish I could buy a rand new one now.) Over the past couple of months I have heard a rattling noise from under the car when the engine is ticking over. If I increase the revs or when the car is being driven there is no...

Hi Wizards, I currently pay British Gas £10 per month for boiler cover which effects repairs for a one off fee of £50. I have the option of paying £12.50 monthly and then there is no charge for repairs. Recently my boiler's pressure went too high with the needle going into the red and...

Hello Helpers, When I came in tonight the pressure on the boiler seemed unusually low but still within its allowance. I turned the thermostat in the hall up to 30. Thereafter, I realised that the boiler seemed to have been on for a while and when I looked at the needle it as just into the...

Hello Wizards, I currently have a BT Voyager router which is running fine, if a bit slow. I have just renewed my contract with BT and they have sent me a BT Home Hub 2.0 Black which they suggest is much better. I am reluctant to start tinkering with my broadband when it is running okay so...

Hello Everyone, I would be extremely grateful for your kind assistance in solving a problem before the warranty runs out on my new flat. 1. Is it possible to put inhibitor into a central heating system without draining it and re-filling it? 2. If it is possible, is it wise to do so...

Hello Everyone, Working against time here to get everything okay before the guarantee on my flat runs out. All the lights in my flat are GU10 EXCEPT the fittings in the bathroom which clearly are marked for GZ10 bulbs. However, I can see that all of these have been fitted with GU10...

Hello, When my house was built four years ago the plumber put in an inhibitor to the central heating but does not know what type. I suspect that I have a very, very slight leak in the system somewhere but obviously I can never top up the inhibitor because I don't know what type to use and I...

Hello, I have been in my house for four years. Following a recent burst, the plumber turned the main stop cock off to effect a repair. When it was turned back on I noticed a very slight leak. Is this unusual or not, i.e. no problems over the years then suddenly a leak when it is turned for...