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Afternoon all. Hope you’ve all had a good Easter. Like many mine was full of house DIY or at least my best attempt. I cannot figure out why my two radiators upstairs are so much noisier than all the rest. It sounds as if water is hissing/running through the when the heating comes on. It’s...

Hi everyone. This is always such a good resource - am hoping to get some advice. I replaced my old cylinder lock on the back door as I’ve not had the keys for years and it’s only 1 star. It’s a 45-45 cylinder though isn’t flush either side- I think I could go 40-40. Either way I ordered a...

Hi there I’m in the final stages of having solar panels installed on my dormer roof. I’d like to know before work starts exactly how much weight the roof can support, not how much the solar installers think it can support. I have all the original plans from 2006 and the building regulations...

Evening all This has bugged me for years but it seems to be getting worse. Every time I close my integrated fridge door it catches at the top And I now have to push it harder to close. I realise that is doesn’t help having splashback protruding on the side but originally the door closed flush...

Hi there. I posted this in plumbing but not sure that’s the right group. With a few days off this week I decided it was time to be productive and replace the silicone seals around the shower enclosure. No matter how mould resistant the silicone is within a few years it starts to go mouldy...

Evening all With a few days off this week I decided it was time to be productive and replace the silicone seals around the shower enclosure. No matter how mould resistant the silicone is within a few years it starts to go mouldy. I’ve done this a few times and the silicone came off quite...

Good morning all. Hope you had a relaxing Christmas. I’m looking for some advice on how to proceed with a new Valliant boiler that was incorrectly fitted 3 years ago. Long story short there is not sufficient clearance (there is 80mm as opposed to 180mm as per their guidance) between the boiler...

Evening all I live in an end of terrace 1930s house with solid (pebbledash) walls. Without exaggeration this place is like the artic- cold all the time including the summer when people assume I have aircon . Each winter we wrap up warm and try to heat only the rooms we are in. This year is...

Evening all This is quite topical given energy prices but any advice would be appreciated! We’ve just brought our newborn baby home and trying to figure out the best way to keep the house warm without our gas bill doubling. I should point out that we are end of terrace in a 1930s house with...

Hi everyone On Tuesday I had my 2 year old Vaillant eco tec boiler serviced by the plumber that installed it. He said he could sign it off as the gas at the meter was 20 millibar and at the boiler it was 13.5 millibar. Last year it was 20 millibar for both. As the boiler was under warranty...

After thinking I had successfully fixed a plumbing problem I seem to have created an electrical one. I replaced a Honeywell motorised valve earlier today and re-wired it the same way except for an additional white wire which I had to isolate. The original valve only had 5 wires (no white)...

Morning all I’ve got a pretty good idea what the issue is but wanted to see if I’m on the right track. It’s a new Ecotec boiler (less than 12 months) and connected to hive. Hot water is working fine but for central heating the boiler does not fire up. Earlier in the year I had the...

Afternoon all The one positive of the lockdown is that it has given me plenty of time to attempt to sort out niggling house problems. Hopefully we won't need the heating on for much longer but I have a bit of a issue with a double radiator downstairs. Whenever the heating is on I can literally...

as I’ve got some time on my hands I’m going to repaint the mock Tudor beams at the front of the house. They were all repainted about 6 years ago but started to flake pretty quickly which was a surprise. Perhaps it was the paint and a combination of the sun on the house through our morning. I’m...

Hi everyone I'm hoping I can get some advice on the best way forward while we are all locked down. Long story short- in December my Vaillant Ecotec boiler was replaced with a new one. The Hive system was working fine and never had any problems with hot water or heating. When the boiler was...