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My ga bill for the quarter was £200 because the heaters are on 12 hours a day. My bolier is brand new but my radiators are old and the tops are hot but the bottom are cold. I have a conventional system with a small tank in the loft. What can I do to try and improve the efficiency of the...

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Hi, Wondering if somone could help. I have a telephone socket down stairs and it works perfectly but there is another socket upstairs but you can only dial out but if someone rings it won't ring, obiously we have tried different phones. Someone told me that the 6 wires in the upstairs...

I have receently put in a potteron conventional boiler (80,000) but the heaters take forever to heat up and the hot water cylinder is too inefficient as it's 20 years old. I friend recommended upgrading to a megaflow system. What is a megaflow system? What are the advantages and...

Help. I'm tidying up some wood doors with polyfilla but once I'd done it I realised it wouldn't sand. I looked at the tube and it was waterproof polyfilla which should be for the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've tried a chisel to scape the stuff off but I can't get it out from the...

Hi, I have a full width extension that is 2.4M by 7 M. It's a lean to style. The problem is that it's single glazed and falling apart and water is getting in from the roof. What I've Done used flashing tape to tape the joints and cracks but water still comes through. I've put a sheet...

I have a single pane conservatory extension, full width. It has a single brick base up to waist high. If I want to replace it what's the cheapest method? 1 Get someone in to do it? 2 Buy it trade then get someone in to install it? 3 UPVC or is there a cheaper alternative? 4 Does...

I'm really ignorant but do you mean the box needs replacing on the wall to a master one? Can I geta master one from B&Q?

I have 3 tile around the taps that just keep falling off after a few weeks. 1 What's the strongest, waterproof adhesive? Or should I use one of those mastic guns if yes which is the strongest and waterproof. 2 Also I'm looking to re-grout the tiles in the toilet as some of it has come off...

Hi, I'm not sure where to put this but forgive me if it's incorrect. I have a phone socket downstairs and it's fine but the socket upstairs doesn't work properly. I can plug in a phone and I can ring out but if someone rings the phone doesn't ring but the person ringing just hears the...