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My Main Eco Elite 30 has recently started throwing a E133 error. If I reset the boiler it tends to start up again OK. I've noticed that sometimes it makes an explosion sound when igniting. The E133 is intermittent but tends to happen at least once a day. Any ideas on what the problem and...

Whats the best technique to drive through a flooded road? Also, how deep is too deep when it comes to driving through? of course, it depends on the type of vehicle you have... let's just say a typical ford focus family car for this hypothetical scenario

More info and pics in this thread which I originally posted on the building forum https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/water-leaking-wooden-beam-in-wall-in-between-brickwork.617528/ So im gonna cut out my old rendering attempt and hopefully this time do a much better job. Can someone advise on...

Hi All, I have a water leaking problem. I thought I'd fixed the problem a while ago but it is still occurring (albeit not as bad as before). Before Story Lots of water coming into the kitchen when it rained. The section above the kitchen where the water was coming from had a system boiler et...

The hinge of an interior door has come loose. The wood in the door frame is damaged -there is a crack going right through the hinge holes. How can I repair this? See pics

This bolt secures the fuel filter bracket, the bolt head is central to the thread (see pic), and the top part is used for the engine cover. The problem is that when I was changing the fuel filter I dropped it in the engine bay and now cant find it! I made do with an ordinary bolt with the same...

This bolt secures the fuel filter bracket, the bolt head is central to the thread (see pic), and the top part is used for the engine cover. The problem is that when I was changing the fuel filter I dropped it in the engine bay and now cant find it! I made do with an ordinary bolt with the same...

There is a car trailer parked on my private road. It is an access road to several properties so by law I have to keep it clear (i.e. I cant park my car in the middle of it). However somebody has chained their car trailer at the turning circle area. I think it must be one of the neighbours. How...

My Baxi Main Eco Elite needs a new diverter cartridge. The manufacturers part costs between £50 and £60 https://www.cityplumbing.co.uk/p/baxipotterton-3-way-valve-cartridge-720003100/p/280080 However, the same part number is selling for £11 to £13 on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273157149633...

Looking to replace the first floor windows of my old house (build ~1900). They're all sash windows, but thought I'd start with the smallest one first. Do you think this is a job I can undertake (just this one window for now? - 1400mm x 1000mm = HxW). I have DIY skills - do my own plumbing, etc...

The main cut out fuse has a 100A label on it. Is there any way I can verify that is correct by myself? (i.e. without calling anyone out)

There's a bonding clip on a copper pipe that was connected to a lead supply. The lead supply pipe is now redundant and the water is supplied by a new MDPE pipe. However the lead pipe is still in place so the copper pipe was cut just before it joined the lead and a stop end was attached Now...

There are grey cables running on the outside wall (for about 1m) to the existing security light. This cable is attached to the lighting circuit in the house.I'm replacing the security light with a new led one. The new light comes with a black cable preinstalled I'm assuming the black signifies...

This is the outside wiring to the garage which I'm not impressed with to be honest. However, I don't know if this is acceptable as per current standards. So, it's on a 15A fuse running from the CU to the garage. It supplies the garage where there is one double socket and one light (see vid 2)...

A few questions In the pic below, there's a blue cable with a L on it and a brown with a N. I thought Blue was always meant to be Neutral and L for Line. Are they labelled correctly? Who's responsible for upgrading the tails out of the isolator (the red and black ones)? If I want to upgrade...

Anyone seen these kind of radiator valves before? How do I close these radiator vales? can you even close them?

The thermostat is off but the radiators are warm. At the boiler the 'tap' light is on but all the taps are off. So there should be no demand for anything.. but the radiators are warm and the tap light is flashing! The hot water pipes are cold so no demand for hot water whatsoever. Any idea what...

Hi I have new 32mm MDPE coming into the house about 1-2 metres away from the MDPE is the existing 15mm copper (currently supplied by lead) I want to join the 32mm MDPE to the 15mm copper and have a stop cock but not sure what parts to use. Can you advise? I was hoping that something like this...

I've hired a builder to lay a MDPE pipe and he hit a yellow gas pipe (underground) and caused a gas leak. Cadent came out and fixed it on the day. The builder just told me about it now and was asking that we go halves on the cost. I said OK on the phone but with hindsight I'm thinking he is...

Trying to heat up a pipe to remove a joint but not having any success. The pipe looks dry, but when I heat it up I can see steam coming out any ideas what the solution is ? How far away does the water need to be for the heat to stop working