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Hi Stormyuk, Unfortunately I haven't gotten to the bottom of it. I also have a piece of pipework that is blanked off and I remember the plumber saying it wasn't installed properly "due to laziness", but that it "didn't matter," so perhaps there is something in this. I got fed up of the...

Okay, thanks. Here's a photo showing the whole sill.

It's one of those fake bricked up windows, to make the house look old (from the time of the window tax). You're right about painting them, but sadly the new build developers around here do paint them. They paint them virtually the same colour as the original finish which makes no sense to me. I...

I have this decorative sill with a crack down the middle. It's a newish house so I assume it's made from coloured concrete or similar. I'm unsure what product to use to fill it to stop water ingress. I might repaint the sill with Sandtex masonry paint in the future but for now I'd just like to...

All of the taps in my house have an aerator which is easily unscrewed for cleaning. However the kitchen one is spitting and blocked and it's the only one I can't unscrew. The tap is an Ebb+Flo brand which can be seen here...

I have two thermostatic bar mixer showers but I don't think they have pumps. There is no electrical isolation switch to either which I'm guessing a pump would have.

I'm not sure about the PRV, but the plumber described the cylinder as having a "pin hole leak" (speculation, not confirmed)

Unfortunately the PRV was the first thing the plumber replaced last year when the tundish was dripping. So I don't think it's the PRV at fault :( And if I'm reading the spec correctly on the side of the cylinder, yes the expansion is 8.0 bar.

I think it does have a baffle. The plumber said the same about the baffle breaking up, but I think he said typically you would find flecks of it in your water and all manner of other issues which I don't have, which is what led him to believe it is simply slowly leaking air.

Thanks, I heard you can fit an external ev to Megaflow, didn't know it was possible with Kingspan but would certainly save a fair bit of hassle if possible.

I have a Kingspan Tribune XE hot water cylinder that for the most part works well, but I've had various issues with it including leaking pipework in the airing cupboard and dripping from the tundish occasionally. In the end I had all the pipework in the airing cupboard taken apart and put back...

Just an update on this, I was busy that weekend so never got around to removing the fan. With the cover off though, I was able to see inside and what I noticed is that the condensation seems to only form around the cover/grill of the fan. Just in front of the propellers and just behind looks...

Thanks @sparkymarka I managed to do this. I constructed a makeshift table from two swing bins and a cardboard box so I could work on the panel two handed without disconnecting everything! The piezo did indeed pull out so it was dead easy to replace. Since they are cheap I bought a spare...

Thanks @freddiemercurystwin and @ronniecabers I managed to do it. I adjusted the door upwards, not by much but enough to stop the draught (previously I could insert a piece of cardboard into the gap where the rubber seal is, whereas now I can't). It did look like the leading edge of the door...

That's really helpful thanks, so I don't need to remove the inner screws to adjust the height, simply turn the appropriate bolt with an allen key?

Hi, I have a set of French doors and the top of one of them only just meets the top of the frame by about 1-2mm so I think it needs moving upwards (I noticed this because of a draught). I have watched various videos but cannot see my exact hinge. There are two hex bolts accessible underneath...

Hi Sparkymarka, this is the part I have ordered (in fact I ordered 2 in case it happens again in the future)...

Yes it is. The gap was replenished after the tundish dripped and then I noticed this leak a couple of weeks later. Same thing previously when the tundish dripped and the plumber replaced a pressure relief valve, then two weeks later a leaking joint was spotted. That's why I mentioned above, are...

Thanks, plumber is coming next week to fix the most recent leak. I think you're right, I probably need to bite the bullet and have all the connections redone. I suspect he won't have time to do it this time around but will suggest it as the next course of action.

Hi there, I have a Pyronix Enforcer and today the internal sounds have gone quiet and high pitched. I believe it's the piezo that's gone faulty so I've ordered a new one. A couple of questions: 1. I've unplugged the piezo but I was surprised to find it looked like it was connected to the...