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Hi All My boiler has been loosing pressure for a few days. I have filled it to 1.5 bar every time it drops below 0.5 bar but still keeps loosing pressure. This afternoon I check if PRV is leaking. PRV is not leaking but the condensate pipe leaks more than it should when heating is on. It does...

Hi All Which combi boiler would be a good replacement for my Vaillant Ecomax 828E. I am extending my utility room to add a shower and a toilet. No doubt another radiater will also be required hence a slightly bigger boiler. Positive advice will be very much appreciated. Basecoat

Hi All I have problem(s) with my bosch fridge freezer. fridge made a cracking sound when it turned itself off. I removed the cover off back of freezer. A big chunk of ice was lodged inside the cover. I cleared the ice refitted the cover. The fridge freezer works fine but every time I open the...

Hi All My other half was cleaning work top this morning. She disturbed kettle socket. It is hanging with the wire. I checked the reason for this to happen. The base plate is sunk in too deep. The two screws are not long enough. Instead some smarty pants put blobs of "it stiks like ****" to stick...

Hi All Advice please to help me choose a new mid range combi boiler. I am downsizing to a smaller den. Circumstances not choice. My new place a two bedroom one bathroom back to back property has an old Ariston combi. It finally gave up the ghost yesterday. Died of old age. Near the boiler...

Hi All Back again for advice. I had my new G-Plan suite delivered the other day. I purchased 5 year staingard plus care package with my 3 piece suite. The company to provide care is Homeserve which has had negative reputation for customer care. To my amazement my son spilled water on chair...

Hi All Are third party furniture warranties by stainguard/Guardsman worth the money. I have bought a new 3 piece suite the other day. Salesman brought warranty up time and time again. So far I have declined. He put on this on invoice "customer declined stainguard warranty". Today I received a...

Hi All I need help in going about repairing fireback. My fireback is brick constructed finished with lime mortar. The house was built post war. I am surprised it has stood well for such a long time of use firstly as open fire later with gas fire. The fire back is in need of repairs to...

I have bought a very little used youngman 2 section trade 200 timber loft ladder. There are no fitting manual with it. Can someone please tell me where canI get fitting instructions from. I have searched the web no joy.

Hi All I would like advice regarding party wall act 1996. My neighbour submitted a planning application for: Ground floor rear Shower Room/ Toilet Front Porch Demolish existing garage/ rebuild new garage at back. I raised my concern the big gap its going to leave between current...

Hi All My loft is a big mess after I had new roof tiles installed some years back. Going into loft last sunday my loft is like a bombed site with loose crumbly morter every where so much so the fibre glass insulation looks in bad shape. I am thinking of turning the loft into useable space...

Hi All New trend has come about in my street. Houses are being insulated on outside walls by 50mm thick polystyrene blocks. It is spoiling the character of houses and does look out of place. Window sills look awful. People are going for it left right and centre because its free. These...

Hi All Back after long absence. My other half suggested we have a built in wardrobe in our bed room. Having researched on web there are several out fits do built in wardrobes the question is which one is reliable. I am interested in diy where my designed wardrobe is manufactured and supplied...

Hi All Back again for help/advice regarding my pensioner friends boiler. I visited him yesterday sat in his kitchen his boiler was on and off constantly without demand for hot water and heat. I thought there is something wrong but what for boiler to do that. I checked pressure gauge...

Hi All My kitchen is nearing completion but the plinth is causing me a problem. Supplied plinth is not edged. I am concerned knowing my other half rough as she is as well as my kids there will come a time time when bottom of the plinth (floor face) will get wet. This will cause the plinth to...

Hi All I have searched and searched for clear pine doors. For starters size is the problem number one. Then I don't understand what exactly is engineered door. One local retailer told me engineered doors are constructed with modern technology using left over timber bits then veneered...

Hi All I am fitting new wall units in my kitchen. Its a new set up I have never seen before. Basically its 2 carrier brackets to fit on wall at the right distance and height. Then the cabinet has 2 brackets already fitted to hang on the wall carrier plates. what would be the easiest way to do...

Hi All My vailliant combi boiler has developed a pressure fault. I have noticed the pressure guage when boiler is cold is over 3.5 bar. It should be 1.5 bar and should go up slightly when heats up and should get back to 1.5 bar. The boiler is working ok but this problem is worrying me...

Hi All I have this problem for a year. Pigeons have started to congregate on next doors roof. They used come onto my roof. I blanked the eves off on my front bay roof. The other day window cleaner told my there is lot of pigeon crap on my roof. Is there a way [other than the obvious one] to...

Hi All Trying to finish my kitchen. New solid oak units are in. An old very tired cupboard has been hacked. New American white oak frame is almost ready to go in but it looks dull against the cabinet doors. I am lead to believe laquer is the answer but don't know anything about it...