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Installing an inline fan in the loft. I assumed it needs a permanent live and neutral plus a switched live which I have. Can someone please make sense of the instructions for me and tell me where the three wires go for max speed with timer. Tia

Any ideas please. Had an f28 error intially but managed to clear that with a reset. Seems to be coming from the top around the fan/flue.

Hi A few years ago I block paved the front drive and laid slate slabs as a rear patio. The slabs look c**p. They always look dull. I let the kids help with the grouting which was a bad mistake as it wasn't packed in enough so that's broken up in places. I used slate to clad the perimeter...

Hi About 3 weeks ago I had the expansion vessel replaced on a Ferroli Modena 80E. All worked fine until last night. The hot water comes out brown for around 30 seconds, it then clears but the heat cuts out. Central heating no longer works because the pressure has dropped to zero. Haven't got...

Hi A brickie built me a single skin block wall around 6 months ago. As coping on the top of the wall I used 600 x 300 Indian sandstone. They're actually patio slabs but it looks nice. A couple of them have come loose. If I relay them is there any particular mix I should use to get them to stick?

Hi I've built a single skin block garage and have just rendered the rear wall which is around 3m2 as there's a window in the middle. I did a 10mm scratch coat with a 4:1 mix, left it for a couple of weeks then did another 10mm coat @ 5:1 + waterproofer. I floated the second coat to a nice flat...

Hi No CH or HW, all lights are off unless I turn to reset then the red light comes on indicating a fault Clock timer is blank so I thought perhaps it was the timer that died so I've replaced it and the replacement is also dead. Any ideas?

Hi I'm building a side garage and need to move the downpipes and drain in the picture about 1m to the right. The large downpipe is rainwater and the small one is the kitchen sink. The above ground part is straight forward. Below ground it drains into the old clay pipes. As it's so close I also...

Hi What does the lead flashing under the first floor window do and why is there no flashing under the ground floor windows? I'm thinking about tiling the rendered curve between the up and lower windows and wondered if I could cut the flashing back a bit so there isn't so much of an overhang.

Hi I want to block pave the drive but lay blue slate in the area in front of the windows which a car will also park on. There will be a transition from blocks to slate. What is the best way to make sure this border doesn't collapse over time? Should in lay pin kerbs in concrete as a border to...

Hi Hot water has been fine all summer. I switched it to "heating and hot water", the heating came on. Turned it all off for a week when I went away. On Saturday I turned it back on and it didn't fire up at all. I've done these checks but now I'm out of ideas. Pilot light is on Room thermostat...

Hi I'm in process painting the house. Other identical houses on our street don't have the gutter down pipe in the middle of the house as shown in the pic. I spoke to a neighbor and they said they had theirs removed as there is a down pipe on the front of both the left and right side walls. If...

I needed to isolate some of the central heating while installing some new rads so I stuck a couple of 15mm pushfit isolator valves on the flow and return. I've just read that they can only be used to a max of 65C. Should I rip the floor board up and remove them and what would be the central...

Hi Got one of these that links to a RXBC605 plug receiver. My previous 20 year old programmer allowed me to advance the heating for 1, 2 or 3 hours which meant it would turn off after whatever period I advanced it. The new Salus only lets me turn the heating up so I have to remember to turn it...

Hi I'm having a bit of a nightmare. Over the joists of my garage I laid OSB T&G, wetted it out then laid 600g CSM followed by more resin then a topcoat. It's only been down about 2 weeks but now there is heavy rain there are drips coming through the joins of the OSB board in about 3 places. I...

Hi I'd like to double check the sequence of events when installing a flat roof on a new extension. I've just had the blockwork completed on a single story rear extension. Joists are on. The flat roof with be VCL>120mm celotex>18mm Plywood>Torch on Felt. Am I right in thinking that because the...

Hi I've just installed a new door-stop composite door. Everything went fine until I realised that when you shut the door from the outside, you can simply pull the handle to open it again without using the key. The old UPVC door would shut and pulling the handle down from the outside wouldn't...

Hi I'm building an extension with a warm roof consisting of joists, deck, VCL, insulation, OSB, GPR. My question is how far do the joist need to overhang the outer wall. As it's a warm roof with no ventilation can I do away with the soffit and have the fascia almost flush with the outer wall...

Hi I'm building an extension with a warm roof consisting of joists, deck, VCL, insulation, OSB, GPR. My question is how far do the joist need to overhang the outer wall. As it's a warm roof with no ventilation can I do away with the soffit and have the fascia almost flush with the outer wall...

Hi I'm just starting to think about the design of a full width rear extension. I know I'll need an structural engineer but I have an question about the roof. Because of a pre 1938 small 2m out x 4m across extension which will be removed I may want to go 5 maybe 6m back from the rear wall...