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Yep I have lodgers too and the boiler with the control system is in their room so this would make life easier! Also RE remote hot water the amount of times someone takes a long shower on the weekend and low and behold there is none for me so I'm hoping I can sort this out!

Hi Tony Thanks for your reply. Yes I was talking about it from the point of view of a DIYer. Worst case is I call someone in but I'm pretty OK as long as the power is off ;-) I really like the look of the nest and the smart learning aspect of it but at the moment the Hive 2 is ahead because of...

Hello everyone Am thinking of getting the new British Gas Hive 2 system as opposed to the Nest system as I will be able to control both my hot water and heating remotely. A couple of questions: 1. Is it any good? From the reviews i've seen so far it is. 2. Installation. I've seen lots of...

Thanks for all the advice from everyone. The engineer came yesterday and the fault turned out to be a faulty extension socket (the type with adsl filter built in). After testing each extension ne by one he thought he had found the fault in a different junction box upstairs as the wire was...

hello everyone I have to lay some cork tiles in my mum's house but have never done that before. The walls are unlikely to be true so I figure the best placed to start would be the centre of the room. I can find that by using string from the corner of room to find the centre but how to I...

Thanks for all your input. Given the fact only one extension has a jack in it (downstairs running off the master socket) I have to assume that the fault is with this. Only problem is that when I remove the phone jack the line does not come back on when the face plate is screwed back on...

Thanks for the in depth reply! So far I have removed every jack around the house but still no joy so I guess it must be the actual junction box itself. I took photos of both master sockets so you can see the wire configuration. Please note that for the downstairs socket i had already...

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I think I can take care of the false master socket but what do you mean by 4 devices with a REN of 1? If an extension has nothing plugged into it at the moment how does that affect the number of devices? Also if I unplug every extension (most are) and I still do not get a dial done when the...

Hi there A few days ago my phones went 'dead'.By that I meant that there was no dial tone and when you called the phone it was engaged. The internet still works luckily but according to SKY there is an internal fault on the line. I've removed the faceplate on the master socket and get a...

Thanks for that information- i'll give it a go. Just to be sure though- when you say crank up the lockshield valve you mean turn it anti-clockwise to fully open it up? Normally when the rads come on they will come on full power and then go on and off according to the tvr setting. The one...

Hello all I'm being driven mad by my radiators at the moment. Two of the radiators (all have TRVs) do not seem to be working as the rads go on full blast and do not turn off (unless the valve is turned to 0). When the valves are removed the radiator stays on full blast. I'm not sure if...

For anyone interested the engineer came over today and fixed the washing machine. It turns out that it was door sensor which was £80. Total cost of the repair was £195 (£60 call out £55 labour) so an more than that and it would have been time for a new washing machine. Hopefully it will...

Sorry if this is a bit unclear but I don't really have a clue what I'm talking about! Last week my home phone cut off in the middle of a phone call. I couldn't get a dial tone but the internet still worked and every time i called the line was engaged. All the phone extensions upstairs were...

Hello everyone From one day to the next my Miele washing machine (W919) has lost it's power. I've checked the fuse, the plug and the socket and all are fine. Normally the power and display would come on when the door is closed but I can't close the door. I've read something about replacing...

Thanks for the quick reply. A few months ago there was a hissing noise from the valve (which stopped when I turned it) but that seems to have stopped for a few months. I've got no idea about the automatic bypass but will find out when the plumber comes back to flush out the system. The...

Hi there Recently I've noticed that I can hear water 'flowing' through certain radiators in the house (mainly the large double convectors but also a towel rad) when the heating is on. I've found that by turning the thermostatic valve either a slight bit up or down the noise disappears, only...

Hi Trevor Sorry to PM you but I saw your post and wondered if the powerflush helped at all. I had a Vaillant engineer (arranged through Homeserve insurance) come around to check out my boiler as it has started to rattle when the hot water came on. The engineer opened the system up, siphoned...