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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 there Can anyone shed some light on why I would need to bleed one radiator in particular every week. It's a towell rail style radiator and I've noticed that the top rail is rarely hot. After bleeding it's piping hot but then a couple of weeks later it's cool at the top again. Also...

Hello everyone I'm changing the location of my washing machine from the kitchen (next to the sink) to under the stairs. The distance is about 3.5 metres from the sink waste and the waste pipe will have to be cut into the wall behind the kitchen units. The water supply is not a problem as...

This is a bit of difficult one to explain! Whenever I turn a tap on then off in the house I can hear what sounds like a 'clunking sound'. You can also hear the water moving around from the boiler/megaflo to the taps and it seems to be getting louder. When I put the washing machine on this...

I want to fit 2 x 2 gang dimmer switches in my house (so that lights upstairs and downstairs can be controlled). Is it possible to fit 2 dimmer switches on one circuit? I was advised by the lighting guy at B&Q that you can't do this- you can only have 1 x 2 gang dimmer and 1 x 2 gang switch...

Can anoyone shed some light on a problem that's been driving me mad recently. For the last few weeks the radiator in my bedroom has started clicking in the morning when it comes on (and the evening but it's not a problem at that time of day). It clicks about once every 3 seconds for 4-5 minutes...

For anyone interested I never managed to 'fix' my water pressure issue with the megaflo but i did manage to find out the following: Water pressure is 2.7 bar Flow rate is 14 litres a minute This poor flow rate couple with a system that isn't balanced has meant that I've got a bit of a...

Hi there- i'm new to the forum and I'm wondering if anyone can give me some advice on paint brands and colours? I hope to have my house painted externally in the next few weeks (weather permitting) and want to know what is meant to be the best paint to use (my house is pebble-dashed) My...

Help! We recently had a 170 litre megaflo and a valiant boiler installed into out 3 bedroom house in preparation for a loft conversion. After a few teething problems things seemed to be OK and we had great water pressure. Now the loft conversion is complete the water pressure upstairs...