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Hi, purchased a new build 4 years ago and after the 1st winter we knew had a problem. Had thermal imaging survey done which showed no continuous ribbon of adhesive and either no or incorrectly fitted cavity closers. Had expert witness structural survey done which showed no dpc around doors and...

Hi, I currently have about 25 dimmable 12v Halogen bulbs in the house, and Im getting fed up of having to constanstly change bulbs and burnt out transformers. How hard would it be for me to get rid of the transformers and wire in 240v led bulbs? I need to add that they need to be dimmable...

Hi I have an existing wireless alarm that I need to replace. I will need 3 sensors and 1 or 2 max door sensors. I will also need to be able to part alarm parts of the house incase the kids get up on the night. Ideally id like to be able to set it through a smart phone or portable keypad so it...

I had my whole central heating system refitted 7 years ago, and had a vaillant fitted with an ariston unvented cylinder. All of a sudden the shower went cold when set to max temperature and the only way to get it hot was too basically shut the cold supply to the bathroom (gate valve) only...

Hey, I have 20 low voltage spotlights that id like to replace. Im finding that either the transformers or the bulbs keep going wrong and I have to keep replacing them. I also find they get quite hot and think they might be costing me quite a bit in electricity. I want to replace them for...

Hi, I purchased a 2007 2.5 CRDI XE sorrento in October 2011 from a used car dealer. Within 2 days I had reported 2 faults (one was resolved by having a fuel filter fitted) and the other was an ongoing problem (high pithced noises at certain revs). For months the car went back and forth...

hey guys, not sure if this is the right forum, but I have a question regarding Gas safe registration. As many of you will know, British Gas do not allow their engineers to have their own gas safe registrations. At the moment, they are heavily looking into this and sacking engineers found...

hey guys, customer has intermittent fault with their 828e. and fault is F22 low pressure, but pressure is fine Any one had this before?

hi guys, had a job today, boiler not firing. Doesnt start at all with hot water, but thats a defective diaghram. On Central heating, all I get is spark, but doesnt ignite. MI's say check ignition board but doesnt say how to test it!!! I put the multimeter on every connection on...

hi guys, went to a job just now, complaint was hot water not hot enough. Got there, opened hot tap, and it was running warm, and only got hot when I slowed the flow rate. I checked the burner pressure and it was only 6, and it sholudve been 10. I removed 1 of the wires from the...

hi guys, im currently at BG but not really liking it too much (have been told many lies and its really not what they make it out to be) Anyway, thinking of leaving but not sure where to apply. Do any of you know anything about baxi or transco, or even meter changing companies? I.E Pay...

Saw an ariston cylinder today with a 3 port, and not a 2 port, is this ok? Somebody said that it should have 2 2 ports, cant see why Thanks

started with BG about 6 weeks ago and last week I recieved a letter from the union saying that BG are going to ask engineers to give up their personal corgi registrations. How do they go about finding out if I have my own corgi and how can I prevent them from finding out? Thanks

Have just found out (after installing boiler and unvented cylinder) that my house has a 1 pipe system upstairs and a normal system downstairs. Is my only option to convert upstairs into a 2 pipe system? Thanks

Im about to install a new heating system and unvented cylinder in my property, but the pressure is only 2.5 bar and is on 15mm supply. Also, there is no stop cock outside my property so I cant even open that up to maybe give me more pressure If I have 2 taps open, the water trickels out, and...

Had a fella come rounf today to quote me to replaster the house. He said that after plastering, it would be advisable to put some type of coat (cant remember the name) on the plaster first before painting. Mentioned this to my decorator and he said the opposite, he said its best to paint...

Need to bury hot water supply to kitchen in the wall, whats the best way of doing it?

Thinking about having one of these installed, but im concerned about the pressure in the property. I have a 15mm water main coming into the property, but the pressure on the taps didnt seem that great, Got a gauge on it and its reading between 2-3 bar. Would this be enough for the...

Hi, currently having my 3 bed house completely re done and need some advice 1: In the hall way and kitchen we are having floor tiles, but in the lounge and dining room we are having kardene (sp) flooring. The house has floor boards so will both the tiler and the flooring fella both have to...

Hi, Had a letter from British gas come through the other day stating that they were looking for technical engineers in my area. Before I apply I thought I'd see if any of you guys on here know what its like working for British Gas? Pay, hours, work load, overtime etc.....any info would be...