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I know this has probably been covered before but just want to check before I condemn the thermostat. Daughter has bought a house with a British Gas RC Plus wireless thermostat. Although we couldn't get it to do exactly what we wanted it was working. But we had to drop the power to the boiler and...

I have a wooden up and over garage door that is badly rotting. The metal frame, subframe and opening system is fine, so I want to build a new wooden outer cover to fit to the subframe. My question is what to use for panelling, currently it is panelled in ply but I wondered if tongue and groove...

Just identified a massive rise in my smartmeter gas usage today. It has gone from a reasonably steady 12 KWH per day to 50 KWH today and had the heating on maybe an hour more than yesterday (6 hours rather than 5). Has anyone any idea why this has happened? Can it be a smartmeter fault? Do...

Hi there. My boiler has tonight developed a squeal and the heat has cut out. On investigation the noise is coming from the fan on top of the boiler supplying the flue so I suppose the boiler has cut out as adequate air flow is not being maintained. So first of all, as an unqualified competent...

I have a 18mth old Triton Aspirante shower. Yesterday I noticed water was being ejected from the pressure relief tube. On inspection the hose lining had somehow corrupted and was blocking the water flow which must have activated the PRD. I have replaced the hose with a spare I had to hand, reset...

I have a Valliant boiler controlled by a Danfoss (wired in not remote) programmer. The problem is that the boiler is not switching off when the controller reaches the 'off' time. The programmer seems to be operating the valves correctly, switching off the supply to the radiators/hot water tank...

Had this model of Fridge Freezer in my garage since moving house a couple of years ago. Decided to use it yesterday and it cleaned up fine apart from the door seals which have got some mildew growth. Thought I would strip them out and give them a thorough clean or replace them. But I cant seem...

I have a Valliant boiler controlled by a Danfoss (wired in not remote) programmer. I have found recently that the boiler is not switching off when the controller reaches the 'off' time. The programmer seems to be operating the valves correctly, switching off the supply to the radiators/hot water...

Overnight heavy rain has highlighted a block in my rainwater drain. I think it is 110mm (without measuring). The drain drops for about 70 cm from the grate before turning through 90 degrees. I have had a hose down for about 3-4 meters until it stops, switched on, but the water just backs up. The...

I inherited this machine when moving house. Over the last few months we have noticed small black circular stains occaisionally on washing, similar to the pattern of holes on the inner drum. The machine has now started to knock on spin nd the inner drum has some play in it. I'm guessing the...

Just had my roof re tiled and the roofer has installed a continuous dry verge system up the side of the house. Thing is he has taken this up the diagonals on the side of the house but the roof has a half hip and so between the two diagonals there is a horizontal section which he has not dry...

I have a standard gas boiler with 2 circuits, 1 running central heating and 1 running to the hot water cylinder. My question relates to the pressure of the system. I can charge the system using the filling loop to over 1 bar and during the course of the heating cycle this increases. A couple of...

I noticed a small but persistant leak on one side of the main roof span just beside the gabled section. During the storms this has spread and I now have a few wet loft beams on both sides of the main roof (not the gabled section) next to the gabled section. Is it likely the leak is above the...

Bought a 15 year old house about 6 months ago which has sliding John Carr wooden patio doors. As the wetter months have arrived the door has started to stick when sliding. At first I thought the runners were clogged but it now seems the door top is fouling on the frame, possibly due to swelling...

Having established the motor on my old machine is goosed, I need a new one. Does anyone know of a good machine, £200 - £400 but with a depth (front to rear) of around 550mm? Most of the 'good' machines I've been looking at have depths of 580-600 and this would stick out of the space the old...

Machine runs through the wash cycle, pumps out the water and turns during the spin programme, but does not pick up speed. It seems to start to pick up then looses it again. Brushes replaced about 2 months ago. Any ideas?

Machine runs through the wash cycle, pumps out the water and turns during the spin programme, but does not pick up speed. It seems to start to pick up then looses it again. Brushes replaced about 2 months ago. Any ideas?