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I have had this dishwasher about 6 years and have recently had to disconnect it and move it. When I reconnected it, it kept throwing up an error (6 flashes and constant beeping). I cleaned out the filter area and checked that there were not kinks in the supply hose and tried it again. Now...

I had a floor laid in travertine in a new conservatory about two years ago. The tiles are laid on a screed subfloor with water-fed underfloor heating below. The grout in one corner of the room almost immediately cracked away from the wall, but it was hardly noticeable. The gap has carried on...

We had a conservatory built last year, and I have noticed that the mortar used has begun to deteriorate very rapidly. On the lower courses, I can literally wipe the mortar away with my finger! :cry: Does this mean that the wrong mix was used in the first place? Interestingly, the mortar...

Apologies, I did not notice the doors section when I originally posted this :oops: I have just had a conservatory built, and need to put an external door between it and the house to be exempt from Building Regulations. I would like the door to match the internal doors as far as possible...

I have just had a conservatory built, and need to put an external door between it and the house to be exempt from Building Regulations. I would like the door to match the internal doors as far as possible, and someone has suggested using an FD30 fire door fitted with safety glass. These...

I think I have posted in the past about an ongoing problem I have been having getting a conservatory built. We have had plans approved for a small conservatory on the back of our house. The problem is that there is an existing manhole under the corner of the proposed structure, and a private...

I had a full rewire done last year, by an electrician who professed to be 'Part P competent', and showed me a card to 'prove' it. This was actually the only real factor in my choosing him to do the work, as no one else was. After all of this time, I am having trouble getting any paperwork out...

Sorting out my landlords certificate today reminded me of another problem. When I moved into my current place last year, I had a new CH system fitted (Potterton Suprima HE boiler). I did not have much knowledge of the Part P requirements at the time. I understand that I am supposed to have...

I need to get a landlord safety certificate done on a flat in outer SW London. There is a boiler, and no other gas appliances. British Gas were supposed to be coming to do it for £25, but the service is so shoddy, that I have had to cancel it. I am now looking for a local person to do it...

We had our house rewired in 2005. The electrician that we used said that he was 'Part P' competent, and this is all that we would need to ensure that our installation was compliant. He did not issue a certificate, and I have since phoned the NICEIC, and they have no record of him being...

I am using a Varilight dimmer switch to dim the lights in my living room. As I dim the lights, the fitting itself starts to buzz. This is the fitting in use: http://www.johnlewis.com/Electrical/Lighting/++++Ceiling+Lighting/Chrome+Lights/4665/230215091/Product.aspx I don't think that it...

I am looking to put a PIR security light on my garage. Most of the ones available are designed to be connected to a light switch. Is it possible to connect these to a standard, three pin plug socket? This is the only power source I have got in the garage.

I had a Megaflo cylinder installed about a year ago. It appears to have some sort of 'waste' pipe that ejects water/steam everytime the cylinder is in use. The problem is that this pipe has been installed right against the outside wall of my house, so every time I turn the system on, it...

I have a garage at the bottom of my garden. The garage floor is about 2 feet below the level of the garden, and there are three steps leading down from the garden into a door at the back of the garage. Obviously, the steps collect water, as they are lower than the rest of the garden. The...