Search results

I have a Honeywell Motorized Valve for the hot water and recently it has been buzzing, quite loud some days but not always. It is a sort of resonating sound so not sure if okay to leave it or replace it. Here is a photo of the valve, maybe someonw will know if it part of it can be replaced...

I have had the usual E15 leak code show and after investigating by looking at bottom of washer after removing lower front panel I can see water dripping from the seal between the steel and plastic filter and pump housing. Can I buy a replacement seal and is it easy to replace? The machine is...

I have a system with two circuits operated via two 2 port Lifestyle valves. The main house circuit works fine via a separate Hive thermostat, the second circuit was an annex with another valve operated via another Hive thermostat. I noticed the boiler didn't always start when the annex heating...

I have a problem with a very small trickle running into pan, I have replaced the inlet washer and checked water level, no difference. I have then replaced the valve washer as mention by lots on different forums but no difference. The only bit left is the large black basket washer, however I...

I have just bought a Honeywell CMT921 wireless thermostat on Ebay. I have just installed it in place of my BG one which was intermittently failing to switch motorized valve even though green receiver light was on. My question is, there seems to be a lot of "tolerance" as to when the...

I am considering replacing my old Chubb Windsor Alarm panel that I installed about 18 years ago with a Castle Castle Euro Mini Prox or Euro 46 Panel. I am hoping there are some Castle users/installers here that can help... My requirements are as follows:- 10 Zones minimum 3 Keypads Option...

I had our ensuite refitted a few months ago which involved moving WC pan to be connected into same horizontal run soil pipe as family bathroom adjacent. The problem that has now appeared is that the water in the WC in the little used family bathroom gets discoloured until flushed. I...

I have just had solar panels fitted to my roof, they are fitted using screws through tiles into roof trusses or joists. However it would appear they used too large screws, 4 x M10 in each timber which are only 35mm wide. I think this does not comply to the building regs as they should have...

I two old Square D Quickline consumer unit, one is fitted with a 100amp 30ma RCCB and controls all the 13amp power, cooker etc. The second one just for lighting only has a switch, no RCCB. I understand to comply with later regs this should have an RCCB, my question is I can buy an old RCCB...

I want to remove an unused 40mm pipe from an Osmalink Soil Manifold, I believe it is a 50mm socket with a reducer and is just a push fit? Where can I get a 50mm plug to push into the manifold when pipe is removed and am I right in thinking I can just push the plug in? I may have to reroute...

I have a British Gas 330+ boiler with a Honeywell ST9400C Programmer and a wireless Drayton digital thermostat. I was also thinking of changing the existing almost unreadable digital thermostat for the wireless Honeywell CM927 but am not quite sure if this is a good move considering the TPI...

I have just had delivered a new European Oak table and noticed some traces of what appeared to be glue on the veneered top, after cleaning it with White Spirit, the areas I removed the glue from, have a high gloss shine and I cannot seem to get rid of them. I have tried cleaning the remainder...

We had a BG 330+ boiler fitted almost a year ago with BG Homecare 200 free for 1 year. Just had the renewal in for next year but they don't seem to take into account that there should still be a warranty on the boiler. Does anyone know how long the warranty is on a British Gas 330+ boiler is?

I have three 12 slat garden benches with cast iron ends. The slats are hardwood but the screw anchors have come out of end of slats due to age, I am thinking of renewing all of the slats so it raises two questions really, do I renew with hardwood or a treated softwood which would require...

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for this pump, it needs to be the exact same pump as space is very limited, cant be any wider. The only information I can see written on the pump is SB5, RPM 2850, W - 67 and Class F.... The pump is used to circulate my domestic hot water...

I have an unused roof vent which used to serve a cooker extractor, what is the best way to seal this? The 110mm plastic pipe emerges through the roof tiles via a lead pipe opening about 120mm wide, I have easy access to this as it is adjacent to a flat roof, at the moment it still has the...

I am having a new kitchen fitted and the electrician has given me a quote to run an earth wire from the consumer unit to the incoming water mains pipe. Also to add a main RCCB as my Square D Qwickline 12 way consumer unit only has a main switch, he has told me it isn't possible to get a RCCB...

I am about to have a new BG 330+ boiler fitted to replace my existing system boiler. The existing boiler has an integral expansion vessel mounted at the back of the boiler, however the parts for my new boiler have just been delivered and include a separate Zilmet red expansion vessel, which...

I have an existing 13 year old Glow Worm Fuelsaver Complheat 80 boiler operating with a Megaflow CL210 sealed system to supply a family bathroom and one ensuite. It is a 4 bedroom house but there are only two of us living here with very occasional overnight visitors. I have had a quotation to...

I have a Glowworm Fuelsaver 80 Complheat boiler linked to a Megaflo system. At 5.15am over an hour before timer switches on central heating I let the dog out and noticed the boiler was running, no flame, so assume it was just the pump, timer hadn't switched on. I do not know how long it had...