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Hello I purchased a Wickes Rotary Hammer drill this week, Model PDH26DS1.1 I had also purchased a drill bit 16mm x 450mm The hole I need to drill is 16mm x 350mm through external brickwork I have not used a SDS set up before. There is some backward and forward movement of the drill bit...

I live in an especially hard water area, (Basingstoke). I have just installed a new Hot Water and Central Heat system. I asked to be fitted a Fernox electrolytic descaler to my water supply. I am also aware of magnetic descaler units and mains powered magnetic field/electronic descalers. Is...

We are having our small detached house enlarged by about 50% to a total internal volume of roughly 250 cu m. It is 1956 brick built and apart from there being no CW insulation in the original walls (yet) the planned insulation will be about the current standard. We are now researching a water...

We have a pair of galvanised steel, presumed to be Crittall, french doors which need to be removed without damage, to be re-fixed internally in an existing internal archway which may need resizing and is in a solid internal brick wall. We won’t be keeping the present glass but will replace with...

The open vented header tanks in my loft are arranged one on top of the other. The main feed to the HWC is mounted on the joists, and the central heating header is mounted via a combination of a horizontal roof strut and a batten secured to the brick chimney wall, so that there is about 2 feet...

I intend to board my loft floor on 7” loft legs after adding glass fibre insulation over the joists. There are no condensation issues at present and I will continue to monitor this. The ceiling below is plasterboard from the 1950s and there is no vapour barrier. My question is, as I cannot...

Since our central heating system was upgraded in October we have noticed a singing noise in the house when the water circulating pump switches on. It is a new Grundfos UPS2 15-50/60 pump with 3 speeds. Reducing the speed reduces the noise but it doesn't go away, and we need to use the maximum...

I have previously asked about materials for loft insulation and have come down in favour of insulation roll, loft legs and standard loft board. I want to increase my loft insulation from 4” glass fibre to 10” and retain access and storage using wickes 7” loft legs and standard loft boards...

We have moved into a 1950's house with minimal insulation. There is a conventional loft space between a hipped roof and plasterboard ceiling with 4” rafters. There is 4” mineral wool insulation between the rafters, which I want to increase by about another 6 inches, either using Celotex, Steico...

We have just moved in to a 1950's house which has a central heating system previously heated by a coal fired Rayburn which has been removed. We need to have a new boiler installed, but this may have to be in a temporary location as we hope to have the whole house remodelled and extended. It...

I have to choose a new gas boiler for a very small 3 bed terraced centrally heated house. Full double glazing and 6” loft insulation. I have a Y plan system. I posted with various questions about this system recently but have got to the main question now. I have been warned about oversized...

I need to replace a Glow Worm Fuel Saver B that heats my small 3 bed terrace house, and add a bathroom radiator. I am also interested in converting from an open vent system to a sealed system, although I definitely do not want a combi. I would like to use an Intergas boiler, My second...

Glow-worm fuelsaver 30 B Hello I have had some problems with the pilot light going out on my boiler. I have remedied it twice by replacing the thermo-couple but the first replacement lasted two years and second lasted only 4 months and now I am not even sure if the thermocouples were...

Hello I have a Glow worm fuelsaver Mk II 30B which runs 5 rads in a two storey house, and an indirect hot water cylinder. There is a lot of pipe work because the boiler is a long way from the hot water cylinder, although this may not be relevant I suspect the boiler is gradually scaling up...