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During recent heavy rainfall over the past two weeks or so, our internal kitchen window cill is filling with water on the inside via one of the upper double glazed window units. I would stress that this only happens during heavy rainfall and not during light showers. Looking at the outside...

I recently asked our water company to fit a water meter. When they came I was told (rightly) that they couldn't do the work as my garden tap was not connected to the house stop cock. They said I needed to find a contractor to re-route my garden tap supply into my garage in order that they could...

I have a 3.4kW Dimplex storage heater in the lounge of a small (stone) terraced cottage. My problem is that even in this pretty cold weather the heater is much warmer than I would expect, especially given that the Temperature and Input controls are both set to minimum. As the cottage is empty at...

We currently have quite a large number of Halogen GU10 50W mains lamps around the house, around 22 in total. My local supplier has shown me the new breed of GU10 LED (daylight) bulbs, which work out at around just over £15 each, although I have seen cheaper versions of what appear to be the same...

We are installing a Rangemaster dual fuel (LPG/electric) cooker in our new kitchen, but have been told by one fitter, that we should not locate the LPG gas bottles on the external wall of our kitchen. The intended site for the LPG bottles is on the external side of the kitchen wall, in a...

Some advice if possible? We are scrapping an old oil-fired Stanley cooker in favour of a Rangemaster dual fuel cooker. I have contacted a local fitter who has quoted nearly £500 to install the new cooker. Given that the range is costing £1600, I thought £500 to fit some copper piping and...

I have read the sticky notes re best boiler and the one my plumber has recommended is not listed anywhere - so that could be good or bad news! So my question is simply what is the general opinion of Warmflow boilers please, my own preference was to go for a Grant - any advice as to which of...

We have recently bought a small end of terrace cottage in rural Shropshire. All room sizes are small, and I have been considering Dimplex DuoHeat electric radiators as the means to heat the property. This system employs an Economy 10 meter which uses 3 bands of off-peak electricity and two...

We recently moved home and are now confronted by a large (Green) Stanley Range in our kitchen, approx 12 years in age! We would very much like to change it for something a little more flexible i.e. with a grill and indivdually controlled burners. I am just curious to know if there is...

Hi, I want to install half a dozen low voltage (12V) lamps beside our newly laid garden path. I really would like to use a PIR sensor to detect people coming down the path. I know how this is done when using mains lighting, but I am not sure if a standard PIR would be able to handle the...

Hi - we moved home about four weeks ago but we find our Mira Event shower (approx 12 yrs old) is uncomfotablly hot on the lowest temperature setting. Two questions, (1) how do I remove the front cover, I can't see any screws or obvious points of entry, and (2) what would the pro's recommend...

We are thinking of self-build next time around, and being mindful of the current environmental problems, we like the idea of installing a ground source heat pump. Question for all you pro installers out there and anyone who has gone down this route, any general advice or tips? I understand...

Hi all you pro plumbers out there. A couple of my TRV's are starting to weep slightly around the spindles. Is it possible to repair / replace just the spindle, or do I have replace the whole spindle assembly? TIA

After the hot tap in our bathroom started dripping recently, I got out my trusty emergency plumbing kit and replaced the washer with a new one from my spares box. Thinking that would be the end of the matter I turned the water back on only to find that the tap was now dripping even worse than...

We are selling our house and the buyers survey report said that our oil tank was too close to the dining room window, and that it should also be bunded. Is this right for a normal domestic property, I thought this would only apply to commercial premises?