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I know many questions have been asked about shower pressure, but here's mine. Hope somebody can help. My Mother lives in a bungalow and her shower pressure has got worse over time. I have replaced the shower mixer but it's made no difference. I have also tried removing the head and installing a...

Hi, I am looking for some advice please and will explain the best I can - photo quite tricky to do. I am decorating a bedroom which has a sloping ceiling. When the slope meets the main (flat) ceiling there is a hairline crack roughly 5mm from the corner, which is higher (approx 2mm) than the...

Hi, My Mum's CH is misbehaving. She has a open, gravity system and pressurised bottle where I have checked the pressure, it's on 2. The CH comes on and heats the rads, but after an hour it turns off (I would imagine it's reaches the thermostat temp), however as the temp drops it does come...

Hi, I have a gravity fed system and the flow to hot taps is abysmal. I, therefore, fitted a Grundfos Home booster; there is a little improvement but not enough. My plumber said he could hear air going into the pump so I wonder if I've installed it correctly and if I need to fit a flange into...

Hi, I wonder if somebody can give me some advice, please. I have two horizontal rads in my lounge. The feed and return come from the ceiling as the floors are concrete. I want to replace these rads with vertical ones so I can lose a lot of the pipework - installing them close to the ceiling...

Hi, I purchased some Aladdin HV30c radiator valves. Do I need to remove the protruding white pin in the middle of the back of the valve. They look different than pictures on the Internet? Thanks.

Hi, Having knocked through two rooms my floor are not level - out by approx. 5mm. I want to lay new wood flooring so need to have floor levelled. I reckon 5mm x 27 sqm. What is a fair price for laying latex as I have been quoted £1200 plus VAT - what seems to be excessive? Thanks.

Hi, I have a home alarm system, with a Scantronic 9425 - although I don't know if this is the actual model of the alarm system. I want to remove a sensor for redecorating, however when I open the tamper sensor activates the alarm. If I put back and use my user code it resets the system...

Hi, I have a shower which is roughly 8 metres away from a show pump in my airing cupboard. The existing piping (22mm) goes up into the loft at which point it converts to 15mm and then to an ensuite. The flow is great, which I'm assuming is the result of the pipe 15mm constraints. I do not...

Hi, I want to fit an outside tap. The water pipe comes in from through the garage before getting to the CH boiler and taps. What I want to know is if I can position a tap before the boiler and rest of the house supply or will this cause contention and lack of pressure for the boiler (Combi)...

Hi, I want to replace some 15mm copper pipe which runs across my attic floor (approx. 10m) for 22mm. The pipe goes form a shower pump in the airing cupboard to an en-suite shower. My question is can I replace this copper with a flexible Polybutylene? Is there any disadvantages and what do I...

We have a Miele G640 dishwasher which washes but then doesn't seem to complete its rinse cycle. After one rinse it goes straight to Dry and appears to have completed the programme. But there' still water in the bottom of the machine and the crockery has scum marks. It doesn't appear to be...

Hi, I'm sure this is a question that has been answered a number of times but I just want to be sure before making an expensive mistake. I am replacing 2 radiators and want to know what sizes to buy, both are singles: Actual radiator 400mm x 1915mm : Pipes 2000 mm Actual radiator 600mm...

Could somebody please give me a step by step guide of how to replace a SGS56E02GB drain pump. Also, there appears to be a £30-£40 difference between pattern and geniune pumps - is it worth saving the money or is the quality not worth it? TIA.

I have an internal step which has a plastic threshold. The plaster below this threshold in proud so my friendly Plasterer plastered over the plastic. This lasted about a week before coming away from the plastic. Is it possible to plaster over plastic? I know the edge will be brittle but I'm...

Hi, Can somebody please explain how to clear a blockage in the feeder pipe of my central heating. I have done the magnet test and there's definitely quite a large blockage. I understand the pipes need to be opened but my questions are: - Could I empty the system. Close the pump value...

Here goes, I know I'm sure I'm not the first to ask this question. Our CH boiler is approx 15 years old, although we have several radiators which are older. The house has a total of 6 radiators on a Potterton boiler and is the system is vented. To get heat in the house I have to turn the...

We have a dishwasher which is not emptying. At the end of the cycle there's still standing water. I have removed the filter and cover, the wheel behind the cover moves and doesn't seem to be blocked, although it does have some tension. There is not warning about a blocked hose etc. Any ideas...

I live in Kent and have approx 300+ bricks which would be ideal for hardcore. I do not want to just scrap it as it seems criminal - not looking for any money but to recycle it. Is this possible or shall I just book the skip?

Hi, I have an LP722 programmable heating controller which is approx 15 years old. I have moved the box and now want to fit back on the wall. The instructions say it can nbe surface mounted when put flush on the wall but there's no provision for the wires as they come out of the back, am i...