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Hi all. I have notice that my bathroom window seems to have dropped on the side with the handle opener and is no longer tight against the frame on the hinge side. Is there any adjustment that can be made or is this a new hinge?

Hi team I have a noisy worcester bosh 30CDI greenstar on an open vented system. Over the past two weeks it heats water fine and fires up without any problems. When the system thermostat turns the boiler off after running, I can hear the burner switched off (led goes off) and there is a...

Dear Team I would be grateful for some advice. I have just moved into a new house and I have heating problems. The previous tenants did not mention this. I have an open vented central heating system. Y plan. The Vent pipe is constantly running hot water into the expansion tank, even...

Just to update any who read this. The pump has run smoothly and quietly since the alterations. It Sept 2010

Dear All just in case another DIY persons visits. Fitting the automatic air vent took a couple of mins and was very easy. The longest part of the job was draining, filling and venting the system. part cost £7. Boiler runs lovely without any mess

Dear Team I have a Worcester bosh 30 CDI system boiler which is 3.5 years old. Yesterday I had a plumber switch it off to fit a new gas meter in the downstairs cupboard. At 03:00 I heard a dripping noise and then found a leak from within the boiler from the Auto Air Vent. approx...

Dear team thanks for your help

Dear Forum I about to fit a double glazed window and my supplier has changed the label from when I did it last. The lable now states "low emissivity on other side". Does the low emissivity side face the exterior or interior? Thanks Rob

Tickly T that was a very well explained answer which I now understand the issues. The taps do say suitable for Pumped systems and make no mention of open vented gravity fed system. John d thanks also for you easy option I'll live with the mixer sink because I'm never really going to...

Thanks. Do you know if I can run the feed off a shower pump? I am considering buying a new pump for my power shower and would be will to do some re-configuration of pipe work if it is practical.

Dear Forum I have just changed my bath and basin taps from individual hot and cold to a modern mixer tap. The problem now is that the water flow seem to be significantly reduced with both hot and cold tap on. Is there something in modern mixers that is causing this? The water pressure...

Thanks for your advice I chose BAL because it happend to be on the web site I order my tiles from which are 200x300x7 cermamic. I spoke with the tech people in BAL and they managed to sell me the primer through my own inexperience

Dear All My bathroom has 50% old tiles adhesive rigged to wall. I'm using a scraper but fear I willl be here for days. I am tiling over the wall using Bal primer APD and then using Bal Goldstar. How much of the old adhesive do i have to remove? So far I removed all the peaks but...

Dear All I have purchased a Grohtherm 3000 thermostatic shower mixing valve. I thought this is going to be easy. Pull two 1/2inch pipes through the wall and join the the value. In the box they have sent me two types of connection to the valve which has now confused me. 1 box...

thanks gents. I'll keep it to tried and tested methods

Has anyone ever used BAL FASTFLEX? It claims that you can tile direct to floor boards which would be handy as it will save building my floor level upto 25mm. I plan to use a 300mmx300mmx10mm. My floor boards look pretty sound Tongued and grooved floorboards Ensure boards are dry, rigid...

Thanks. Have you ever used BAL FASTFLEX? It claims that you can tile direct to floor boards which would be handy as it will save building my floor level upto 25mm Tongued and grooved floorboards Ensure boards are dry, rigid and securely fixed (screwed to joists at 300mm centres...