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Morning all I've discovered a slight drip from this drain off tail but can't see exactly where it is coming from.... all parts feel dry! Is it worth me just trying to nip up the drain off part or is another culprit more likely? Is there any washers or other seals that can be replaced? Thanks

My workplace is currently having new heating installed and all the radiators are being installed with the Danfoss RA2920 Tamperproof valves, set at 3. The installers agree this is too high but can't change them as the system designer has specified the setting. They have hinted that they are...

I've been getting quotes for a replacement boiler to replace our aging Potterton Suprima which is now kettling badly and occasionally locking out despite a new PCB 9 months ago (before we owner the house). Current setup is a heat only boiler, unvented HW and open vented central heating. I've...

Hi all I'm in the process of buying a house, and got the Homebuyers Survey through yesterday, Having read it all through I am fairly happy with the results, but there are a few points I wanted to query with you. 1)- a sulphurous smell in the loft. I suspect this is a faulty AAV as there is no...

At the bottom of my garden, I have a hard standing parking area which is currently the width of one and a 1/4 average cars. It is shielded from the road (a small, quiet cul de sac) by the most overengineered gates I have ever seen, which sag, lock from the inside and look horrendous. As a...

I have a Worcester Bosch 24cdi boiler, I need to drain down the heating to add a new radiator into the system- quite happy doing all this and refilling. BUT, once I have drained down the central heating, can I still switch on a hop tap to call for hot water or would this cause some damage to...

So what do we think to this then? http://www.isis-solar.com/ apparently free solar panels, and the payment from the govt is taken by the company who install the panels- the homeowner get to use the electricity generated on site. I'd be interested in your opinions! p.s. Mods please move...

I want to install one of these http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/S19872842 My brother can do the electrics (17th edition qualified etc) but I will drill the wall and route the ventilation pipe. The pipe required is a 125mm pipe, which I can obtain easily from screwfix or...

Since I've recieved so much helpful advice off these forums, I thought it appropiate to offer a paid job on here as I know work has quietened down for some regular posters. I have a Worcester Bosch 24CDi (case reads 24 LE but Manual is a CDi, pic of boiler attached), and the boiler requires...

My boiler is in my kitchen, it is a Worcester Bosch 24LE. I would like to install and extractor hood in the space next to it, venting to outside. However, this will mean that the boiler flue and extractor flue will be quite close on the outside wall. Is there a minimum distance I should aim...

I am in the process of installing a cat tunnel through a cavity wall. Pictures here: //www.diynot.com/network/churchilldog/albums/3515 As you can see from the pictures the hole is slightly bigger than the lining, and there is one more lining piece to go in on the outside of the tunnel...

Hi, I’ve just had an “energy assessor” round to measure up for cavity wall and loft insulation. Apparently, one of my cavities (the end wall) is 83 mm, and the other 2 are 62mm. The 62mm cavities are fine, but the 83mm cavity isn’t covered by a grant (I applied through the Tesco £198 scheme)...

Whilst stripping the wallpaper in a bedroom today i discovered that the clowns who installed UPVC in the house years ago (it's safe, and stylish if that helps you work out who), have attached the internal UPVC window trim to the wallpaper, which obviously has now come off! It looks like it...

Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a dilemma. I have a property that is currently unoccupied due to working away. I checked on it earlier today and found that the electrics had tripped. The fuses were all ok, as was the main switch on the fusebox, but the RCD had tripped. I went round and...