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Hi, I need to switch out the heat element on mine later this eve and am not at home right now, I remember that the "bit" shaped piece on the outside of the tank is pretty large. I guess I'll be needing to buy a big spanner for the job. Please - is anyone able to measure the size of this so I...

Hi all, we've a small flat with one of these in and it has a couple of small leaks but otherwise works fine. The leaks are 1) from the drainage exit and 2) around the connection of the main heater unit . I thought I may have a go at fixing these but wanted to check I wasn't doing this wrong...

Hi all, have a bi-fold door configuration challenge We have an opening that is currently c2m and has a simple 2 bi-fold door system sliding to the left (viewed from inside the house). Very happy with that. But, as part of a kitchen de-design we’re opening this up to 4m to 4m20cm and need...

Hi all, I’m looking for some guidance on whether we’re planning on the right boiler solution for our house. The house – 3 story townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 living areas, 2 bathrooms with showers, 9 years’ old. Boiler – Current one is v noisily and a couple of different opinions say to...

Hi, I have a pretty traditional setup with a gas powered boiler for heating and hot water with a single room thermostat which is just a simple dial to set the trigger temp for the radiator heating. I would like to replace the thermostat with a time controlled one so that I could get it to...

Hi, would really appreciate an opinion on this potentially complicated situation. We're planning to buy a house that has a raised decking (>30cm) that was built in 2007. It has been the cause of dispute with neighbours due to size etc. Currently the sale of this house is obstructuted due to...

I had to decouple my cistern from the WC pan to fix a leak. The connection holding the cistern onto the pan was made by 2 bolts going through the bottom of the cistern into the pan. The end of the bolts either had a nut or some other type of fixing but this is now lost forever as it was not...

Hi, I'm trying to protect a cable (in this case it is a telephone line) that runs up a wall outside my mother's house. I've visited 4 DIY stores looking for something purpose made for this - thinking of metal trunking with pre-drilled holes for nails? Nothing seems to be there - also had a...

Hi, I've purchased some outside lights (simple wall lights with 40w bulbs) to replace existing bulkhead style ones. The new lights are double insulated (not that I think this is critical - just background info). The instructions state - "Do not wire this light into the lighting circuit...

Hi, I had a plumber replace a bathroom a year or so ago and there is a problem with part of the flooring. This pic shows the bathroom in its current state (I removed the offending piece of tiling: On the right you can see that the bare concrete floor is now visible. This was...

Hi all, the inside of the roof of my shed is damp so I figured I'd remove the old felt (3 layers) and re-felt. I've taken off the old felt but the wooden roof is obviously quite damp still - do I need to let this dry before re-felting or can I felt as is and leave the door/window open to...

I had my concrete (with asbestos) garage roof removed and a new one fitted. It rained last night and there are damp patches on the roof - I didn't expect this as I was planing to insulate the roof and board it up. I will call the firm who did this to get their opinion but thought I'd get some...

Hi, I have a double garage (full of rubbish!) with a leaky corregated asbestos roof, regular brick walls and a concrete base. I'm having a new roof put on soon (roof is a simple system with roof sheets resting on wooden joists). When the new roof is on I'd like to make more use of the garage...

I'm about to start the process of renovating some bathrooms in my house (3 bed bungalow with 2.5 bathrooms and about 12 radiators). Before changing the bathrooms I think I should also change the boiler - our current one is noisy and quite an old Potterton (NetaHeat?) model. I was thinking...