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Hi Folks Strange problem. Everything working fine three weeks ago, not so now. One radiator is not getting any heat, it is downstairs and I suspect one of the last in the loop. I've check the TRV pin and it moves up and down fine. I've tried to bleed it and there appears to be no air in it...

Hi Folks Buying a new house and we want to change the position of things in the bathroom. The house is a 1990 Berkley home and is advertised as having concrete first floor - it is certainly solid feeling! I'm assuming this is block and beam. Do you think this could present a problem for...

Hi All I'd appreciate some thoughts on the following; New bathroom almost finished being installed by a third party. It looks fantastic, I've done a few bathrooms myself and I have to say the quality of the tiling and what not is very high indeed. Anyway, we have had under floor heating...

Hi I've noticed that the rad's in the two bathrooms upstairs are coming on even when the heating is off. I've got the room stat turned right down to the lowest setting yet every morning when I go into the either of these rooms the rad is on. No other rad in the house is on. Could it be...

Hi all The chap that was installing my electric garage door has managed to hammer a cable clip nail into the wire running down to a double power socket. This of course tripped the MCB. When the nail was removed I was able to reset the MCB no problems. A small amount of plaster and the...

Is it advisable to use a bit of PTFE round the olive and thread when securing plastic pipes to brass compression fittings? For example securing 15mm JG speedfit PEX to a brass built in Mira shower valve mixer? I presume you don't need to use PTFE with plastic compression fittings? Thanks in...

Hi All I'm connecting a new towel rail and am using this Danfoss TRV and lockshield: http://www.screwfix.com/prods/43668/Plumbing/Radiator-Valves/Danfoss-Straight-TRV-Lockshield-Chrome Trouble is that the lockshield is a 15mm compression joint and I can't get it to hold the plastic. I've...

Hi All Installing a new bathroom and have agreed to get the parts for the sparky to fit (before the fit of the suite tiles etc start). Had a Vent axia Luminair in the last place and it was a lot better and quieter than previous fans (with a light), that is what I'm going for again...

Hi All When the boiler is running the Honeywell Mid postion valve started "clicking". The clicking noise is the microswitch being hit then the valve moving off it and then moving back and making contact with the switch again. A sort of rocking motion that means the microswitch is being hit...