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Hi all, Daughter has just bought a flat and discovered that the washing machine (left by the previous owners) is filling up with dishwater from the sink. :sick: Looking under the sink, I'm not surprised (grey pipe is the washing machine waste)... :rolleyes: I've yet to get the u-bend off to...

Hi all, About 7 years ago we filled/plastered a disused fireplace in our lounge to return it to just a flat plaster wall. The chimney is external and an air brick was fitted to allow air to circulate along the external chimney (see photo). The chimney is also capped with a paving slab (or...

Hi all, Sorry, this is probably a bit of a crossover query between electrical and plumbing/central heating. Mods - Please feel free to move it over there if need be. I have a Tado smart thermostat and it's all installed and working fine for the most part. The only niggle is that it's sited...

Hi all, We're in the process of replacing an underperforming extraction fan (read all about that over at the electrics forum!). In tackling it I've removed the existing ducting to look at what I'll need to get move from 4" to 5" ducting. I was surprised though to find that the...

I'm looking at replacing an underperforming 4" inline fan (a Silavent Vitalis 100) for my bathroom. We've shortened the run of ducting and removed some bends and it has a fairly good supply of air from under the bathroom door but it's still not cutting the mustard. It's rated at (I believe)...

Hi all, We've got a slight mould/mildew problem on our bathroom ceiling. We're about to fix the root cause of this by improving the bathroom extractor and also the loft insulation above, but just before we do those bits we want to give the ceiling a lick of paint. As you can see (or...

Hi there, Our current bathroom downlight fittings are really fiddly when it comes to replacing bulbs. I think they are the cheap, B&Q type. You have to go up in the loft, ferret about in the insulation and the fittings always seem to become slightly dislodged. It's made all the harder by the...

I've done some reading on here about this, there are several threads on this I know. But one thing is confusing me a bit... I know that when you brick up a fireplace you must install a vent to the new wall to prevent sweating, my question though is does this vent have to be on the inside of...

Hi all, We had a Remeha Avanta Plus (39c I think) boiler installed about 3 years ago. It's been pretty well behaved but today out of the blue it started dripping warmish water from the bottom (the DHW outlet according to the manual). Is this something I can fix myself by tightening...

Hi there, We've got a new bathroom and its all great I just had a quick question about our pull out shower. It's this one here. I just wondered if you guys thought we ought to do anything in the void underneath the hole you pull the showerhead out of to catch any dribbles that run back...

Hi there, I've just noticed that my Remeha 39c is firing up for a couple of seconds after I turn a cold tap off (only when it's been running full, strangely)? It's not a big prob but I'm pretty sure it didnt used to do it. The operating modes on the display when it does this shows as...

Hi there, We are just about to have our bathroom redone and were looking about for some nice low energy downlighters suitable for use in a small, steamy bathroom. Having seen a link on the forums here to lightsaver.co.uk we had a look on there and found these. I just had a couple of...

Hi all, Our ageing heat-only Potterton has finally been replaced with a new Remeha 39c combi. As our boiler had died it was great that the plumber was able to fit us in so quick but the work was done whilst we were away and I had a few queries about how things had been done. To be clear...

Hi there, Literally a couple of weeks before we are due to replace our aging Potterton 10-16 heat only boiler it appears to have packed up. When it should be firing up to supply the central heating system it just makes a loud humming noise and does nothing. Being an IT chap I've tried...

Hi there, Sorry to ask a question similar to others here but I want to be sure I am understanding what I've read. :oops: We have a single storey extension with a felt flat roof at the back of our property which contains a bit of our kitchen and our dining room. We are sick of...

Hi there, We live in a 1970's 3 bed detached house, double glazed and insulated. We are (and have been for a while) looking at replacing our ageing Potterton boiler. It is in a conventional arrangement currently but we like the idea of moving to a System or a Combi boiler to free up the space...

Hi there, I wonder if some of you guys might have an opinion on the following, I'd love some guidance as I'm not sure which direction to go with our heating system. :? We are in the process of modernising our 3 bedroom detached house. The boiler (a Potterton I think) and controls are...

Hi there, We are going through some works modernising and redecorating our house with a well regarded and generally helpful local building company. While we were on holiday last week our bedroom was replastered (having been stripped back to the render as the old plaster was quite badly...

Hi there, We are modernising my son's bedroom and one of the things we are doing is replacing and relocating the old radiator. Due to the room layout it would be really useful if we could install a slim, vertical radiator to one side of the window rather than putting the new radiator back...

Hi there, My detached, 3 bed house was built in 1970 and we are looking to totally modernise it a room at a time. The first room we are set to tackle is my sons bedroom which has large areas of badly blown plaster particularly on one internal wall. We have a plasterer booked in to skim the...