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Hi, I've a terraced house built in 1969, that I believe use to have a back boiler. This is long removed now. My question is what flue do I have? It appears to be sectional concrete 6" pipes. It doesn't go straight up but goes into the a joining wall. There is also inside the fireplace a...

Hi guys, From the photo below would you believe both the horizontal and vertical supports are required? 3 sets in the loft. Has anyone converted a loft with these in and what steels if any where required? Thanks Dan

Hi, I've got to patch up a ceiling that has a very watered down stipple effect as per photo. Do you think this was achieved with a stipple pad or roller? If a roller what sort? Also what is the best was to remove matt painted artex? Steamer or wallpaper paste and cling film? I only...

Hi guys, I'm looking to move the stop cock closer to wall rather than 2 foot from it. Also extending 2 pipes hot/cold that go to the kitchen extension. Please see the photos below: Other than turning off main cock in the street, draining down, breaking up floor should this be...

Hi, Last few days I have started to hear a whine when turning the wheel. To me is sounds like the power steering pump. I've checked the fluid and its full. I've never noticed the noise before so assume something is up with it. I've read that its not too bad a job to change. I'm not going...

Hi, Zafira 1.6 16V 1999 I was supplied a new alternator belt that is 5mm shorter than the recommended. Will this be OK to use? The car has an automatic tensioner on it. When I replaced the drop link on the passenger side I noticed some up/down play in the track rod end. Not in the link...

Hi, Just wanted to get some opinions on this issue. Last week I replaced the alternator on my 1999 1.6 Zafira. When I removed the pipes from the back of the inlet pipe I noticed the pipe connected to the fuel vent valve that is connected to the charcoal canister was disconnected (looked to...

Hi, My 1.6 comfort Zafira is intermittently showing the battery light. This causes the dash lights to dim and the PAS to cut out. The light does go out after about 15 seconds but its happening more often, can happen after starting with heaters on etc or just driving under normal load...

Hi, Couple of easy questions I cannot seem to find an answer to. What is the recommended oil type? What antifreeze/coolant? OAT or blue? Thanks Dan

Hi, At some stage 2 extra tails were installed from the meter for a shower to be powered when an old CU was full. Since then a new CU was installed and these extra tails were just cut and taped due to the meter being sealed. Who would I contact to remove these extra tails? Thanks Dan

Hi all, The wife has reported to me a few times that when the boiler is on to heat up some hot water in the tank 2 of the upstairs radiators get warm? The heating has been off for the last 4-5 months so not sure whats going on? Could the 3 way diverter be open a little? Thanks Dan

Below is a photo of my wiring for my CH system. Is what I have typed on the photo correct? Thanks in advance Dan :?:

Hi, I'd like to install a room thermostat. I'm not worried if its hard wired over wireless. I have a Vaillant Thermocompact installed in 2003. Not sure of exact model number. It is currently controlled with a Lifestyle timer unit. Would the Vaillant VRT 30 work? If not could you...

Hi, I would like to install a VRT 360f Wireless programmable room thermostat to my Vaillant Thermocompact. Looking at the installation guide it connects using a 2-core bus cable (eBus). Guide is here...

Hi, I laid some turf about 2 months ago. Spent a lot of time clearing the ground etc. This week I have noticed a couple of areas of the lawn turning a rusty red colour as in the photo. Any idea what this is and how I can cure it? Thanks Dan[/img]

Hi, I've just got a new TV and wall mounted it. The power cable it has come with is too short (1.5m) so I have managed to find a longer one (3m). There is a difference in the size of the wire, the original is 0.75mm2 with a 10 AMP fuse and the new longer one is 1.00mm2 with a 5 AMP fuse...

Hi, I hope you can advise me here. Since moving into our house we have had very little hot water. If the boilers on for 6 hours it is only just better than the cold tap. The radiators get nice and hot as you would expect them to. We had a plumber round to quickly look and he said it was...

Hi, Might be a silly question. Is it OK to use a compost that has peat in it for growing tomatoes etc in a green house? I know there are peat free composts. Is it OK to eat fruit/veg grown in compost that has peat in it? Thanks Dan