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Hi All, I have recently moved into a new home we bought and I inherited an oil boiler with it. I have previosly been used to very good gas boilers, and have never really had any boiler issues. Anyway so since turning the old thing on for the first time, we started to get a strong smell of...

Hi all I was wondering if anyone can help me with this. I have 5 bathroom spotlights taken out. 5 new ones to go in. I thought I had wired it ok but I think I am missing something crucial. Any help? I have pictures in my "lights" media album on here.

So we had central heating installed and were later told that the plumbers had cut through the joists when they shouldn't have- the floorboards were essentially resting on the pipes etc.... So then somebody came along and drilled holes through the joists under the cuts to feed the pipes through...

Hi guys, 1st post, hope you can help. My indesit integrated dishwasher has had a bit of blockage issues I reckon. Whenever it is switched on a long tone comes on with the no. 1 led highlighted. It then freezes and won't let me do anything. I noticed a lot of water that hadn't drained so set...

hi guy, I'm pretty much a diy Virgin. I've only recently mastered painting and can just about handle wallpapering now too . I hate my bathroom! Its just really old. I don't own the house so don't want to spend a fortune on getting people in to replace the whole suit (also can't ask landlady as...

I have tried a number of local plumbers but unfortunately, have had no success. I have a vented heating system and am running a glow worm 30 HXI boiler, approx 2 years old. It is a three zone system - one zone is the underfloor heating consisting of 5 loops, another zone is the rads consisting...

I'm in need of help with my Bosch dishwasher E-Nr SGV53E03GB/50. Recently it wont stop washing, whichever cycle its put on it just keeps on washing, the dishwasher water doesn't appear to get hot, when you open the door it stops like normal, I've taken the left side off but nothing seems...

Can someone please tell me why my bathroom radiator comes on when the hot water is turned on.... Is that meant to happen?

Hello Everyone. Im struggling to replace a switch in my flat with a dimmer; I'm hoping someone on here might be able to help. I currently have a double switch that controls both some roof lights and a 5amp lighting ring. The Lighting ring has a secondary switch on the other side of the room. I...

Hi - we are looking to buy a house that is steel frame - we have done a normal survey, but want an engineer to look at it. Could anyone recommend a surveyor/engineer for this? We have found one surveyor, but then we need to find a builder to do the work for them. Does anyone know any...