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I have a pipe that goes from my house, outside, and into a washing machine in the garage. The pipe is insulated but has frozen in the past. I though I would be smart and turn off the water from a valve in the house before the water goes outdoors. So I closed that valve and disconnected the...

Hi all, I hope you are well. I have recently moved into a property with underfloor heating. When we moved in there was no water pressure in the boiler and we noticed it only took a few weeks after filling up to drop to zero. After investigating we can see the JG Manifold is leaking in several...

Hi all, I'm currently in the middle of building an office in my garden. It's been pretty slow progress due to having 2 small kids, and having a tough time with my mental health. Due to Covid, the roofing sheets I ordered at the end of October still haven't arrived. I've constructed the roof...

Hi Guys, going to be building up to DPC for my project this week. There will be 2 bridges for water and electric supplies to run under the blocks... what size/rating lintel will i need (assumng i need 4 lintels also)? Thanks

Hi guys, wondering if you can help? Ive disconnected a dishwasher that was refusing to drain and found the water flow won’t turn off. I’ve attached a photo of where I tried switching it off from. I’ve had to turn off all my water temporarily. Any advice what might be doing wrong? Broken stop...

We are thinking of getting a Quooker or similar 4 in 1 tap to provide hot and cold plus boiling and filtered cold water. But we also want to install a water softener so are wondering how the two things might work together. Question: Is it possible to set up the tap so that it gives both (a)...

Hello All, I am currently having an issue with my Baxi Duo Tec 40 HE A not maintaining a constant temperature for the domestic hot water. With a thermometer under a tap & the domestic hot water thermostat set to 43 °C I get a fluctuating temperature from 51 °C to 38 °C which is clearly not...

Evening Last year we had a new kitchen fitted and all in all they did a good job However, some of the bases of the sideboards are beginning to split, hopefully the photos show the issue. The wood appears to be expanding in a v shape; I think its from capillary action when you mop the floor...

Hi Everyone. I made request to Anglia water to replace my lead pipe with a new polyethylene pipe. They sent me instruction on how the pipe should be laid but I`m struggling to source material at moment. I have attached guide for your reference. They suggest a 25mm pipe. Is this good enough...

Hi We have a new build, 2 years old (incase this is relevant to how under a house is built) We had an bit of an accident with a paddling pool when the kids were playing in it and some air escaped, causing loads of water to flood out and down the lawn (which took the brunt of it), but as the...

I have been spending a lot of time at home (due to the coronavirus epidemic), and I decided to take the plunge, learn something new and replaced my Danfoss TP9000 with a nest thermostat 3rd generation. After reading a lot of forum and posts online I was pretty confident that it would be easy...

Hi if anyone has any help or suggestions i would be really grateful. We have two chimneys,one is in use and one is not. The roof was re tiled last summer. At the moment we are noticing more and more damp patches in the bedrooms on both chimney breasts (see the photos). I'm not sure if it is a...

How easy is it to plumb in a Washing Machine? I need a new one but they can charge quite a bit to plumb it in. I can do basic plumbing stuff like changing a tap washer. I have looked online but can't find printed step by step guids just videos which i don't like. Thanks :)

Hi all. I had Bristol water over today to assess my lead replacement. Our water supply is shared with the neighbours (possibly 2 other houses) and is connected in front of their front garden (victorian terrace). Bristol water said we would only qualify for the free connection if we brought the...

Hi All, please advice damp appearing around the house, water coming into the bathroom damp appearing in the front room, bathroom. we did fit an extractor fan but will be getting a stronger one. Water appearing on the floor in the bathroom don't know where from has anyone experienced this. Any...

Hello, My Vailliant boiler was showing F.27 (incorrect sensing of flames). I opened the panel and replaced the 2A fuse. After that the boiler stopped responding. Status code now is S.O (Heating issue, no heat demand). Does not respond to opening hot water tap or turning on the radiator...

I know some very old water fountains use to have mains powered underwater lights. Just wondering what the history is behind when the were banned and made presumably illegal? Regards: Elliott.

Hi all, My bathroom floor has these lumps developing under the flooring. I first posted about it a few months ago and it seems to have extended. The flooring is raised further along the join of the tile and some thick, sticky brown material has come up. I believe this could be glue? I have...

Hi, so we have a potterson promax so boiler and a water tank ... we have gas however the boiler has completely cut out and there is no hot water or heating, the pressure on the tank is very low... how do I increase the pressure? I have tried turning both valves but nothing happens - pictures for...

I've recently employed a new firm to service our boiler, which is a Main Combi Eco 25. The boiler has been relatively reliable to us with the only fault so far (after 3 years) being a replacement diverter valve. The boiler itself is 7 years old and we look after it (run it periodically during...