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How to fill vaillant ecotec plus boiler 824 R1 with water.
Hi all, hope someone can help. I have an vaillant ecotec plus boiler 824 R1 and the pressure gauge has dropped below the grey area but I can't seem to work out how to fill the boiler with water. I have read through the user manual but it does not seem to mention how to fill it. any help in this matter is appreciated. Roary…
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What type of paint should I be using?
Hello, Hope someone can point me in the right direction. We purchased from Ikea a bookshelf in a white finish, but as it’s going into a children’s playroom we thought we would brighten it up a little. Does anyone know what sort of paint would be good to ‘flick’ at the shelf so as to give a splattered finish. We’re hoping…
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ceramic tile grout
hi, can anybody advise me on what is the best way to remove ceramic floor tile grout,from tiles which have been grouted and set, i wiped most of the surplus grout off after grouting, but still have some remaining, is there a product on the market that may break it down, or is it just elbow grease, and gentle persuation,
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Finding a project manager for house renovation
Hi, My friend is thinking of buying a house that needs quite a lot of work doing to it, but has quite a full on job so is worried that they wouldn't be able to keep on top of everything. I suggested that she could get a project manager to maybe deal with that side of things for her, but having had a search can only find…
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Leanto type thing
Hi, I'm not exactly savy on DIY but basically my flat has a balcony above it, so it's kind of extended already but is missing one wall if you get my meaning, I was thinking/hoping i'd be able to find a cheap and fairly asy way to fill this wall in while not cutting the light out of the area (so with perspex or something. I…
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Help finding socket... fused switch with plug socket
I am trying to find, without joy is a replacment double socket... i want one which is a fused switch, and a single socket - a bit like a cooker socket which has an extra plug on it... or even a double socket size unit with a single plug socket and just a fuse for another appliance The reason been is I am decorating one of…
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LCD on Timer when going out?
Can the newer lcd tv's be put on timer to come on and off for BURGLAR Proof? How? Samsung LE856
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Water coming out of tap has frozen
Hi We picked up the keys for our new house today, and went to the taps first to check them. They are frozen, which we expected. However, the weird thing is, one of the taps appears to have been turned on and then frozen - if you can picture it, it looks like a half full sink being filled up, and then time has stopped! The…
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Whrilpool American fridge freezer water not working?
Hi, the water has stopping working on my Whirlpool American fridge freezer, the ice is working and the temps in both fridge and freezer are ok just not the water. I can only find advice on "if the ice is not working" by googling and even in the booklet but nothing on "why the water isn't working". Anybody have any ideas?…
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'Self-contained'
Hi My partner and I are looking to rent a property which is a 'flat' inside a house. It has its own shower room, WC, living room, conservatory and garden. What it doesn't have is a kitchen; there is a microwave and fridge in there and I'd have to use the bathroom sink for washing up (or I got told I can use the main…
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Combi boiler - victorian semi - possible?
Hi We have viewed a 3 bed victorian semi, which has mixed heating. It has radiators fired off a back boiler (from gas fire in dining room), and then some convector heaters in the bedrooms upstairs. The owner said they never liked warm bedrooms, hence the lack of real radiators. She then also said that the pump etc on the…
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Worcester Bosch Greenstar 28i Junior
Hope someone can help me i have asked a question on another thread about this but no one as yet has answered and am getting desperate now. I am a single mum with two young kids off work/school due to school being closed. The other night went to bed and realised my boiler hadnt switched off. Boiler is in an upstairs…
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Water not draining away
I just had a lovely hot bath, having been out in the snow on a pressie mission, and the water won't drain! I got my trusty plunger out and got a big old clump of hair out, but it's still not shifting! Could the waste pipe outside be frozen? The sink is draining ok and the loo is emptying fine. I believe they all go the…
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Can i put a wod burning fire in my housse?
Hi, We are currently looking to put gas in our house to replace our current storage heaters. ith havind radiators e are tempted to do away with the current gas faire as its a self fluing onand quite expensiv eto get a modern one and a buy an electric one that we would just use more for show, or those cold days. My friend…
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Underfloor heating in whole house viable?
Hi, we'll be replacing the heating system in our house and are considering underfloor heating (gas powered) throughout replacing the radiators completely. It's a 5 bedroom house, 2 large reception rooms. Hallway and receptions rooms will have wooden flooring and bedreooms carpetted. Our fear is it won't keep the house warm…
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central heating problem
hello - am hoping someone can help me. first of all, please dont laugh if i come across ignorant about home/diy matters as I have just bought a new house and have never done these sort of things before! my little problem is my heating. it seems to me that at night/late evening time, no matter what i do, my heating doesnt…
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Buying a Shower. Recommendations needed!
Hello, First post here goes! My husband and I have just bought our first house together, but our shower which is a Mira Sprint 9.5kw (its about 4 and half years old). Keeps cutting out and I have to shout at hubby to flick the trip switch and it comes on again. We have had a electrician out to check it and he says the…
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Changing the Floor boards
Hi all, i'm looking to refurb my room/replace my old floorboards which are now damaged due to excessively pulling them up to reach the underlay i.e. electrics for kitchen. I was wondering would these be suitable to replace them with as a main floorboard http://www.wickes.co.uk/Solid-Wood-Flooring/invt/205455 the depth of…
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Dishwasher salt granules as grit for ice
Anyone got any con's for this? I looked and it's mostly salt anyway, it has worked at a venue that I work at and I was going to recommend it, easier to pick up and carry than builders sand, cleaner, reasonably cheap and I've been carrying a bag in my car because I park down side streets that don't all get gritted.
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Burst Pipes
Hi All, We are due to move into a rented cottage in a few days. We went a few days ago to find 4 inches of water in the kitchen and water running down the walls. We turned off the water and got a plumber out that day to fix the pipe in question, which he said he had done. We turned the water back on and have a de…
