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Boiler pressure low repeatedly
Hi All, We've recently bought our first home and replaced the old boiler with a new combi one. Previous boiler was a conventional (hot cylinder in wardrobe upstairs, cold tank in loft). New one is a combi: Worcester Bosch Greenstar 1000 (24 kW), installed in Nov 2024. Since end of December, we have noticed that the boiler…
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Right of Way payment
Hi everyone. I have lived in my house for 26 years. I live on a private road along with 17 other properties. I own the road. 20 years ago a neighbour wanted to build a new property for himself within his boundary. Obviously he needed a ROW over the road for this new build. It was agreed a fee of 5k and a covenant was put…
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Toilet flush handle has gone limp
Hi folks, the handle on our toilet flush has gone limp - instead of staying in the usual place pointing towards 2 or 3 o'clock, it has become entirely loose. I lifted the lid of the back of the unit and noticed this white plastic part that has a hole in the end isn't attached to the silver hook. Presumably that's the…
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19 Vaillant ecoTec - powerflush or replace?
We have BG homecare and they've just replaced the power sensor as it was full of sludge - only a month after they last did this. They also replaced the pump the end of last year. Clearly the system is full of sludge, am London/SE and was last flushed 19 years ago when we had this boiler installed - since then have had an…
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What can I use to act as studs to fasten on to hard HDPE plastic to give more traction?
Kind of a modified DIY traction mat idea. Already bought some mats but they are not specifically made as traction mats, rather mud mats to suppress the mud and give ground stabilization. See here: mudcontrol.co.uk Want to get more traction as they slip on inclines so thinking screw in something spiky so the tyres can grab…
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Gas combi boiler
Hi My Baxi gas combi condensing boiler works well and heats the house. One thing I notice is, when boiler temp for rads is set to 60c after an hour the temp increases to 62c, then drops down to 58c, then increases again. 9 single rads and 4 double rads. TRV’s set 3 downstairs and 1-2 upstairs. Is it normal for the boiler…
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Pest control company overcharging
Hi all, I’m just after some advice please. I had heard some scratching in my house so assumed we had rats/mice in the loft, I contacted a pest control company who charged me £250, came out, went into our loft, said he saw droppings/bite marks so he stayed 5 minutes, chucked some poison down and said check it in a few days.…
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Replacement blind plastic breakaway "thingies"?
Hello everybody. I have 4 x wooden blinds in my home where this plastic breakaway part is either snapped or is very close to snapping. Randomly selected Google image below. Why are they so expensive to buy?? The cheapest I've found so far is 2 for about £5 on ebay. So about £10 for me for a few tiny white bits of plastic!…
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Tumble dryer space
A house I looked at has a very small kitchen I’ve seen a dish washer in them not no dryer what’s the options: Move to a cupboard in hall Cut out cupboard under sink but no plug? Sit on work counter but it’s near boiler? Will that work? Move to a spare room but could cause damp?
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Extension decision regret - Can't get over it! what options do I have ???
We have just gone through 6-month nightmare of extension building work. We had a bad architect to start with, coupled with bad experience of the building firm, plus it's 1st time we're doing major extension as such. So naiive and short-sighted. Without boring everyone with detail, here's the sitution we are left now: We…
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End of line - Wickes kitchen panels
Approx 10 yrs ago we had a complete new kitchen designed and installed by Wickes. Recently our washing machine unknowingly developed a water leak hidden behind various panel causing damage to one of the end panels. The kitchen has gloss panel high cupboards and cupboards, draws below worktops and pantry pull out cupboards…
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Cavity wall insulation? Worhwhile?
I had a door step visit this week from a 'Smart Energy' rep. Their product is Thermalite 'B' carbon bead cavity insulation. Any one had experience of this product and firm, also is cavity wall insulation safe long term. My property is a semi detached house , built in 1995 with internal wall thermal block and conventional…
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Live 40A cable wrapped in earthing tape in kids bedroom
We had an "electrician" do some work on us for an EICR, part of that work was removing and replacing the shower cable and incorporating an isolating switch. But he cut off and reused half the old cable and left the other half live wrapped up with green electrical tape and pushed it into an old piece of plastic conduit of…
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Self levelling floor product help please
Hi I want to put some flooring down in my porch and the floor is not level. It's concrete and a little bit of old tiling under the carpet (put down as a temporary measure and couple of years back!). There are built in cupboards. Can anyone recommend a good product, ideally available in small quantities (area is 90cm x…
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Timmons unable to cut a key for a wall safe
I have a wall safe and one key. Thought I would get another key cut for just in case .Took my key to Timsons key cutting place and they said they can’t do it. Now it’s not a brilliant extra strong safe just an ordinary one that cost about £40 10 years ago. I think the make is Nutool. Any suggestions about getting another…
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Summerhouse electrics
I have an old summerhouse that has it's own electrics (own consumer box, few plugs, light). The summerhouse was there when I moved in so is probably 20+ years old. It's becoming a hazard due to storm damage. I want to replace summerhouse with a new one. Does anyone know if an electrician can temporarily disconnect…
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Leaky tap - please help identify part and repair
Hi, this tap connection leaks when I turn it on. Could anyone please advise me what kind of connection is it exactly and maybe explain how I disassemble and replace? Many thanks!
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Paint…. Is Farrow & Ball worth the price?
Moving into a new house in the next couple of months and will be needing to decorate top to bottom over the first few months. I’ve been looking at paint and wondering if farrow and ball paint is really worth the price of £120+ per 5L tin compared to the likes of Valspar Premium at £42 per 5L. Obviously I wouldn’t dream of…
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Bosch Dishwasher (Want to change motherboard) Inherited it with flat
Hi Dishwasher settings wash but it never stops, is cold only for hours and they don't drain because I have turn turn it off after such a waste of time and energy .The rinse does rinse and drain and stop on its own. I've seen a few videos of people changing out old motherboards and replacing with a new part. They seem…
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