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Suitable shower for Worcester combi boiler
Bathroom Fitting  •  931 views  •  4 answers

We have a Worcester combi boiler,no water tank or immersion and would like to install an Aqualisa Quartz Blue Digital Shower & Wall Head Kit for Pumped Boilers Is our boiler suitable for this shower? Thanks

Patio porcelain slabs
Gardening & Landscaping  •  929 views  •  17 answers

Hi guys I’m planning to lay porcelain slabs but the base is already concrete which it can’t be removed and I have to raise it by 4.5” to get the correct levels! My question is can the slabs be installed on that thick mortar or is there any other way …

Hipped roof
Carpentry & Joinery  •  928 views  •  3 answers

Hi, could I get some advice please? I’m building a garage and it will have a hipped roof. The garage size is 5850 square inside to inside block work, the rise is 1.635. Would anyone know the calculation for the size / thickness the hip board needs to be ? …

Pull switch not working?
Electrical  •  926 views  •  4 answers

Hi. When I pull my pull switch it lights up, but when I turn my shower on, the pull switch goes out. Once I turn the shower to off, the pull switch lights up again?

Aqualisa Aquarian shower mixer
Bathroom Fitting  •  923 views  •  2 answers

Water was gushing out of Aqualisa Aquarian shower mixer. Insurance guy could not find the isolation valve, so he knock down the wall, cut off the pipes and plugged stop end. I think that there was no need to do this. He could have simply done following: 1. Turn off …

Smart thermostat compatible with electric boiler
Heating & Gas  •  921 views  •  2 answers

Wondering if anyone can help me as i'm pretty clueless ... also a massive thank you in advance for any info/guidance ... much appreciated! I have a Heatrae Sadia Electromax electric flow boiler which provides wet central heating and hot water supply. It's connected to an ancient Danfloss TP5000Si 5/2 …

Cost of repairing noisy water pipes?
Plumbing  •  918 views  •  2 answers

When my water is turned on and off, it makes a banging noise. Is it a big job to sort this and how much, approximately, would it cost me to have it fixed?

Where does white wire go?
Electrical  •  914 views  •  13 answers

Bought a new light fitting it has black wire and a white wire my ceiling wires are black and red but confused where they go!!

Spotlight hand holes
Plastering & Rendering  •  913 views  •  11 answers

I recently had 16 spotlights installed in my kitchen, the electrician had to make 12 additional holes to get their hand in the ceiling to navigate the engineered joists. I now have 12 plastered circles approximately 1-2 mm thick and 12” in diameter. How do I tackle this to make …

Faulty gas cooker - fix or buy new?
Heating & Gas  •  913 views  •  4 answers

My pilot doesn't work so we have been manually lighting the gas oven. Now it lights but doesn't stay on. Plus the dial doesn't alter the oven either it's either on high or low Is it worth fixing or buy new cooker ?

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