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Sensus m22 water meter issue
Plumbing  •  579 views  •  1 answer

Hi recieved letters from anglian water saying I'm using loads of water all time day and night and said have a leak however nothing leaking internally but on the sensus m22 water meter has a solid flag on it turned off the water inside my property and the solid flag …

Shower bar adapter doesn't fit 15mm pipe
Plumbing  •  576 views  •  3 answers

About to put in a shower bar from concealed. I've extended the 15mm pipes, but they don't fit the adapters supplied with the shower bar. Surely they connect like a normal compression joint?

Shower won't turn on
Plumbing  •  568 views  •  6 answers

We have an electric shower that was fitted back in August last year. It was working fine yesterday and then this morning I went to use it and it won't turn on. The light on the ceiling pull cord comes on but the lights on the shower unit itself do …

Internal Flue Sealing
Heating & Gas  •  568 views  •  2 answers

We've just moved into a house with an Ideal Atlantic Combi 24 gas boiler. One of our first moves was to get a smart meter fitted, and the engineer who came to do this immediately slapped a 'Do Not Use' notice on the boiler as the flue hadn't been sealed …

Water leaking under door threshold, causing skirting damage. Ideas?
Windows & Doors  •  567 views  •  1 answer

Hi I had a new composite door fitted a few years ago. It has a metal threshold and a upvc external sill. I noticed that when it rains, the skirting board running into the inside of the door frame on the opening side gets damp and has now swollen. I …

Load bearing or not?
Building  •  567 views  •  1 answer

hi i have a 1970s extension on the side of an old 1880 welsh cottage. I have a question about the 1970`s part. I want to take a wall out from down stairs there is no walls above. Its a concrete block wall that runs up to the joists but …

cobble sets on a driveway?
Driveways  •  566 views  •  12 answers

Hi, I'm getting my driveway redone and I really like the cobble sets I've found. all the websites say they are good for driveways but the guy I have chosen to do it says that I shouldn't use them and they wont take the weight of a car. is he …

Boiler..low pressure
Plumbing  •  566 views  •  8 answers

My boiler keeps turning off due to low pressure. My plumber has looked and says it's due to a leak below ground, in the central heating system and will need new pipework. In the meantime I've turned the heating off to enable me to have hot water however the issue …

Why are my radiators not working?
Heating & Gas  •  566 views  •  1 answer

Hello, I have recently moved into a house that hasn’t been used for near enough 12months so the heating hasn’t been on. I’ve bled the radiators and put pressure in the boiler and the heating still isn’t working.. The gas is working though..

Suitable product for unmodified thin set mortar between concrete and Ditra?
Tiling  •  566 views  •  1 answer

Good day. I intend to tile my basement bathroom. I’m using self leveling compound on the floor, then will install Schluter Ditra. I understand I need unmodified thin set mortar between the concrete and the Ditra. Are you able to recommend a suitable product? Also, any insight on what type …

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