Should I use expanding foam before sealant for gaps between tiles and work surface?
Tiling
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I have a gap between my tiles and work surface is the best thing to fill it expanding foam before using a sealant
Worcester MT10 for Gas central heating
Heating & Gas
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477 views
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1 answer
Does a setting of 25 on the heating dial create more cost than a setting of 18?
Internal piping
Heating & Gas
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Would any body be able to advise me as to whether iron gas piping (early 1980s) running from a new Combi boiler to a hob is likely to need replacing and if so, would it be possible to outline the reason for this?
Sewage smell that comes and goes
Plumbing
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Hello, looking for any advice please! I live in a small terraced house and for the past few weeks have had a foul smell (like sewage/drains) in the hallway that comes and goes. It seems linked to when I empty the bath or the washing machine drains but not consistently. …
Work required to get rid of black walls?
Plastering & Rendering
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Walls are black in utility room I think it has been flooded from house above do i need plasterer or mold remover
Gravity fed electric shower?
Plumbing
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Hey! I currently have a mains fed electric shower… pressure isn’t great… even with a pressure booster pump. I’m thinking about installing a dedicated shower header tank in my loft to hopefully achieve more pressure than mains… but can you even get a gravity fed shower that runs solely from …
show/aerator attachment for mixer tap?
Plumbing
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I'm renting a flat which has a mixer tap in the kitchen like this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bristan-VAC-SNK-MT-Monobloc/dp/B00B9IZMXC/ref=sr_1_86?crid=3L9LWTCERIKT9&dchild=1&keywords=tap%2Battachment%2Bsink%2Bkitchen&qid=1609096831&sprefix=tap%2Battachemnt%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-86&th=1 The problem is the water pressure is quite high, and when I turn the tap on, it splashes everywhere. The nozzle seems to be plastic and welded to the tap. Is there anything I …
CH overflow problem
Plumbing
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I have an old conventional CentralHeating system. Recently it has developed a fault where water is expelled from the system back into the header tank and out through the overflow. As I am away from home for 3 months from this weekend I had arranged for a plumber to deal …
3 port valve replacement
Plumbing
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I have an old Atmos multi 24/80 boiler and I need to replace the 3 port diverted valve but it is only a three wire valve. Can this be replaced with a 5 wire valve and not use the orange and grey wires? Alternative, could someone suggest a 3 wire …
Completion certificate
Carpentry & Joinery
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Can a new home pass building certificate with a post missing from staircase