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I was hoping to use some adjustable hit and miss vents to cover the inside opening to air bricks in my three bedrooms (just there for air change now not for ventilation of gas appliances and such like). As plastic one looked a bit chatty and it was the faceplate that moves, not the bit...

Hi. The hinge in the attached photos has broken and I need to replace it, does anyone know what make and model this is or where I can get it from or an alternative? Thanks

Have a vaillant ecotec plus 831 Could someone right up a quick how to. E.g.: >turn off cold water > turn off boiler > run hot water taps ........ Please see pictures attached for reference

Hi everyone - hope someone can help or point me in the right direction! I have two column radiators that I am looking to replace with double convection radiators. One of the radiators I currently have has pipes coming from the skirting board and the other has pipes coming from the wall (this...

Hi folks, Looking for some advice please. First floor, 1 bed flat in a 3 storey building, 1980s housing estate no gas or oil in scheme ie all electric. Central heating is night storage off-peak, water heater is immersion heater in 110l tank again off-peak but with timer facility to "boost"...

Hi guys, I recently noticed that some of the gutters need to re-aligned, also pieces of wood comming down of them. I called a roofer to get a quotation , the guy told me its £2500 to replace soffit/fascia/guttering with new ones. (semi-detached/3bed house) He told me current are too old (UPVC...

Hey Everyone, I hope someone out there can help me, basically I have an old Accenta 6 (with LED keypad alarm system) with 2 external sirens. Recently the alarm system has been triggering off randomly and has been playing up lately (keypad not responding at times, different zones triggering off...

Hi all, I am a first-time buyer, so first-time home improver! Hopefully this is the right forum for this post... The house I am purchasing has a kitchen that I would like to 'upgrade' - but upgrade it cheaply (i.e not replace the entire thing). Do you guys have any suggestions how to improve...

I think I've traced the condensation accumulation under the metal covers attached to the frame and window which then runs down the seals and runs into the bottom corners on worn seals. So I duly ordered the seals online, and this weekend tried to fit them but came unstuck fitting the seals to...

Hi, new on this forum, my room thermostat - potterton prt100 died and need replacement... I was looking at Honeywell DT90e ? it needs to be fairly simple to replace - DIY :) It don't have to be anything fancy but it would be nice to change/upgrade to something from 21th century :) Budget i...

Hi Guys. My parents house is a 6 Bed, 2 lounge, Large kitchen and 3 basement room house. There are 10 radiators in total, with a potential of 3 basement ones to be added at a later date. Currently they have 2 Worcester boilers. One does the ground and first floors, other does basement and top...

How to replace an arm bushing for the rear arm of Toyota Previa/Tarago

Hello, I have a radiator in my sons bedroom that is old and has actually started to leak through the bottom, which has a small section that is rusted through. I presume it's imperial radiator, since when I measure it, it doesn't seem to be of any standard size. If you check the 'radiator'...

I have a mixer tap for my bathroom sink which is dripping about 1litre overnight. Happy to change the tap washer if possible, but don't know how to access it on the style of tap I have inherited from the previous owner. Can anyone help identify or do I need to replace the whole tap? Will post a...

Hello, I'm looking for a qualified person to replace the Gas Valve on my Worcester boiler as pictured below. The valve is long obsolete but I have managed to get one so now looking for an engineer. My location is Royal Wootton Bassett.

Evening all, First time poster, medium term lurker... I'm after some advice on replacing our water main, best way to route it, etc... We live in a 1900 build end-terrace property, which has got a shared lead water main with another 2 properties. I can see the lead pipe connected to a stop-tap...

Hello, I just have a simple question - I need to replace the Potterton PRT2 thermostat with something else, as I can't get spare parts or a new one (it's too old and discontinued as far as I can tell - it looks like this...