How to guides
Can you fix it?
As not everyone is a DIY natural, we've produced some handy 'how-to' videos with simple-to-follow instructions covering commonly requested odd jobs around the house, including some repairs that are your responsibility. These include:
- How to thaw a frozen pipe (E133 or E28 fault)
- How to change your boiler control clock
- How to change a door handle
- Changing a lightbulb
- Stripping wallpaper
- How to turn on your heating
- How to turn on your hot water at the controls
- Unblocking a sink
- Unblocking a toilet
- The importance of window restrictors
- Dealing with condensation
- How to clean up water damage after a leak
Here are another couple of really useful videos, shared with kind permission:
Resolving boiler low pressure - E119 fault (with thanks to CCH Leeds)
Resetting trip switches on your fuse box (with thanks to Places for People)