Guides and walkthroughs
Help and support for customers living in newly built homes.
Help and support for customers living in newly built homes.
If you’ve just moved into a newly built home with bpha and feel that there’s something not quite right, it could be a simple fix that you can do yourself. Before you get in touch with us, here’s a selection of helpful video walkthroughs and tips on some of our most common and easy-to-do jobs and DIY essentials.
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How to bleed a radiator
How to set the time and date on a Honeywell system
How to set the heating on a Honeywell system
How to set the time and date on a Danfoss system
How to set the heating on a Danfoss system
Boiler faults – how to check and what to do
How to repressure a combi boiler
How to repressure a Greenstar boiler
How to repressure your immersion boiler
Understanding your consumer unit
How to turn off your water supply
How to connect a TV aerial
How to activate your phone line
How to recognise shrinkage
How to repair shrinkage cracks
How to look after your new home – airing and drying
How to access your loft hatch
Maintaining your worktops
Maintaining your kitchen cupboards
Maintaining your smoke alarms
How to clean your extractor fan
Wall construction and fittings
Found a defect?
Please notify us as soon as possible on 0330 1000 272 or info@bpha.org.uk if you discover a fault within the defects period.
Please note: due to the ongoing Coronavirus situation, we will only be attending urgent or emergency defects, until further notice.
Learn more about defects and repairs back on the New homes page.
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