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Endless pools
I'm thinking of putting in either a jacuzi/spa or an endless pool in our back garden. I have a fair idea how much the former would cost but all I can get on endless pools is US pricing or an offer to send a DVD that takes 2 weeks. I don't want to get roped into having a high pressure salesman turn up until I have an idea…
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Old Boiler
I have a Potterton Flamingo 50s. The pilot light is lit, but when I switch the heating and/or water on at the switch, it clicks, as it usually does but doesn't fire up as it has been doing as early as this morning. Any ideas? Is it something to do with the thermocoupling? The boiler needs changing, I know, but I was hoping…
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wiring question?
I have a row of fused switches in the kitchen. 2 are undercounter lights. They are all fed from the 13 amp socket ring, but the switches are fitted with lower amp fuses for lighting purposes. Now I have a spare one as I never put in a gas hob, so no ignition conection. The wire coming out is only 1mm lighting cable with…
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Combi bolier power output questions?
How can I work out which combi bolier I will need for the house I'm about to purchase? Its a 3 bed semi house - with double glazing. Rooms are quite large in size (its an old 1940's semi). Theres one bathroom. Normal kitchen appliances. My dad thinks I'll need a 24 Kw unit - I would suspect more power is needed? Can anyone…
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High Fashion Kitchens
Just been quoted £9300 for a complete kitchen, including installation and some applicances...it's a big kitchen, so the price sounds reasonable but I just wanted to see if anybody out there has got any experience of this company. I'd never heard of them, but the salesman told me they supply kitchens to John Lewis, which…
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TV Licence (not sure where to post this)
Is it possible to buy a temporary TV licence for say a month, a friend is coming over on holiday and is staying in her parents house which is empty and has no TV licence, she will be staying a month so wondered if this would be possible Thanks
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Electric Power Shower
Morning all, Wondered if anyone could explain to me how a power shower is fitted. We are about to gut our bathroom and replace with a new suite + a seperate shower cubicle. So we'd like a power shower in the cubicle. I've heard people mention a pump? Where would this be fitted? Is a power shower the best thing to have? I…
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New TV set faulty, what are my rights?
Hi I have just sourced and bought a LG LCD TV online and managed to get it £240 cheaper than I have seen it elsewhere. I ordered it 29/12/05, it arrived 04/01/06 and by 07/01/06 I noticed there was a problem with the colour bleeding. I contacted the supplier, Pixmania.Co.Uk and LG and both advised it be returned. Pixmania…
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Converting a garage to a bedroom any advice
We are planning to convert our integral garage into a bedroom with ensuite, hoping to keep costs down and do a lot of the work ourselves, any advice much appreciated. The garage is currently acessed from a door in the kitchen. Thanks Marie
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Help! Signed contract for unwanted goods! (merged threads)
A bit of background: We've had problems with our neighbours (screaming, shouting etc at all hours) for a couple of years. Tried the council, and the police, to no avail. My wife has severe post-natal depression, and this is making it worse, so we've decided to move. Of course, we want to be out of here as quickly as…
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Central heating
Hi folks. How do i delete this Thread.
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Filling my oil tank
Cost of filling domestic oil tank last May was £397.50 (417.38 incVAT) for 1500 litres. Cost of filling oil tank today is £532.50 net (£560 inc VAT). _pale_
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Roller security shutter broken????
Hi there, my son has a very large roller type security shutter on the front of his salon which has broken, the motor seems to be o.k. It gets to a certain point them wont roll any further. Someone has suggested the brushes may be broken. We have rung a company who are coming out tomorrow to have a look. Does anyone know…
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dishwasher problem help!! please
hi please can someone give some idea as what could be wrong with my dishwasher is is making a loud noise when on the rinse cycle .The machine is emptying but just making a noise only when rinseing , all the other parts of the cycle are working as usual . Thanks to anyone with advice
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Soil pipe alterations in leasehold flat
I want to re-do the bathroom in my leasehold flat. I live on the ground floor with 2 flats above, so I have a responsibility not to cause a problem to the shared soil pipe. The SVP is cast iron, and dates back to the mid sixties. I want to move the position of the WC to the other wall. So on plan the WC is moving 90…
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Immersion heaters.
Does anyone know for certain if it is cheaper to turn on the immersion for an hour before you need it, eg for a bath, or to keep it on all the time?
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110v issues
I was lucky enough to aquire an almost new 'kitchenaid' food mixer in the USA for free (£299 value here). got it home and everything, but it's 110v. No problem I knew that, and got a nice 1000kva transformer. Only snag is I want an American outlet to plug it in to. I don't want to put an English plug on it anywhere in the…
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Buying Tumble Dryer - Advice and Experiences Please
I have got fed up of wet laundry lying around the house. I work full time and dare not put items outside to dry as I have come home to rain soaked smalls once too often :rolleyes: But I have no idea about whether to go for vented or condensed or whatever and I'm not sure which model is reputed to perform better. My budget…
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Electrician wanted: Manchester area
Hi Can anyone recommend a good electrician to do rewiring work on my house, preferably someone who has done a good job in the past and is reliable. Current quote £1750 for 2 bed semi basic rewire. Don't know if that is good or bad. Thanks
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Getting deposit back on rented flat
Hi All I've recently left rented accomodation (yay!) and typically am having bother getting my deposit back off the landlord. When the letting agency phoned to discuss the deposit they said they were taking £140 out of the £350 deposit for cleaning. I thought this was OK since I'd lived there for 3 years and the carpets…
