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balancing radiator, old subject but question
Hi I have read loads on balancing and think I understand it quite well but I still have a problem. Boiler is on 2nd floor (attic conversion) and I fitted a large upright radiator (7000BTU's) on ground floor. I ran 22mm as far as possible and last 2 meters or so in 15mm. All rads have thermostatic valves fitted except…
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Double Glazing advice please?
We need to double glaze the whole of our house including front and back doors. We need to do it on a budget but with so many DG companies knocking around we don't know where to start. Would it be best to concentrate on having downstairs done first and then upstairs at a later date. Do companies do this on interest free…
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Sky in france and Sky+
Hi my sister in law moved to France and took her Sky with her so she could watch some decent TV although thats debateable sometimes. Anyway her box is playing up and she was looking to get a cheap replacement. I looked on ebay. She is coming over in January so she wants me to get her one cheapish. Can she use a Sky+ box…
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Smelly Sink
We have a one and half bowl sink. The half bowl has its own U-bend and drains into the same downpipe as the main bowl with its U-bend. Despite cleaning out the U-bend and pouring down concentrated bleach there is still a periodic niff, like rotten eggs. Curiously we had the same problem in another property we recently…
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Shaver Socket? Electric Toothbrush
Our shaver socket gets slightly warm and buzzes when I plug in the electric toothbrush. Is there a problem? Should I worry?
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Creating/Conserving Heat in my home.
hi - first Winter/Xmas in our first home :beer: since it got colder we're putting the central heating on more and more (we recently replaced our old boiler with a new Worcester-Bosch Combi that lives in the cupboard in the bathroom) Our living room has one long radiator (that the sofa backs onto) and a smaller radiator…
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Warmer Kitchen Flooring
Hello, I'm after some advice about our cold kitchen, I'm pretty sure the problem is the drafts from under skirting boards and the fact that the floor is concrete and only has a thin lino covering it. I'm fairly certain the window and door aren't the problem although I'm thinking of putting a thick curtain up over the door…
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minimum distance between spots and above floor
im thinking of fitting a small false ceiling in my porch but it has a flat roof, and i want to fit 2 or 3 downlights in the new ceiling. I know new lights have to either be the fire safe enclosed ones or have a fire hood over them, but is there a minimum distance between the false ceiling and the roof/floor above? would it…
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cold cold floor brrr help
Hi can you help. We are really cold in our lounge even though the rad is really hot. The floor is ice cold, well not ice, but very cold. I have a laser gun thingy that you point at things and it gives you an accurate temperature reading not that I needed that to tell that the floor was bloody freezing but it helps to work…
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Power flushing the pipes!
Rads have cold spots, plumber reckons £450 to power flush the system....seems a lot of money, on top of the £150 for the new pump that had packed up (because of the muck in the pipes) but if we don't get it done, the new pump will go the way of the old one! So...any advice or opinions please.........and how exactly will…
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Require new lighting help
Every room in the house so far there has been a looped system with 3 red, 2 black and 1 black / red sleeve plus earth wires, which have been simple to change. However in the last room I am decorating it is the same system BUT there is 4 red, 3 black and 1 balck / red sleeve plus earth wire, aswell as a bare solid but…
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driveway, what permission do i need and how much am i looking at?
hi all, we own a corner house, we have a couple of rose bushes and hedges that will need to be removed, we then have a path in front of our house then a grass area of a couple of meters. the curb needs to be dropped and the crossover done and garden dug out we are loking at a bock paved drive. i tried to sort this out last…
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Fair Trader did a poor job, what do I do?
Hi, I wonder if anyone could advise me on how I can go about a little problem I have. I've just received a bill for an original estimate/quote for work that I had done recently. I had a new boiler installed, 2 trvs put in 2 rooms, and 3 other rads had their valves replaced. A 16 year old put on the 2 new trvs, and replaced…
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! In your home
Nile and Pink-winged Wish all on the In my home board A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :xmastree: :rudolf: :xmastree: :rudolf: :xmastree: To all of the posters on In My Home who put a great deal of time and effort into helping other MSE users on this board..... a big thankyou from both of us. :T :T We hope that you…
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Avoid Tumble Dryer Motor Start Rip-Off
Tumble dryer motor wouldn't turn when the timer dial was turned on, which it normally does (White Knight). It just made a low buzzing noise. In deep do-do with OH as much bedding to dry for Xmas guests' arrival. I though I would try to start it manually by defeating the door close switch with a small screwdriver and…
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Boiler Exhausting Gas... maybe
Our boiler's exhaust smells a little gassy. Is it possible it could be exhasuting unburnt gas? And if so is this normal or is it just costing me a load of money? I've only just noticed this and fortunately the insurance firm we have sent out an engineer yesterday to check it over. I asked him about it and he said that its…
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Pull Switch Light is stuck..
Hi...our bathroom light pull switch decided to break last night, and seeing as the head gasket on the car went yesterday, and....oh, its Christmas, I really can't afford to have to get an electrician in just so I can turn the light off!!! Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to replace the pull switch unit....I don't…
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Pull Switch Light is stuck..
Hi...our bathroom light pull switch decided to break last night, and seeing as the head gasket on the car went yesterday, and....oh, its Christmas, I really can't afford to have to get an electrician in just so I can turn the light off!!! Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to replace the pull switch unit....I don't…
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Manchester builder?
Anybody care to recommend a reliable/available/friendly/not-too-pricey etc. builder in the Manchester area (Stretford)? New year resolution is to finally get around to sorting our pit of a bedroom out, so job is a bit of everything – skim walls, fit new sockets/lights, construct fitted shelves, paint/paper walls etc. etc.…
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Plastering School in Birmingham ?
Does anyone know of any plastering school in Birmingham. I wanted to plaster the entire house and wanted to see by going to one of these courses whether it would any beneficial. Cheers
