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Chip in glass
We have a log burning stove and cleaning the glass this morning I noticed a small chip on the glass. Is it still safe to light the fire, I'm worried that it might explode or some thing. Hope some one can give me a sensible answer.
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Peat Bargain Price
Hi all, I thought that I should share my finding in the everlasting quest to find good deal for Coal... Found a company called logs direct yesterday, they have a website and delivery free in the UK, minimum order is £85 and accept all major card and Paypal payment. They have a promotion going for the Peat at £4.75 :D…
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New ASHP installed and just had its first test
HI new Danfoss heat pump install, first real frost and I an very pleases with the system. House warm and running cost compared with LPG very low, should save in the region of £1k a year and the house is warm all the time. This type of heating is fantastic. House is 190m2 under flooring heating throughout, cost estimated at…
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Installing a Log Fire/Log Burner- help please!
Reposting here from the DIY forum. Good morning, We have recently moved into a house built around 1970, which is terraced between two other houses and has a central chimney rising through pretty much through the exact centre of the house. I would like to put in a log burner, or reinstate the old fireplace which we…
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OIl tank advice
Hoping someone might be able to offer some advice! We rent our home and it has a 1200 litre oil tank. All's been fine until this october when we had it filled up. The red light on our watchman plus came on to say there's now oil in the bund. We've located the bund and the dipstick and have confirmed it is oil but we've no…
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Oil filled radiator - Munro
I wondered of anyone knows how much it might cost to run this heater as I can't find anything about it online. It's a Munro oil filled radiator, the label states 230v, 50hz, 2500w. We have been lent it and I can't find any instructions either, there are two dials, one that says low and high and the other says 1, 2, 3. I…
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Installing a wood burner - advice please!
We have just purchased a woodburner & wondered if someone could give us some advice. Our house was built in the 1980's & has a clay lined chimney (we have used it as an open fire & had a gas fire fitted in the past). Do we need to use a stainless steel liner or can we use the existing one? My husband & a friend are…
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Gas Fire Issue
We have an approx 5 year old gas fire fitted in our living room - I have never liked the way that it was fitted, in that the "back plate" does not seal around the fire place properly and they used tape to seal the gap - every year that the fire is serviced, they replace the tape !!! I see that, now - the tape is peeling…
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Glass fronted fire
I have gas installed a combi boiler, i also still have the glass fronted fire and was wondering if i could still use the glass fronted fire at times when i have no gas left?
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Modern Oil boilers
I have a gas man coming out today to give me a quote to move to gas. I don't expect I am going to like the price of this, and was wondering, as the local council have a oil boiler replacement scheme on, should I go for this instead? I think my boiler must be at least 15-20 years old. My radiators hardly heat - one doesn't…
