Recent content by Dan98

Ok will give that a go. Thank you

No air in the rad. Have applied a decent amount of pressure to try and turn it, will only shift slightly either way. Am I right in thinking both valves should be turned anti clockwise?

towel rad is cold valve is stuck can't shift it any ideas please. Rightly or wrongly I've squirted WD40 to see if that would work but to no avail. Tried using the valve cap to turn it, then pliers but no joy.

Petrus- is what it should have read! Ha ha :D

The fire that we want is a valor dimension pertussis slimline electric fire.

Flame port- Right so if I go with the FCU then there will be no connections needed to the corner socket and no visible wires have I got that right? It will all be connected to the FCU? That does sound like the best option. How much roughly should I expect to pay for a local sparky to fit me a...

Prenticeboyofderry - I wouldn't trust myself to screw in a lightbulb!

Big-All. Thanks for your reply. We decided to go electric as we will only use it as a boost every now and then. It's more for feature and effect.

Flame port. Thanks for your reply I've contacted a local fireplace supplier they supply and fit but have said they can only connect to the socket in the corner they cannot fit a FCU as they don't have the qualification required to do it. In your opinion is a FCU essential?

Morning all we are planning to have our old gas fire taken out and replaced with an electric fire. Don't really understand how the connections will work! The nearest socket is in the right hand corner of the lounge at the moment we have carpet down but are planning to have a hard flooring like...

Right ok thanks. So would bog standard b+q white matt emulsion be ok? can i use a roller or does it have to be a brush? Sorry for the stupid questions but when you say any little holes do you mean in the paint after i have used the emulsion or in the plaster. At the moment the plaster is very...