Recent content by jennyray

I have an emersion heater which is working really well. However. We have been storing items in the cupboard. So for has be knock many times. I've notice a patch that goes down to the copper. My question. Is the a spay foam or simular I can repair it with? I assume it's losing heat from areas of...

My ridge tiles are being rebedded and pointed tomorrow Wednesday 1st Nov. 3.1 mix. However, I'm a bit concerned as the early hours of Thursday morning the forecast states heavy rain. My question will the new mortar withstand the rain and wind? Even though it will only be around 7 hours drying...

How much electricity with this use? https://www.electricpoint.com/heating/electric-heating/economy-7-storage-heaters/creda-tsre-storage-heaters/creda-tsre150-storage-heater-1500w-slimline.html The description says output 1500w. However, the input says 3400w Do they use less electricity than my...

I have 4 cables disconnected from an old economy 7 fusebox. I think are from 3 storage heaters and 1 Emerson. Which tool do I need to determine which mains cable goes the the Emerson heater? As i want the old Emerson cable connecting to regular consumer unit. I will be getting quotes from an...

That is scary. The new lot20 heaters are 1.5kw which is equal to the old 3.4kw heaters. Not sure how good they are though. I have ordered a far infrared heater from Amazon as I had a voucher from last Christmas. £170. Cost me £32 with voucher. 900w. If it's no good I can at least return it...

Does anyone know how much a 3.4kw heater is to run on economy 7 for 7 hours a night? Unit rate is 24p per kWh. I'm terrified to turn them on at the minute. We are using 1kw oil filled radiators at the minute

With a ashp will I need radiators and pipes fitting? Can I get a grant without a boiler?

I'm all electric in a 3 bed townhouse with ecomomy 7 storage heaters. Not lot20 Has anyone gone from storage heater to far infrared if so any thoughts?

I live in a 3 bedroom town house which is all electric. I have a gas meter on the wall outside though. To heat my home we have two 3.4kw storage heaters. One in the hallway and one in the lounge. We have normal electric fires in the bedroom. For hot water we have an emersion heater. Im dreading...

My normal storage heaters connect to off peak only. However, the new LOT20 storage heaters need 2 connections. One to off peak and the other to the 24 hour supply. For the future incase any of my heaters fail. Can the 24 supply be connected to a normal plug socket with a fused spur fitted in its...

He sent it as a URL but it won't open. Will try and get it uploaded. Loving the dummy gags btw

My son has it. Can I post it here? Thanks

I have just been to see my son's new rented property to measure the space for a washing machine, when I noticed there was no plug socked. I looked under the sink kick board and found the attached. Looks like the cooker and hood are plugged into it with a spare socket for the washing machine. I...

I have a duel element emersion heater with a boost at the top and off peak at the bottom. The cold water feed is a tank in the loft. Recently I replaced the top element which is working fine now. However, it would have been simple if it wasn't for the tank still being full of water when I...

I have a dripping mixer tap. It's dripping from the top and base. Any idea how to remove the faucets so I can replace washers? Usually there is a hot and cold that pops off to unscrew. I have attached image. Thanks