Recent content by mfkent

Fantastic, thanks :) Just got to get she who must be obeyed to make her mind up! She's not normally this slow at spending money :shock:

John, once again, thanks for the reply. The current switch is like this: http://www.qvsdirect.com/excel-45a-d-p-switch-with-neon-rectangular If the oven and hob both need to be hard wired then I can leave the current switch and connect the appliances with one of these...

Thanks for the reply John. I'll get a dual switched cooker plate / socket fitted, the missus hasn't decided on the oven yet so when she does I'll find out if it needs hard wiring or can run off a plug.

Hi guys, I'll be replacing an old double oven and electric hob with a new single oven and induction hob. Currently there is a 30amp breaker feeding a 2 gang cooker switch, from the switch there is a single cable that goes to the oven and then another cable twinned with it (twisted wires on...

OK, that is cool, I wouldn't do it myself, just wanted a rough idea of possible issues before the chap comes round.

Hi guys, Just wanted to get a heads up on what could be up with my old Potterton RS80 The Pilot will light but not stay lit. It started a while ago when the pilot would go ut, it would re light fine and the heating would work, but after a short while of just the pilot being on, it would go...

Thanks for the really good replies chaps. Much appreciated :) I'll start getting some quotes now I am better informed 8) Oh, any recommendations for Plumbers in the Folkestone area of Kent?

Thanks, not having any plubming knowledge, is it OK to have a boiler rated just for the propertys kW? Or should you have one that is rated for more so it isn't running at capacity all the time? Sorry if that is a stupid question :roll:

OK, so I used real (not estimated figures) and included the extension and the calculator came back with 15kW.

Thanks for all the replies. So, the prehistoric boiler in the house currently is a Kingfisher RS80. The tank was replaced about 4 years ago and is green foam lagged, but is getting a bit furry round all the joints. The rads do not have TRVs. The house is a 3/4 bed detached. Built in the...

The rads are all pretty crap to be fair, so they are all gonna get changed at the same time. The house gets very toasty warm so I have got to assume that they are all the right size :)

Thanks :) I used the calculator at http://www.sedbuk.com/ Not sure about the output of the Kingfisher, I'll check when I get home. Sounds fair, time to get the phonebook out and get some quotes :shock: Thanks for the advice.

Hi guys, complete plumbing novice here after a bit of advice please :) I need a new boiler fitting as out prehistoric kingfisher is finally on its last legs! But have not got a clue what to replace it with. Currently the system has a tank in a cupboard halfway up the stairs with a heating...