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    pointmaster

    http://www.pointmaster.co.uk/index.html?gclid=CI_Mm8qy85gCFQ0gQgodpEm00g is this thing any good? Is it all right for a diy pointing job? many thanks
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    Subsidence?

    Hi all, What do you make of these cracks? Just noticed them this morning. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj111/rickb_2008/100_9680.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj111/rickb_2008/100_9681.jpg http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj111/rickb_2008/100_9683.jpg they are...
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    Maplin switch timer

    Hi, I bought a Maplin timer that replaces a switch. I've taken the front cover off the current arrangement and I am a little confused. This double switch feeds two outside lights on a dusk till dawn sensor. The Maplin switch has three terminals. I don't understand why there is a brown...
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    neighbour dispute

    Hello, I was wondering if other people had any experience of dealing with the council on neighbour issues. We have next door which is rented out. New tenants have moved in and do not seem keen on emptying their bins. Now there is a build up of bags round their bin which borders our garden...
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    channel 5 - cowboy builders

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone else here watched last night's tv show on channel 5 about cowboy builders. They show the mess left by builders and they employ a firm to put it right for the house owner. Yesterday's show featured a botched roof conversion. Basically a steel beam was...
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    bulb popped the cu but then back on..

    Hi, When I came back from work I turned the light on and the breaker in the cu went. I turned it back on. I then turned the switch on and the bulb works. The bulb is one of those long energy bulbs. i am a little worried about this. The light circuit is on a 6amp ring. The system is a year...
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    worcester 28si

    Hi, an engineer tells me that these do not have a diverter valve? Is it possible? He reckons that i can hear water through the radiator cause the pump is kicking in to cool off the heat exchanger once i turn the hot water off. I thought all boilers had div valves...
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    Timer for security lights

    Hi, I have a normal indoor switch that controls two security lights outside. I was wondering if there is a timer that can replace the switch so that I don't have to manually switch them on or off. The circuit is RCD protected and built to 16th edition. The CU has a 16mm earth and 25 mm...
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    Benchmark log book

    Hello, The Worcester Bosch website lists the need for a Benchmark log book in order to join their maintenance scheme. Now we were not left anything by the previous owner but i've noticed that there are some labels and handwritten things on the front part of the boiler with date etc etc...
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    Worcester Bosch Service

    Hi, I have enquired with Worcester Bosch about having a service. They quoted me a price and told me that it would take 30 to 45 minutes. Is this all right or is it similar to the British Gas service which i've heard isn't really enough for a good service. I would be grateful for any...
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    Offered a job in Dubai

    Hi all, I work mainly as a tiler but have also, for the last couple of years, been doing bathroom refurbs to include plumbing stuff. I am relatively young, early thirties, and up to a year ago was doing quite well but business has dropped sharply in our area. I am not self employed, I work...
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