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    Cutting a carpet for a basement trapdoor

    Hello all, I've got a room with a trapdoor that leads to the basement, trouble is the carpet's been layed over the trapdoor without having been cut so access has been blocked off. Would it be possible to cut the carpet and underlay then glue it to the top of the trapdoor, or is this...
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    How many kw does the Vaillant Ecotec 637 plus output to CH?

    Hello all - I checked Vaillant's online documentation for the Ecotec 637 plus system boiler and it says CH output is 28kw.. is it 28kw when the HW is on and 37kw if not, or just 28kw?
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    What to use behind fridge to keep it away from the wall?

    Hi, a bit of an odd question... I recently got an LG Side by Side fridge freezer and for the first time I've bought a f/f which doesn't have spacers at the back. It also has no brakes for the casters or feet which lower down to keep it in place. I need to leave 50mm minimum at the back...
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    CH/HW Install not commissioned, should I report?

    Hello folks, we had ch/hw installed in a house in feb last year. The system was a vailant ecotec and a megaflo. The house is alot bigger than 150sqm but the installer never zoned any of it, just put trv's and a roomstat/timer. At the time I didn't know there was a rule meaning the house...
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    Easiest way to find the radiator flow "order"

    Hello all, sorry for the newbie question, but.. Is there an easy way for a slowpoke like me to find out the order of my radiators? I want to write up which one is first, second, third, etc in the piperun (I'm going to have someone balance them for me, but want to save him some time if...
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    Receipts (supply and fit jobs)

    Hello everyone. On supply and fit jobs (for instance supply and fit of an electric shower) is it reasonable for a customer to ask for the purchase receipt of the supplied appliance for warranty reasons and to make sure he's not being ripped off with second hand goods or such like?
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    How much inhibitor should I use plus what's a deaerator?

    Hello all, How much inhibitor would be needed for a house with 23 radiators. 4 of them are small (1200 ish btu), 1's a towel rail which I think would be 2000btu, there's another 2000-ish btu one, a plinth heater and the rest of the radiators are doubles with 2 column ones as well. It says...
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    Protect a table top with glass?

    Hello, not sure if I've posted this in the right section, it is wood related so I hope so. I'm going to buy a new table soon hopefully. The previous one we had is covered in fork tracks and dents left lovingly by kids, so I want to get the new table top protected. I've seen people use...
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    Qualifications for fitting a magnaclean

    Hello all, simple question(s)- If fitting a magnaclean retrospectively in a CH system where the HW is supplied via an unvented cylinder, does the fitter need to be unvented certified? Also, is there any reason not to get a magnaclean fitted at this time of year? :oops:
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    Lagging my pipes

    Hello all. My boiler and unvented tank is in the attic where it's really cold this time of year so I want to lag the pipes. I'm looking at using 25mm wall climaflex and it seems straightforward to do, but I wanted to know if there are any guidelines when doing this? I read a post saying...
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