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Can I lay ceramic tiles on to old thermoplastic tiles that have been in my kitchen since the house was built 30odd years ago. I've tried removing one and it breaks off in pieces about the size of a stamp leaving a thick, sticky residue behind. Any advice would be most appreciated...

Cheers for that... I'll leave it well alone :D

Currently replacing the kitchen units and removing some old ones has revealed a pipe sticking out of the wall. I don't think it's the gas feed because A: i've not seen one like it before, and B: it's already in use with the gas cooker! Ok, so this pipe sticks straight out of the wall about 2...

I had planned to move it over the weekend and try it properly... but i do worry! Cheers for the reply

I am aware of the requirements of Part P and I've been studying it pretty carefully... no problem getting a certified sparky in if that's what it takes Thanks, especially to Plugwash, for you replies At least now I know exactly what I want and what I need. Cheers

Gridplate... now you've lost me! Basically I'm looking for the neatest installation I can get away with... I hate the look of all the cooker isolation switches and would rather have it out of site, if possible. 2x FCU's are acceptable though... can I therefore have these on show and the...

Having just bought I new built in oven I decided to get it out of the box to retrieve the instructions from inside (planning ahead and all that!)... with the oven on it's back the door is quite stiff to open and when in it's fully open position it wants to spring closed again! This worries me...

Excellent.. Could I get away with running both the oven and the ignitor off the same FCU? I know that it will be ok so far as the electrics are concerned (current, etc) but how about the general rule of running more than one item from a single FCU? Just trying to keep things as tidy as...

Cheers for the replies so far :D To re-cap... The new oven is to be fitted in to a unit, not freestanding. The new oven does have flex and appears to run off a 13A outlet (plug or fcu)... just need to confirm in the instructions. if this is the case, I'm assuming I can do the...

Hi folks I'm just about to start replacing my kitchen and have bought the various appliances ready for fitting. I've got a 2.89kw fan oven and a gas hob with a 0.6w mains powered ignitor. Can i run the two items off the same main cooker isolation switch? In other words, the oven cable...