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Thanks for the reply. I opened it up and one of the wires looked suspect. Replaced and so far good :) Was probably intermittently touching ground

I've got a Cookmaster CM101 oven which is giving a problem in that when I use both ovens it trips the power I can use the left or right oven separately without issues, but when I us both it trips the power after a few mins. I have only recently used both ovens since buying the house so it...

Thanks for the replies. I haven't drained anything so not sure about the sludge. Will check all radiators for air. I'll also try running it on full speed for a few days and see what happens.

Got a odd problem in that 2 or 3 weeks ago whenever my central heating turns on (either at 4am or 5pm) I get a lot of banging in the pipes. After a few minutes the banging disappears however there is no water flow and none of the radiators get warm. There is Drayton controller connected to the...

Some more googling reveals its Artex stippling.Looks enough enough to do.

I've had to cut out about 20cm2 of ceiling board to repair a leak. Now the fun part of replacing the board and then trying to get the pattern the same as the rest of the ceiling. Is there a trick to getting the pattern looking like the one in the photo. I've seen pattern texture brushes you...

Thanks for the tips guys. I would build the whole thing with a R-Pi or Arduino if I could :)

Thanks for the info. Do tell - what's the issue with them?

Evohome looks like the best option. Will look into a auto bypass. Decorator should be shot - only just purchased this house and now finding out all the issues.

Thanks. Yes - you are correct. The pipe is coming down and there is a U bend at the bottom. Had a look at all the other rads and this is the only one with the pipe coming down.

I've updated the original post with a another pic. One or two of the radiators have these types of values.

Thanks. So I can just replace the current values with TRV's and I'm good to go?

All of the radiators have pipes coming in from the floor.

I've been looking into home automation and have my eyes on the Evohome system. This controls your radiators TRV's. Unfortunately none of my radiators have TRV's - they are all fitted with these types of valves: http://www.screwfix.com/p/angled-radiator-valve-drain-off-15mm-x/70408 So first I...

Interesting. Thanks for the link. Will def do more research then before my trip to the shops.

Was looking at those touch dimmers - look really nice. What do you mean they won't work with standard switches? Are they a different size or are there other issues?

Thanks for the info. Off to Screwfix tomorrow.

I have a a set of 2 way switches (each with 2 switches on) which switch the lights on/off in the lounge and dining room. If I want to replace the switches with dimmers, firstly can it be done with 2 way switches. If so I guess both sets of switches will need dual dimmers?