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All 3 port valves work the same way. When there is no power in the grey and white wires the valve is not energised and is for hot water only. When there is power in the white wire a microswitch is energised and moves the valve to CH and Hot water. When the white and grey wires are energised a...

Check the guarentee on the cooker. It may say must be fitted by Corgi reg fitter or guarentee invalid cheers

The plasterboard should be fire retardant ( pink faced ) Cheers

If it is a Y plan then check the 3 port valve microswitches as the valve is not energised for HW only. If you have CH and HW on does the HW work and the CH not work. a sure sign of a faulty 3 port valve. Cheers

The CFL is two weeks old. In ten years I havn't changed an incandescent bulb in the hall, landing or bathroom. Leaving a light on all night defeats the object of saving energy and confirms the inadequaties of CFLs. If CFLs don't light instantly then they are a backward step from incadescent...

I have a 20w CFL which is nearly the equivalent of a 100w incandescent bulb but it takes one and a half minutes to reach its full luminosity, not much good in a hall, landing or anywhere when instant light is needed. cheers

15mm pipe will provide about 4.2KW of heat. So it depends on the size of the 3 small radiators and the new towel rail. Cheers

The " screw fittings" are compression fittings. You don't flare the pipes but you will need new olives. cheers

I had 2.5m wide of load bearing wall removed in 2005 and the Birmingham building contol required SE calculations to prove the size of the UB and insisted on padstones to support the UB at each end. Cheers

At the local builders merchants you can get 16mm-15mm compression joints and 17mm-15mm end feed connectors. In my 1930's house the 1/2'' imperial pipe is 16mm od. So if one builders merchant stock them I presume others will Cheers

I recently bought a house and am fitting new kitchen units and sink. The previous owner had the house rewired in 1984 and left an envelope containing the invoice for the rewire by the Midlands Electrity Board and a wiring diagram. The kichen wiring is part of the downstairs ringmain. The...

I got the pad from B&Q about 5 years ago Cheers

You can buy a "cutting to line" paint pad at DIY stores. It is a paint pad in a frame which has two wheels. The pad goes on the wall to be painted and the wheels on the opposite wall. You then pull the pad down the wall producing a perfect cut to line. can also be used cutting to ceilings...

Three years ago I removed the 1930's tiling from my bathroom. Where the cement and sand 1:3 ( thats what they used in the 1930's to bed wall tiles ) was crumbly, in three areas, I hacked it off the walls and patch platered and then retiled the whole room ( 300x200x6mm tiles) and they are still...

15mm pipe can carry about 4.25Kw of heat .As you will have 4 rads with the new extension, unless they are all no more than 1KW ( 3142 Bthu ) you will need a 22 mm feed. Cheers

The constant amber light means there is no external call for heat. Does the boiler turn off when on Hot Water only, if it does not then it could be a faulty room stat. Turn the room stat to maximum,does the boiler turn off after an hour if so could be faulty room stat. Cheers