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Assuming that the rest of the Central Heating is isolated and off, and the gas boiler would only run water through a bathroom towel rail, is that more cost effective than adding an electric element to the towel rail for Summer time usage? Or is the electric element better value? Not using the...

Hi - about to have some wiring done and was just contemplating how it will be done and what it will look like afterwards. Part of it will be a ring extended along the length (inside) of a new partition wall being built to a double socket, and the back again to continue the ring. Mention was...

Hi I have had this drill for a few years now and it really has been a good buy. However, both the batteries it came with are now flat and the charger will not charge them (green light only, comes on - no red charge light). I am of the opinion that it must be the charger that is faulty...

Hi I am considering a combination unit from Newark (NEW49 or NEW50), but my questions are relevant to any make I believe... (1) If you leave the hot tap fully open indefinitely (filling a bath maybe), will the cold tank refill the hot cylinder fast enough so that it does not become empty...

Hi there. Have a upvc door with ordinary cylinder type lock - works fine but I would like to replace it with a digital lock (preferably mechanical) so I'm not locked out if I forget my key. Is there one that will simply replace the cylinder on the door, keeping all the existing locking...

Does anyone know of an integrated tumble dryer that vents to the side ? Where I want to fit one does not have an outside wall behind - it is to the left. There is room for the pipe to go along the edge of the last fitted cupboard and out of the wall to the side. Or is there an adapter that...

The grate in my kitchen gully is metal, round and seems to be 7" diameter (holding tape measure above it without removal). Is that normal? All the replacement ones I have seen say 6". I want to get one that a hole can be cut in to allow my waste disposal unit to discharge below it.

Just been removing some tiles in the kitchen. They are stuck on with what looks like rubber (bitumen?). Is that a normal thing? I have only ever used tile adhesive that looks like grout (sometimes one of the same). Why would liquid rubber be used? the same walls also have wallpaper on and...

I recently moved to a house that is all electric. There is no main gas supply and I do not have lpg or oil. Now winter is approaching I am thinking about turning the heating on (NSH) and thoughts turn to other electrical appliances - instant inline water heaters, extra radiators etc. I...

I have a laminate floor that I want to replace with a better one. At the moment it looks like it was laid and then the skirting put on to hide the expansion gaps. I would like to get the new floor under the skirting without removing it as that would cause a lot more decorative work than I...

I saw an episode of DIY SOS yesterday. Part of it involved a wall with much plaster missing. The wall was plastered, painted AND had a picture hanging from it by the end of the day. How was this possible?

Hmmm. There is a mound about a foot or so across in the wickes latex self levelling compound I laid yesterday - don't know why - obviously I did not take care enough.:oops: Anyway, question is how to get rid of it and level with the rest. Orbital sander? belt sander? and when - now or wait...

I have already laid some latex self levelling compound but have run out and there is still more to do. Is it ok to lay more over the top of the last and also butt up against it? Does it have to be the same sort of compound? How long do I have to leave it before I can do another lay? Thanks

Don't know if this belongs here or central heating. Anyway, we are all electric here. I have a towel rail in the bathroom that is used as the radiator more than heating towels. There is no room for anything else. The supply is switched outside the bathroom and the cable comes out of a plate...

If you have an appliance fed by say 6mm cable and you replace that appliance for a higher wattage one that requires say 10Kw, can you just wire another 6mm cable in parallel to the existing one rather that rip out and replace with 10mm?