Recent content by andy_aj

Thanks guys. Will check the valve and maybe go with the digistat. Do I assume that will have a transmitter in the airing cupboard and eliminate the need for the wiring??

Hi, I've been having a problem in my fathers new flat. The room thermostat doesn't operate the central heating. The heating, once on, stays on permanently. On measuring the red live and yellow switched live on the stat itself, they are both live whenever the central heating is switched on by...

Thanks - I did look for that as it's what I'd expect but didn't see any obvious screws - will check again when I go around this weekend. Any advice on what might be causing the switched live at the stat to stay permanently live? Likely to be the timer defective or wiring?? Thanks, Andy

Any advice appreciated on a problem with the central heating in my fathers new flat:- It has a Lifestyle LP112 (old rectangular type) which for one thing, i can't figure how to get off the wall to check wiring!! The problem is the heating, when on, is not being controlled by the stat. If I...

Along these lines, the wood for my floor is acclimatising in the room. Laying it out earlier, without any cutting down the combined widths of the planks allow the maximum gap on either side of the room with the edging just covering the gap. The question is, is the wood as likely to contract when...

Thanks. I'm not exactly sure why the company insists that the wood needs to be fixed to the concrete floor??

The floor is pretty level and in good condition i.e not loose, crumbly, moist etc. Assuming the floor is sound I guess that it may work OK?

I know this has been asked before, but I'd like some comments on the following:- I'm about to lay a solid wooden floor (T & G oak) onto the concrete floor of the hallway (approx 3m x 2m). I know that the concrete must be sealed (house is 10 years old by the way) and was assuming to have to use...

Thanks guys. Yes, I'll try and position them where I can go straight through the wall. All good info. Thanks again.....

Hi, I have just removed some 'flex' cable from 2 outside lights that were (obviously) incorrectly fitted by the previous owner. The flex ran around the outside walls and through a hole to a switch near to the consumer unit. I will be replacing the wiring with 1.5 twin and earth and will reduce...

Thanks for the response, but I want to plumb it into the hot water system, not the central heating...... Andy

Hi, I'm somewhat of a novice where plumbing is concerned and am in the midst of overhauling our ensuite shower room. I am thinking of fitting a heated towel rail onto the domestic hot water supply so that it heats the towels whenever the hot water is on. The location of the rail will be on the...