Recent content by bramley4600

Thanks taylor, john and mfarrow for your replies. I'm not sure what checks the Gas engineer carried out. He helped as much as he could and did far more than he should have done, his job was to service the boiler at the end of the day and not find faults with the electrics. Seems like I will...

Thanks Andy. I will try it tomorrow. The bonding is OK, checked both the Gas and Water. The spark suggested there should also be bonding between the pipes as they enter the combi boiler but that it was not absolutely necessary adn did not help to isolate the problem. Cheers

Thanks Conny. I think he measured the voltage across the boiler casing and the water pipes. The loft is dry. Interesting that you asked if there was any damp. There is a flue at the side of the boiler which vents the shower. It came loose last year and must have let some rain in but it looks...

Recently got one of these British Gas contracts to cover my combi boiler - 2 years on the run it failed on Christmas day morning ! They also come out and check/service the boiler before they accept you. The combi is in the loft (live in a bungalow) and when the engineer came out he had one of...

Thanks r896neo. Just had a look on the Bradstone web site Their new product is called Patio Deck. and yes it's expensive, £799 for an 8sqm patio. might go with your suggestion and find someone to do the donkey-work. Thanks again. Pete

Hi, thanks for reading this. I am planning a seating area in my garden, not attached to the house. The land around my place used to be a clay pit hence the garden is full of clay and builder's rubbish. So, considering I am a pensioner (nearly) and the thought of all that digging and...