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New stoptap would be approx 2 feet below path level and accessed via a 4 inch pipe to protect it,do you think that is enough depth to guard against frost etc?.

I need to have my kitchen stop tap repositioned on the outside of my kitchen wall.I have dug up the ground outside to locate the cold water feed and have discovered it is 22mm copper that serves 4 properties ,with each property taking water from this feed via a 15mm tee. 1.Is it normal for the...

I plan to install one of the sure stop water switches that will enable me to turn the water off without moving everything in the kitchen to get to my present stop cock.Can you tell me if there would be any problems with using one of these device.regards.

Use black 4 or 6 wire outside,white wire will deteriorate with sunlight.

I will take your word for that chris,thanks

That reply got me thinking as well

Thanks for the replies ,what would be the best brand to buy ,is the stuff .wickes worth buying

I have been advised today that plastic pipe used for c/heating runs does not need to be insulated as you would copper pipe,ie in runs thro loft areas.Woild this be correct.

What is the purpose of the halogen ring on my cooker,the other three normal type rings do the job and Icannot see the point of the halogen ring.

I looked up into the boiler from the bottom and the water appeared to be dripping from the top part of it,could be the heat exchanger bit.Would this cause the pressure to go down if it was hot/water bit.

I have a worcester 28siII combi.This morning the pressure gauge went to zero and the system stopped working.I noticed a small leak from the inside of the boiler.This water was cold so I assume it is a leak on the Drawn hot water side of the boiler,as the heating worked this morning.The question...

I want to replace a rad in my front room,space is a bit tight and could anybody give me an idea of what size rad I would need to keep the room warm.The room dimentions are 14feetx11feetx9feet.The rad needs to be a max of 50centimeters high.

In the 50/60,s some estates in the Nottingham and to my limited knowledge also in the Sheffield area were wired up similar to cable television but the cables were strung from house to house terminating at distribution points similar to the telephone system.I believe you could subscribe to this...

Hi handy hands,regarding multipointlocks.co.uk I found the bloke in the shop very helpful and he fixed me up with a Fuer lock and roller mechanism and a universal plate that the bolt and door catch fitted all for £75.00.I fitted it myself with advice from the bloke in the shop.

thanks soggy ,so what your saying is that the aav works automatically and apart from it being loose it should be left alone. regards