Recent content by cantaffordtradesmen

Exactly. Why should I pay £80 for someone to tell me my fire is not safe. I already know that! Looking like my best option is not use the fire.

No, he was from a local company. He was very good at finding & fixing some gas leaks and servicing the boiler (gas safe registered). He pretty much said the same as what macfudd has said here but he didn't know where to go to get old manuals. To be fair, I didn't get him in to service the gas...

It was actually the gas engineer who told me it was dodgy and to try and get a manual from the internet!

Thanks for the link, but yes, had seen that before and saw that they tend to be all wood burners. All I have to go on is the text on the front of my fire, next to the gas control knob and all it says is portway and then a few serial numbers. All I've managed to find out is that the company...

Great, thanks. Yes, just moved into this house and this toilet has always confused me. Firstly why is it there (in a cupboard in the bedroom) and secondly, isnt the the waste pipe a bit small! I've only used the toilet once, to see if it worked, but generally do not/would not use it. It...

I've been told that the artificial coals on my gas fire are not placed correctly as there is soot on them, indicating that the flames are burning them - thus creating carbon monoxide. Apparently the coals are not supposed to touch the flame and there is a recommended placement and position of...

Hi - I want to remove a macerator toilet and then put a pedastal sink in its place. The only issue I can think of is that the waste pipe going from the macerator is 21.5mm. I think it is overflow pipe (but it is not an overflow, it is the waste!) Not wanting to replace all the waste pipes, is...

I want to swap the radiator in bathroom with a heated towel rail and want to know if there is anything else I need to consider. The pipe center is the same so I'm assuming I can just change the valves and put the towel rail on. I have a combi boiler and assume I will have to drain the system...

I've just redone the bathroom including laying a laminate floor. The laminate for bathrooms is quite thick and when I put the pedastal that the sink sits on, back top of the laminate, the hot, cold and waste pipes no longer reach the connections on the sink. I assume I can fit isolation...