I have a Victorian terraced house. The rising main stop tap no longer turns the water off properly - it slows it down but water still flows through. Presumably it needs a new washer. I assume I need to contact the water company who will have to turn the water off in the street first? Is it then...
I realise that it is usual to incorporate a seperate switch for a PIR. However, is it OK to do without this and simply lead a spur from an existing circuit directly to the PIR and from there to the floodlight? I realise that the floodlight will only work when the existing light circuit is...
We recently had a problem with our oil-fired boiler. For the 2 days it was off, we relied on the immersion heater for hot water. This has not been used for a couple of years at least.
Central heating is a sealed pressurised system whilst the hot water vents into the cold water storage tank...
They are probably plastic actually, and are very similar to these (last product)
http://www.bes.co.uk/products/076.asp
Oilman - what is involved in replacing the filters & bowls? Presumably I need to shut off the oil? What about reconnecting & firing the appliances - there are 2 boilers & a...
We have 2 inline Aluminium/Glass filter bowls fitted in our oil supply line between the tank & the boiler. Both bowls leak at the top of the glass where it joins the aluminium top. I have tried gently tightening the central bolt but to no avail.
Is it possible that the filters need cleaning...
We have a small outbuilding which has a 6A MCB (B6) protecting the lighting circuit. This consisted internally of 8 x 50W halogen downlighters each with its own transformer and 2 x 100W external lights switched through a PIR.
For security reasons I have replaced the 2 x 100W external lights...
The hot water pressure on the hot water of our kitchen mixer tap has recently gone to virtually zero. Cold is fine. I have removed the tap head & cover & found that if I loosen the hexagonal nut slightly, replace the cover & tap head, all is fine. I am worried though that by loosening the...