Recent content by curtis

The tiles are now on the wall and it all went very well (easier and considerably more rewarding than I expected) With regards to the "look" - its a personal thing but after growing up in a house that had wallpaper in the bathroom I can see no appeal to go there again. The tiled area is in an...

Hi I am going to have my first bash at tiling at the weekend. I am tiling around the bath 3 walls (floor to ceiling) with 6" white tiles. Can anyone offer some of the basic tips like:- Where to actually begin corner / at floor level / somewhere else? Is using a guide stick necessary...

thanks for your suggestions. The installer has recommended the Baxi 80, but I've asked for a price on the 105 so that will help make the decision. With regards to the water pressure..... Is there anything I can do about the water pressure coming into the flat (I'm ground floor and these...

Hi I am getting a new combi fitted in the next couple of weeks. Can anyone recommend any. I have a 2 bed flat with 7 rads and the wife would like something with a bit of power on the water pressure. thanks Curtis

OK It works like this. On a first call out only your boiler is covered. The won't fix the pipes if they are "inaccessble". Which means if you don't remove your floorboards they won't either. This, however, is in direct opposition to a statement on their T&C's which states that you are...

for £280 (I have a current problem so it's higher for the first year) I get everything I could ever want. On-call engineers, no limit to call-outs, guaranteed work, annual inspection, £1000 costs to access any problems. Replace boiler if too expensive to repair.. the list goes on. Given that...

but...it's in one of the most inaccessible places in the house (fitted kitchen units etc) and I am a beginner to all this DIY nonsense. So I thought that the annual cost of the agreement is easily lower than getting someone else in to chop up the floorboards (nicely stained and varnished) and...

Can anyone tell me if there are any hidden catches with this contract for servicing my combi boiler. It seems too good to be true... is it? thanks

The boiler is losing pressure so quickly that it has to be water. It's now not heating the water that well either. But on the positive side I think I've found the leak. Early this morning I filled it up and heard a faint hissing noise under the floorboards, under the kitchen units....so I...

Cheers for that. :D Well, I've only been a homeowner for a couple of months and I've already got dry rot and a heating system thats knackered.... so I think I can be forgiven for at least trying the basics before getting someone in. Can anyone recmommend anyone in East London? thanks...

Hi I'm going to tell a story of what appears to be a well troden path but I'm still stumped and suffering with a heating/hot system that is driving me mad even with the advice that the helpful people from Ariston and people from here have suggested. The Ariston SX20 Combi boiler I have in...

that's relatively good news (except that my biggest spanner so far doesn't fit it). I'll drain the boiler and replace the washers anyway. Thanks for your help... I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow. Curtis

Hi I've got an Ariston SX20 combi boiler and over the last week or so it has had a problem of losing pressure. With the help of the tech help line at Ariston I have already changed the PRV and topped up the Expansion Vessel. This has led to an improvement but no solution. After putting...