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Hi, I wonder if anyone can try and advise how I set up a gardtec 595 system to accept a g-tag fob for a simple set and unset of the system for a cleaning lady (!) I have read the user instructions but they are not the clearest to follow for a simpleton like myself ! Many thanks

Apologies Mr Hailsham-I am not sure how to answer this AFAIK all I have is that wee box referred to in my post above something like this...

Sorry fellas, I am being totally thick When I say thermostat am I actually meaning the receiver??? What I mean by thermostat is the wee box with a dial on the front and a small digital screen above the dial showing the temperature Where/what is the receiver? Apologies for my thickness

But that's what I'm confused about Elite, everyone I speak to tells me that wireless is fantastic and that I shouldn't need to get it hard wired And it will be a blooming upheaval to run wires from the boiler out to the hall ?

Hello and I hope you can give me some advice We had a new boiler and unvented water system installed last year.Our house is a 1920's built detached job with thick walls. Since installation we have had problems controlling the temp-we use a Danfoss Wireless thermostat. The plumber changed...

sorry, I should have said I realise the importance of sealing skirting boards etc-I am wanting to know about improving insulation and try and cut down on heating bills through loss from under the floor Thanks

Hi Everyone I posted this in the flooring forum but figured it might be more appropriate here. We moved into a 1920's house a year ago and over the winter have been aware of how much draught comes up into the house from a fairly large crawl space under the house I'd like to insulate down...

Hi Everyone Hope I have posted in the right forum We moved into a 1920's house a year ago and over the winter have been aware of how much draught comes up into the house from a fairly large crawl space under the house I'd like to insulate down there-I have searched and seen suggestions...

My experience is that the only way to do this job is serious graft and find a plasterer I bought a big heavy duty scraper and a sander (remarkably cheap-25 quid in the big DIY barns) and scraped all the peaked bits off and then ran over it with my electric sander with heavy duty paper I...

Thanks Robbie, smashing advice

I am also wondering what the best stuff is to seal a couple of wee gaps between the skirting board and walls ??

Hi I have a few wee "sunken" areas/slight hollows that I want to top dress to try and get them up to a similar height as the rest of the lawn Is this the time of year to put a top dressing down for this purpose? What should I use-I heard a mixture of john innes (???number) and grass...

Hi I have had all the skirting boards in a room replaced with untreated CLS I have picked up a tin of knotting solution today and intend to treat the knots before painting the wood I have 2 questions (daft as they are) 1.The knotting job will take me 15 mins I reckon. It may then...

Hi all I have just had all the skirting boards replaced in a room and my joiner used some nice thick untreated CLS Wood to do it A friend has suggested I treat each indidividual knot with knotting fluid-my joiner thinks it isn't necessary and I should just prime the entire length and...

Thanks again My mate is not a qualified sparky although has a very in depth knowledge of electrics I am possibly going to need a qualified spark for a couple of other jobs so will ask him to have a look at it-I had just hoped it would be a simple enough DIY job !