Recent content by jim_mids

Hi all, I’m hoping someone here might have some experience or ideas with old servant bell systems. Our house dates back to the 1600s, and in the kitchen we still have the original bell indicator box with six flags (see photos below). The system still partly works — the push buttons in the...

Thanks - Yes, house insurance will pay for the damage to the walls , but not for the actual plumbing repair.

Thanks - Do you think its reasonable to go back to the developer and ask them to rectify this even though I'm outside of the warranty period?

Morning Folks, I moved into a new build property just over 2 years ago (so it's out of the builder's warranty). Yesterday, I noticed some brown water stains on the kitchen ceiling directly under the bathroom. A trace company came round to have a look, and they found the leak coming from the...

Morning! , Hope someone can cast some light on this for me .. (forgive my lack of knowledge!) lol Here's the situation , the room stat is set to say 18' .. great , boilet fires and rads are glowing. Then at some point , boiler turns off and rads obviously cool .. heating is still switched...

Evening Folks , Dont know if anyone can help with this question. I have just stripped the wallpaper in our bedroom to find that the plaster seems to have been painted in a cream satin finish - which is flaking off! Does this have to be removed , or is there another way? Thanks in...

Evening All! Dont know if anyone can cast some light on this one ... Got home from work this evening and noticed no hot water .. straight to the boiler and hey presto - no pilot! Easy I thought! , relight and bobs you uncle! ... not so .. spent quite a long time holding in the grey knob...