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Morning people. We are having someone round to install a new gas fire, but they have asked us in advance about our flue. We have a block in our living room which protrudes out about 6" In the loft the flue pipe is metal and cylindrical On the roof we dont have a stack, but just like...

Morning people. We are having someone round to install a new gas fire, but they have asked us in advance about our flue. We have a block in our living room which protrudes out about 6" In the loft the flue pipe is metal and cylindrical On the roof we dont have a stack, but just like...

Hi ladies & gents, We've got hot rads upstairs and cold downstairs. Only thing i've done recently is turn off a rad to paint, and turn back on. According to the posts on here i need to switch off all rads upstairs, and see if I get any heat downstairs. Is this correct? i'm gonna try that...

Thanks guys, appreciate the advice. I can get a multi-meter to test it, is it simple to test it or shall I get someone experienced in? Regards

Hi ladies and gents, I've got a (very old) Vulcan Continental boiler which at 3am on xmas day when the missus went into the kitchen smelt of gas. I personally couldnt smell it, but i've been proved wrong before, so I shut off at the main valve to the house. This has happened before (about 5...

Hi, Thanks very much for your help. The question was for a guy I work with, so i'll pass on all the information. Thanks Again PS Sorry i've took a while replying but I tend to come on here at work, and I was off until tonight :(

Hi, What I would like to do is connect a wood burning stove with a back boiler into my oil fired central heating system. The central heating system is closed loop running at 1.5 bar. Is this possible ?

The odds of dying with each single shot remain the same i.e. 1 in 6, if you calculate for each shot. The odds increase if you were to say "What is the chance of me being shot if I fire 3 times" (3/6). The reason for this is that each shot is mutually exclusive i.e. the previous fire/no-fire has...

Given that it is an absolute duty, it is not a case not a case of taking into consideration time, cost etc. An absolute duty requires the highest standard with no reference to cost or other consideration! If you dont do this you are breaking the law and rendering yourself liable to prosecution

Hi all, Im in no way, shape or form a sparky, but I do have some knowledge of health and safety, especially HSWA 74. There is a statutory obligation obligation which clearly states that live working is prohibited unless: * It is unreasonable in all circumstances for it to...

Hi all, I've got a Peugeot 206 1.4 5 Door, 04 Plate Driving to work this morning and the EMS system warning light came on. The car started juddering a bit, but stops juddering when I slow down to ~30. The indicators are also working okay, but the clicking noise comes and goes. This started...

Okay, but what am I inspecting? is it too see if the pipe is flush? I feel stupid to get a plumber in to fix something so simple (i hope) Regards

Hi all, Complete plumbing novice here hence the following question Tried to take a radiator off today, give it a little too much force and now the pipework to the rad valve is leaking (where the pipework enters the valve). Is it a case of putting in a new olive (cant nip it up anymore -...

Thanks very much for that, the wife will be pleased,especially with all the great weather we've been having recently. Ill venture into the loft tomorrow and scare the spiders (and whatever else lurks above) The house is about 25 years old (like me) but im fairly certain they are all loose...

Hi all, new to this so dont really know what im doing I moved into a new house 3 months ago. Everytime I drill into the wall, and from the hole where the dryer vents loads of tiny polystyrene balls appear. A friend told me that they are just a few loose ends, and most of them should be glued...