Recent content by Marnhullman

Thanks for all the feedback. Some great advice but I'm going to leave as is - it's not important enough to justify the effort to achieve what I'd hoped for. On to the next project! Regards

I have two sets of downlighters in my kitchen. There is a two way switch for one set and a one way switch for the other set. I would like to convert both sets to two way switching. I believe I could wire both sets of lights to the existing two way switch but I don't always want both sets on...

I want to install some grab handles on the tiled wall above my bath. The wall is stud partition and it's unlikely a stud or nogging will be in the right place to screw into. Would hollow wall anchors work?

I would like to build a large 5m x 0.3m oak sleeper trough on my brick pavior driveway. I have in mind to line the trough with weed membrane to stop soil leaching onto the driveway. Would this be effective? I've also thought of removing a few of the paviors under the trough for drainage...

Lighting Woodburner I've recently moved from a house with a Jotul woodburner which was easy to light using newspaper and kindling. The stove had a traditional grate with an ashtray underneath so to get the fire going I would open the ashtray door slightly which would produce a great draft...

Thank you. I'll contact the builder, again (!) and ask him to get the commissioning installer to fix. Regards

I have a new Glow worm Energy7 18s system boiler. I would like to de-activate the pre-heat mode by selecting the Eco mode but pressing the + and - buttons for 5 seconds does nothing. I believe a link on the PCB should have been removed during commissioning? How can I check whether this has...

I thought the link may need removing. Can I do that myself or is it an electrician's job?

I have a new build house with a Glow worm Energy7 18s -A boiler running g a pressurised system with a domestic hot water tank i.e it is not a combi boiler. The boiler keeps firing occasionally when the timer is off and I believe the preheat option, which should only be enabled for a combi...

Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty sure the boiler is firing up - my wife told me she heard it! I believe the system is under warranty so I'll get the S.30 status code checked out. Regards

I have recently moved to a new build house which has a Glow worm Energy7 18S -A boiler and Neostat room stats connected to a Neostat hub; there is a hot water cylinder on the frst floor. The boiler supplies underfloor heating on the ground floor, radiators on the first floor and hot water...

Thank you.

I want to replace a conventional single light switch and create 2 way switching using Quietic grid switches for compatible appearance with other adjacent switches. How can I hide the receiver? Is it possible to recess the receiver into a dot and dab wall?

I have some UltraTile ProRapid RS Rapid adhesive. Can I use it on XPS insulation boards? The information on the pack doesn't say whether it's suitable i.e. whether it will adhere to polystyrene. I know Soudal make an adhesive specifically for polystyrene boards but there's nothing to indicate...

Helpful advice re. no need for the probe to be in the centre of the room.