Recent content by millerman

You Sir have put an old Mans mind at rest, if push comes to shove and water is cut off i will shut down hot water and just keep the CH running. Once again, thankyou so much.

Yes, i have a large cold water tank in loft, so if i get your post right hot water will last till tank runs out? I assume boiler will shut down when it has no water to heat? Will CH still operate though or will boiler stop altogether?

Dont think its overplayed, i own a Ford C-Max Auto with the earlier 4 speed auto box, i believe the later 2011 onward PowerShift auto boxes gave a bit of aggro to a lot of people who did not keep up gearbox services. I belong to a Ford forum and read loads of probs with the Powershift box!!

All this is assuming the alarm siren does not work off its own battery supply as on my Saab, i had to pull a fuse that controlled the alarm which also took out my a/c, no problem though and i had a silent alarm in the end but also a car i could start and drive..

We are experiencing a number of water outages here in Kent, at the moment my area is ok although we do have a pumping station down but water is still getting thru. Question, im 71yrs old and worry if i do have a water outage will my central heating still work?? Will i still get hot water...

Thanks for replies guys.

Twice we have had water board out to clear/rod a blockage of the sewage pipe that runs along side our property, when the cover was removed from the inspection pit i saw other pipes and waste coming from my other neighbours houses whom we suspect have been causing the blockage probs. Question...

Thanks for the very informative input guys, that's put my mind at rest. Regards consumer unit, yes its on the cards to be replaced along with many other things on my list now that i have retired, all down to ££££££s im afraid, but, before anyone says it, i know, SAFETY FIRST!!

Im no electrician, when we bought the house i noticed the shed had a 2 gang socket, this is fed from an underground cable from the house, the consumer unit is the old style, no rcd, hence my question, just want to use electric tools in shed and the lawnmower,

I have a 2 gang socket in my shed, can i replace this with a 13A two gang double switched RCD socket so i can run my mower and electric tools off it??

Notch7, im unsure where the damp is getting thru, when i say mold is on outside walls i mean the inside wall of the cavity if that makes sense. I posted some pics of the outside of the house as req by JohnD.

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JohnD, there is no signs of damp, just mold which is resigned to the outside walls only. Yes, the floors are concrete. I will go visit and obtain pics today. Once again guys, thankyou all for giving your time and opinions.

Thanks guys, the idea of debris bridging the cavity sounds like a possibility. Mold was at skirting level raising up about 8 - 10 inches, in the hallway it was behind a shoe cupboard, in the lounge/diner it was near patio doors. Cant show you the mold because we have cleaned up the walls with...

Thanks guys, house was built mid '70s, They are looking to get a grant for cavity wall insulation as none exists at the moment, insulation in loft is about 4inches.