Recent content by scarletjim

Ok, I don’t have a great deal to update, but promised I would so here goes: Gas-Safe performed a basic service. He said that he could take the boiler apart and check each individual bit, but he made it very clear that the boiler is very old, some bits have clearly leaked before, some bits look...

Thanks both. I'll let the Gas-Safe guy know about that too when he comes - might be connected, might not. If he does a full service, I'll ask him about all those bits and pieces listed above. ;)

Actually I have some new info that may or may not be related. When I went into the en suite this morning, I heard a quick loud buzzing sound from the ceiling / loft above. It happened twice. Can't remember if it was before or after I turned on a tap. Lasted less than a second each time. It's...

I've actually booked a local tradesman now as he comes highly recommended by a good friend. However, weirdly, I turned the boiler back on about 11am this morning in order to check how long after turning on it makes that vibrating noise, and the damn thing hasn't done it all day! Could the...

Hmm, will look into BW fixed price repair. They also do a package with 12 months cover included after the repair (though you have to phone for that, which suggests it may be very expensive). EDIT: Oh no, just saw on the WB website that both repair and repair & cover deals are both for boilers...

That's really helpful and reassuring info - thanks very much. :)

How do these fixed price repairs work though? What if they agree £240, but actually the whole thing needs replacing? What's to stop them from agreeing (say) £240, then coming out and fixing it if it's easy, or refunding my £240 if it's hard and they can't fix it easily - in which case in the...

Yes, I would say it's nearer the top than the bottom. The boiler doesn't shut down though, it carries on working and is definitely heating the house (via underfloor heating). Well, it was for a few days - I've turned it off now. If it is something like the fan or the water pump, will it be...

In the last few days our boiler has started making a strange vibrating noise for about 10 seconds at a time every now and then (sometimes every few hours, sometimes more often). I’ve made a video – the vibrating noise begins on about 30 seconds...

Thing is, I haven't got lots of spare cash, so trying to decide which is more important, better physical security i.e. locks and bars, or security lighting in my front garden, or camera surveillance, or even fake cameras as a deterrent (can burglars generally spot a fake?) I don't like not...

well, certainly helps in that now I know it's feasible and doesn't sound horrendously expensive :) Need to decide what sort of light to use though, having Googled it there is quite a baffling selection and lots of people who champion each type over the others...

Aha is that how it works? I'll have a go in the morning, I'll deadlock it, then go out, come in from the back door, and check whether or not it's still deadlocked from the inside. That does sound sensible, I thought it was more likely that I was being stupid than the lock manufacturers!

Oops I failed to click them - added now. Good start! lol

The pics below are of my new front door lock. How safe is this? In particular, when I'm indoors, I can turn the key and deadlock it, however when I go to work, I can't deadlock it from the outside, so what is to stop someone smashing the glass of the door (admittedly pretty thick glass) and...

Having recently moved house, I now have to walk up quite a dark lane of 100 yards long, and am wondering what the best solution is. My house is at the end of the lane (i.e. the lane stops there, there is no through path) Maybe a long range remote control light on my house / garage shining down...