Recent content by sifu

I'm putting one on my system. The bloke who invented them is an ex BG engineer whom I've worked with. He is very good at his job and is a lovely bloke too. I hear he made about £2M from the magnaclean.

I've got the Drayton WR1 wireless reciever and the RC5 programmable stat. The RC5 lets you set different times for SAT/SUN, if this doesn't concern you then you can get the RC2, but I would go for the RC5. Yes. If it's a programmable stat then no timer is required. The only downside is you...

gas4you, I've tried google and come up with very little, but thanks for the advice. Boyle, thanks for the info. I'm taking a trip over in August/September, so I'll have a chat with some of the locals and see what's what. It would be good if CORGI is sufficient. Thanks for the replies.

Sorry for the late reply, I've been laying a patio & landscaping my garden. Thanks for the info and encouragement bripl, at least it sounds like I shouldn't have a problem getting work. Gas4You, that's what I was wondering. I would expect UK gas regs are among the most stringent in the...

Hi everyone, does anyone know anything about working on gas in spain? I'm CORGI registered for domestic appliances and LPG. I hope to do unvented soon. I may be living there for a few months of the year shortly so I'm looking to possibly earn some pocket money over there. Do I need any...

Have i done something illegal? ;-) (Yeah, bad joke I know, but I've recently become a dad, so I've no choice now) Seriously though, thanks. I'm making pretty good headway now.

Thermo, thank you so much! :D The photos have particularly helped. As they say, a photo can speak a thousand words. The pics look fantastic, and you're right about the Travertine marble - very nice! I was just looking at some the other day and think I'll use it when I buy my next house. I...

I've read the posts from you and wabittpoo suggesting a 4/3:2:1 mix and I've been persuaded to do the same. How do I use the mix you suggest? I saw photos of a patio you laid in another thread and it looks great, so you obviously know what you're doing. Does the mix need any compacting? Do I...

does anyone have any answers to any of my questions? Thanks.

Hi, can anyone here help? I've lifted my old patio and excavated to a depth of between 150mm and 220mm. The old patio had a bedding of what I can describe as a very sandy cement mix which was boken up with a lump hammer in a few hours. The sub-base was a mixture of crushed red brick, a stoney...

I'm trying to do it cheap, i.e. the whole bathroom for about £700 as I'm not likely to be in the house for long. I need to get the shower pipes in and the board up for when my mate comes to skim the room. Just found a link on the screwfix forums to a good flash animation tutorial at the knauf...

I want to put up two new sheets of 8 x 4 plasterboard using dot and dab technique. Is there anything I should watch out for, or does anyone have any useful tips? I'm a heating engineer (for 16 yrs) so I'm pretty handy, but not sure how easy this is going to be for my first attempt. Is it tricky...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I fitted a deeper back plate and made loads of room, but still faulty. I then had another go at checking the switch box and found that pressure applied at a certain angle made it go haywire, I didn't notice this previously. So I've now taken it back and...

Thanks for your replies. c_b I already tried what you suggested but no matter how much I wiggle the cables, or twist the front pate and switch housing, everything works ok. All the basic checks such as polarity, resistance to earth, short circuit and earth continuity check out ok. Breezer...

Hi all, I've just fitted one of these: http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Technical/DataSheets/Systems/TouchRemote.htm bought from B&Q, and wired it up as shown in the '1 way lighting circuits' section. The new switch I have has metal casing and is earthed to the back-plate, the neutral wires are...