Recent content by thePhilster

Actually, I forgot how expensive Economy 7 can be to run during the day... Maybe not suitable for us...

Bummer! I wonder would an Economy 7 storage heater be cheaper than the 2kw oil filled electric radiators we currently use? Spotted these during my searches (https://www.heatershop.co.uk/rointe-kyros-kri1500radc2-770w-electric-conservatory-radiator-1330mm-15-elements) but I'm not sure if they...

Hi Our conservatory has no central heating; we tend to apply heating via electric oil-fired radiators. We're considering replacing the Polycarbonate roof with an insulated roof, but the heating thing is a bit of a quandary. My understanding of regulations was that, for a conservatory, any...

Thanks mate. D'ya reckon we'll not get away with patching the paint then? Will we just be left with a very noticeable patch of whiter paint on the ceiling?

Hi Our radiator developed a small leak the other night, and whilst it's all sorted now, I've noticed that we have a few water stains on the ceiling below the room where the trouble happened. That room had its ceiling last painted in around November 2005. So, I've a few questions... 1. Will...

Old thread, I know, but I've found myself in the same position. Have just spent the day stripping the walls in our spare room, to be greeted with the sight of flaking paint underneath. If I'm just gonna re-wallpaper the room, am I just going to need to sand most of the offending bits off so that...

Cheers guys. I think you're right JohnD. I've had a closer look at the sockets, and both have a hole underneath them for a wire to go into the load inputs, and neither socket has any wires going into the load. Does this mean that they were, more than likely, used for electric heaters (or...

Hi there Please excuse any naivity/ignorance on my part, but I'm redecorating a room, and 2 of the 3 plug sockets are of the "fused" variety: The wiring inside 'em looks like this (yes, the wires are dusty, aren't they!? :wink:): We've been here for over 2 years now, and they've...

We've seen some rustic slate floor tiles we'd love for the kitchen, where the flooring is wooden boards (well, wooden sheeting from the looks of things). I was chatting to a guy in work about putting down slate floors, and he thought that even with flexible adhesive, you can't put slate floor...

Cheers for the ultra speedy reply!! Am I gonna have to go looking in specialist shops for these things, or would a hardware/diy shop be likely to stock 'em?

Hi We're getting a new kitchen installed on Monday, and will be spending the week taking out the current one. When it comes to the sink, I don't want to have to keep the mains supply off once we've taken the sink out. Probably a very simply question, but can I fit the pipes with valves...

Many thanks!!! :)

[/url] Thanks for that!! I thought you'd be able to extend the cable as long as it went into a suitable junction box... That one's a 60amp, and the shower fuse is 45amp... Probably a VERY obvious answer, but I assume that I'd be alright to use a 60amp junction box with a 45amp fuse?

Okay, so the cables have melted a little at the end, and the cable from the shower is VERY short, and I don't think there's an awful lot of room for manouvre. Can I extend this cable by using a junction box or something, or do I have to totally replace the cable from the shower to the pull...

Thanks for that. It was a bit of a struggle getting the cover to screw back on once I'd rewired... Wouldn't surprise me if what you'd mentioned is exactly what's happened... Any expert tips on how to work with such thick cables??