Recent content by TheWhittys

Hi Can i just pop into this post. Got a split coal fired back boiler on a vented system so could i get a small heat only boiler to replace this and as i have no mains gas would oil or lpg be better. Or shall i just replace with new parkray and boiler?? Ta

Hi I currently have a parkray solid fuel fire with a back boiler heating HW and CH. The boiler currently runs 3 large dbl radiators and 1 column radiator and also has 2 small radiators upstairs which i have been told are heat sink radiators because they come on as soon as the fire is lit...

Thanks all Just moved to a new house and nowhere to put drums so thought might be able to create an area but too much needed. Easier to build a brick buiding

dont want a building just an enclosure to play and leave drums in

Thats what i thought about the laminate. Gotta get a really good tile cutter too. Seen so many they all look good but who knows till i try one..

Hi I would like some advice on converting my current car port into a music room. The walls have recently been renewed with 3" planks between 2 brick pillars. The structure is very sound even though made of wood. I am going to close the front with double doors and then start on the inside...

Hi Can anyone advise me of the best way to get rid of nicotine in the paint. We have just bought a house that needs totally decorating that was inhabited by chain smokers by the looks of it. We have sugar soaped all the ceilings but where we are steaming off the wallpaper brown gunge is still...

Hi I need to recover the floor in our new home. We have a hallway that leads to the kitchen that leads to the dining room. There are no doors between these areas so thought that covering with the same surface would look good. The problem i have is which surface to go for. I am doing the...

Hi Can anyone help. We are currently redecorating our new house. We are stripping the Hall Stairs and Landing of the wallpaper. The problem is that once the paper is off some places it is going down to bare plaster and others to paint which we cannot get off. Tried sanding but still wont come...

Will give it a try. Thanks for all your help. Reckon I'm gonna need to replace system pretty soon. cannot get gas where we live and oil is getting expensive so any ideas on servicing or replacing the system i have. Parkray smokeless fuel burner Back boiler for heating and water...

Hot water working ok now, thanks. Only other issue is there are 2 newish radiators upstairs that get red hot when fire is on (read in another post these could be to dissapate heat) but when pump turns on radiators downstairs heat up but the ones upstairs cool down.??

Tap to the small tank from the large one was turned off so no water getting into small tank. I have now filled this up and it looks like the ball valve has stopped the flow of water when the tank is full. Is there anything i need to do to get the water flowing properly now this tank is full....

Sorry meant heating got red hot but not switch

Hi i am after some advice regarding my heating/water system. I have recently purchased a house with a coal fired back boiler that heats the water and the central heating. The heating is on demand via a simple on/off switch on the wall which gets red hot. The water on the other hand will not...