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The central heating boiler has a frost stat which kicks in when below temperature it is set at, to protect itself from freezing. We have just had a cold spell. Better a small gas bill than burst pipes and the damage that causes. As previous poster said, you have a daily standing charge aswell.

The best ones were snapped up very quickly. And yes it's good that sitting tenants were given the option to own their home. But you needed to build others to replace them.

When Thatcher gave the right to buy, all the money went back to central government. The local councils were not allowed to re invest it and build more houses. They were asset stripped for political ideology. You will always have low paid workers who need a place to live.

Hardibacker board and then tile. Or good quality shower boards and silicone properly. Have you got a good extractor fan aswell.

If you want to get rid of something, you need to replace it with something better. Not some organisation who has the most money and media influence / opinion and own agenda . Rich people with a business idea do not have your best interests at heart. Keep the world's best brains together for the...

You say you have a Worcester oil boiler. Are the weather compensator controls branded worcester bosch ones ? Worcester boilers are only open therm with their own controls.

it does look ugly at present. get proper advice on what to overpaint it with. maybe wait till weather goes warmer.

Just a debating club here Fred. People swopping opinions and occasional getting offensive to each other and giving them "labels" when the narrative goes too far. Has been some interesting facts and figures quoted in a lot of posts.

very sad that hardliners are trying to drive others out. religious fanatics of any denomination are always bad news. When does it stop ? Probabley never until the rest of Jerusalem is annexed to Israel. And yes I agree that Israel have to respond with almighty force when attacked. But when are...

Waiting for Fillyboy, Motorbiking and Mottie to comment.

If you leave the heating on all the time so the building fabric is maintained at that temperature aswell. Works better in some of the colder European countries as they have colder winters, better insulated homes, and have the heating on 24 hours a day. Uk housing stock is very poorly insulated...

In cold weather, when on central heating or hot water, condensing boilers can produce up to 1 litre an hour condensate which is acidic and needs to be disposed of. If no drain nearby, then a soakaway full of limestone chippings. They should be checked and replenished yearly. They eventually go...

Weather compensation. You've been sold an idea that in theory will save you energy and improve heating efficiency. In practice, how well is your house insulated? How do each of the occupants react to cold ? Your looking at graphs and flow charts and trying for optimum improvements. Good luck...

Did you check your builder has got public liability insurance before he started the work ? Also inserting new steel supports requires council Building Control inspection. Have you had the work inspected? If not call them pronto. They will tell you if it been done properly and will give you...

Que ?

The saying " History has a habit of repeating itself " is never more truer than now. Just different victims.

We probabley need a trade deal with them for precious metals. Give them an incentive.

Boiler on ground floor and radiators on 3rd floor struggling. Sounds like too much "head" to overcome. Boiler would have been better sited on 1st or 2nd floor. Is the ch flow and return in 22mm copper to the 3rd floor to get a good flow rate? Does that model baxi have a gauze filter in the...

Some of the older houses still have the mild steel gas carcass buried in the wall or floor with "supply " points where appliances would be installed. Looks like a cooker point. If not in use put a blank to seal. Tested afterwards of course. May be old and gas supply replaced by copper pipe. As...

Document all actions, dates , times etc. To reinforce your complaint . Get in touch with your local councillor or MP for advice. Unfortunately there are many like you whose landlords are under huge financial stress.