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I have two suppliers - BG for gas and EDF for electricity. I have a smart meter from EDF which works flawlessly. I'm due to have a gas meter installed by BG, so does anyone know if my EDF meter will be able to relay the gas reading to a different supplier? Or will I have to continue with...

Leave enough space to be able to walk around it for maintenance. I made that mistake with a greenhouse right up against a fence which is now impossible to clean behind.

Definitely box everything up before the work starts. My MIL had a very nice boiler man and his apprentice who did a superb job but managed to break an old jug as they were moving a table. Turned out it had considerable sentimental value but she didn't mention it at the time as she liked the...

A few years ago my neighbour was contemplating installing a hot tub on her decking. I said I had no worries so she asked others who live opposite. They said that they often watched her sunbathing out there so they had no objection to the tub. She never did build it!

My front door has the usual sensors - one large one attached to the door frame with the little blue light and one smaller one attached to the door. The small one is very loose and I'm afraid it going to fall off eventually (the one on my back door is solidly attached, so I know that the front...

My sender unit has given up the ghost - screen blank for no reason or flashing to say I haven't set the date etc. I used to be able to reset it but now it's just going blank during the night and then we have no early-morning heating until I get up and put it to 'manual'. Anyhow, the receiver...

My Gas Safe engineer came to fit a gas hob. The ignition for the existing one is under the kitchen units. He asked me where it was and I told him, so he bent down and unplugged. When he removed the old hob he disconnected the wire and there was a spark or two. The RCD tripped. He had...

In the spring I bought two small plastic storage units (different manufacturers) for the garden. They were kept on the patio and I stored small tools, pots, liquid fertilisers etc. in them. As they were always quite dry inside I made the mistake of using them for other stuff like cushions and...

I'm about to order a gas hob. The company also offers installation but I'm a bit wary about this and am considering getting a local installer to do the job. Before I decide, can I be sure that the seller's installers will be Gas Safe registered? Will they be under any time deadlines? Are any...

Current gas hob measures 50x58cm. Suggested replacement measures 51.5 by 59.5. How precisely should the replacement mirror the original? I would imagine that it's the space below that matters and that they're all a standard size.

I finally went round to his mum's house to measure up. Her hob is an AEG installed in 2008. Measures 50 by 58 cm. I should explain that he's not really into the internet so he's asked me to have a look online. There are a lot that measure 51 by 59.5 or 50 by 60 etc. Will the odd centimeter...

Ah right - I'll tell him. Is the swap over a simple job or does it depend on the make/size of the original one? I'm guessing there's a standard size, although I get the impression that it's quite old. I'll try to get some pictures/measurements over the weekend. Needs a GS engineer too, I expect.

Is there a natural gas detector available for domestic use? Friend's elderly mum is absent-minded rather than suffering from dementia etc. but occasionally leaves the gas hob unlit, causing gas to escape. Is it possible to fit a device to the hob so that this can't happen anyway? Or are there...

My Mira is rated at 9KW and when on Economy it uses about 4.4KW. So as Tricky says, just halve the rating to give an approximate figure. It is higher when first switched on but only for about 30 seconds.

Can a washing machine be safely installed in a bathroom? I suppose a lot depends on the size of the room, but this one sounds as if it's quite small.

Does this kind of corrosion cause a leak eventually? I have a radiator (same type) that is in pretty much the same state. We're waiting for a bathroom upgrade but it will be after next winter.

Thanks for all the comments. I sent the photo to stress the kind of damaged goods that can and have been delivered. I wonder what would have happened if the company had denied all responsibility. In fact, they were great! I shall certainly use the format suggested when I sign in future and I...

As I can't send a photo of the sink, here is one of my first set of damaged brackets.

My neighbour never thought that her plumber had damaged the sink and she is very happy with the final result. He circled/underlined the items required in the shop's brochure and she went along to order them. (The dent in the sink is quite small and you only really notice it from a certain angle...

My elderly neighbour has had a downstairs storage area converted into a shower room with toilet and a small sink. The latter is built into a small vanity unit. She bought the sink, shower etc. from a local shop (bathroom accessories etc.) after agreeing with the plumber what was needed. They...