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I have an MK electric consumer unit with a 6amp mcb for the downstairs lights. Whenever I switch on more than say 4 lights the circuit breaker trips (just the 6amp one relevant to the downstairs lights, not the main one for all the electrics). It does not seem to matter in which rooms the...

I live in outer london - boiler is one year old. Anyone tell me what the ballpark figure for an annual service is? Thanks

I want to secondary glaze a sash window in the bathroom. Dimensions are 80cm x 150cm. Looks are not so important as it'll be hidden behind a blind. One potential problem is that the existing window frame is a bit uneven. I am not keen on blowdried film and can do a reasonable bit of diy...

A new install (and following recommendations on here for which I am most grateful). We have a Honeywell wireless room thermostat. OH finds sometimes the room is too cold; the temperature as per the thermostat is below the target temperature, there is a flame in the display showing that it is...

Thanks again. My current knackered boiler sits in the fireplace with the flue going up and out though the roof. The gassafe chap thinks he has to site the new boiler on the outside wall which is quite tricky because of the lack of wall-space. I want to site the new boiler where the old...

Thanks very much for the reply. I'm still not quite clear. Our existing boiler is about 7 feet from the outside wall but there is a doorway between it and the wall. So any venting would have to be up and over the top of the dorway. Is it not possible then for the new boiler to be in the...

Our exisitng boiler - gas-fired Potterton Kingfisher CF100 - was handily placed in our dining room under a chimney. It now needs replacing. Our first quote a - gassafe indpendent - tells us that we have to put the replacement on an outside wall. Space makes this tricky however. Is it...