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Hi, does anyone know where I can get coping stones similar to the picture please. So far I've tried Travis Perkins, Jewsons and B&Q. Sizes are 140mm width, apex height 40mm, side height 22mm. Length not important. Thanks.

I see, thanks for the explanation. I was thinking they may not be repairable or something. As I have a British Gas service contract, they would hopefully fix a boiler with this kind of issue, as they are obliged to as long as parts are available.

Thanks, I am really hoping so! I got that fed up with the service guys constantly telling me I'd save loads with a new boiler, that I'd now like to see that they are right.

Aren't these still current models/parts? How come you are not fixing them instead?

Aside from the front panel LED's no longer working, and the pressure gauge not registering properly, my old Worcester 240 was working great, and that was with 11 radiators, the boiler was even moved once when an extension was built (3 more rads added), and has performed great throughout. The...

Thanks for the replies. Well, the Vaillant has been installed now, took a while, 2 days plus a third (couple of hours) for the survey. Very quiet which is nice. Seems ok, but things are so finicky, complicated and overly tech these days, I just can't imagine it lasting for 30 years as the...

Just to conclude this, Vaillant wins. Researching on the net, as well as the many posts on here on the subject, proves that there are frequent gripes about Worcester these days, such as that they are noisy, have plastic/aluminium parts. Yet it is a struggle to find a Vaillant criticism, amd...

Thank you for replies. Yes I did realise I would receive differing opinions. However, I respect the views of you guys on here so much that I welcome any thoughts. Just to be clear, existing pipework has a 15mm segment of several metres (with 22mm at either end), and existing boiler is 24kw...

Hi, I have had a new boiler survey/quote today to replace my 30 year old Worcester 240. As the Worcester has been so good for all that time I had the mindset to get another. However, the guy has recommended and priced up for a Vaillant Pro 28. Two reasons for this - the exisiting pipwork is...

Another great suggestion, thank you. What a great forum and fantastic help, I have been given three very viable solutions. Superb .

Thank you both for your replies, I appreciate it. The wall is tiled (the fused spur is for an under cabinet light, the double socket is just underneath so easy location to take a feed from) so anything sunken is not an option really. Both ideas sound good, neat trick with the extra long screws...

Hi, I wish to take a surface mounted fused spur (and therefore surface mounted cabling) from a sunken double mains socket. Is there an acceptable way to do this please? Thank you.

It already has a P trap, which I assume is the same thing?

I did think that, but the leaves and debris will just clog up at the top then, instead of the bottom. And there is already a grid at the bottom, so cutting a hole for the downpipe to go straight into the grid cover is the only way I could think of to have no clogging up. Surely anything which...

Brilliant! Thank you :)

I have a garage which has the rainwater downpipe 'meeting' the drain grid cover at the bottom. There is no shoe at the bottom of the pipe, it simply ends/rests on the grid. Building inspector passed it like this. Trouble is, often with leaves/debris, the bottom of the pipe and top of the grid...

Thanks for your reply Eric. Yes I intend to not let the battery discharge too much. I always think that, with all batteries, it is better to keep a decent amount of charge to keep them in good condition.

Well I received the lights (very quick delivery), and they are really quaility, you would assume them to be £20 each, not just over £3. They are solid, good items. They are actually rated at 12v-24v, so the previous concerns as regards to overheating need not apply. Althought I got the set of...

Thanks for your reply. I don't quite agree with your thoughts on the leisure battery, they can, and will, run for months without a charge, are happy to have a frequent deep discharge or remain topped up. Quite remarkable things when compared to a normal car battery really!

Thank you for the link and info, interesting thoughts about the possibility of overheating. The lights will be run on a leisure battery however, not a car battery, they are two different animals of course. I did briefly consider the LED bulbs such as those in the link you provided, they are...