Search results

Thanks, all. Much appreciated.

Thanks (again) for the response gas112. If I'm interpreting the responses correctly (?) you're saying that the means of support on the supply side - union fitting (is that what they're called?) with a groove in it is fine? There's definitely not a groove on the outlet/consumer side. Maybe...

This is a follow up to my post a couple of days ago about an Ovo engineer raising an AR on my meter box for the consumer side pipework exiting through the top of the box, to which several forum members commented on - many thanks! I've since shown the photo of the installation to another meter...

Thanks for the replies and discussions, all. Here's a couple more photos showing the offending pipe coming out of the top of the box. There's definitely no penetration into the cavity. The pipe continues up the wall, bends right and goes along about a meter then enters through a sleeve...

Thanks very much for this, gas112. It's been like it for over ten years with no issues and the box itself is underneath a porch so the risk of water ingress is minimal. I would very much like to ignore it! But I don't know enough about the regs and what constitutes "at risk" to be certain...

Hi! I've had a rental property (I'm the landlord) with a gas boiler for over ten years now, and it's had a gas safety test and CP12 issued every year, from multiple different gas safe engineers, none of whom have ever registered any problems/issues. It's just had a smart meter fitted by Ovo at...

My next door neighbor has had a single skin, 2m high block wall built between our gardens. I'm somewhat concerned about the structural soundness of it, considering that our garden is about half a meter lower than theirs. I've had a look at the footings on our side and they go down about 30cm...

The problem is big damp patches in both bedrooms under the effected areas. I've had two independant contractors diagnose the problem and have been up on the ladder myself to look at it with the tiles off; the lower battons and felt are shot, and water is obviously getting in further up around...

I hope it's okay to post this here. How much would be "reasonable" for the following work on a 1960's mid terraced 2 bed house? "To replace The bottom row of under felt and battening on the front and back of the house roof fitting eps felt support trays Then re-fitting your tiles. Fitting...

Thanks for the replies, both. I found a number for Sauermann and had a quick chat with them. It's expected behaviour, and (as you pointed out) there's a thermal cut out to prevent fire. I must have got to it before it got to that point.

I had a new boiler (a Worcester Greenstar 8000 Life) fitted over the summer (BG). This morning the condensate pipe froze. I've sorted that out and put some extra insulation around it, but I'm worried about the electrical side of things and wondering if I have a wiring issue that needs looking...

Chris, I'm the Landlord.

Cheers, all. Replaced the tails in the end. All good. :)

Apologies, 'cos this isn't a DIY question, but I thought there would be someone on this forum who would know the answer to my question: I've had a new boiler fitted in a rental property by British Gas. The installation package is supposed to include a Landlords Gas Safety Certificate for the...

I'm replacing my bath basin taps. The new ones have 3/4" fittings, whereas the old ones had 1/2" fittings and tails to match. I don't want to replace the tails, if I can avoid it. Can I get an adapter to convert the 3/4" on the new tap to 1/2" that would be compatible with the existing tails...

Thanks for the replies so far. There are no signs of damp, apart from a small leak that I'm having looked at this weekend. I think that's actually on a pitched roof that drains onto the flat roof, rather than the flat roof itself, as I can see a large gap between two tiles at the hip, and...

I've got a large flat roof that was redone with a fibreglass system about twenty years ago. It's largely sound, but is now showing it's age with some visible cracking/flaking in a few places. Is it possible to get it refurbished in any way, or am I looking at a complete replacement?

Hi all, I'm planning on replacing the old radiator shown in the pic below and have a couple of dumb newbie questions that I hope you can help me with. The first is on dimensions. The old rad is 1350mm by 690mm, measured across the radiator panel. The replacement I'm looking at is this one...

Thanks guys, much appreciated!

Rookie question: I'm decorating and taking the opportunity to replace and old radiator with a new one. I know how to shut down the lockshield and TRV so I can remove the old one without draining the system, BUT I would like to blank off the lockshield and TVR whilst I re-decorate behind. (I...