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Hi All, I bought a Fluke 1AC tester as I will be changing some lights in my garage soon and I wanted to ensure, in addition to turning the power off, that there will be no electricity running. When I bought it I touched the tip against a table lamp which has a metal base and it beeped and went...

OK Thanks Jay679. Wasn't sure if the type of sealant was dependent on the surface it was protecting. Thanks.

I will be drilling some holes through brick / mortar to enable some cables to be pushed through. This will be from my garage to the garden. What should I use to seal the hole once I have the cables in place? Thanks

Thanks - I never thought of that. I'll have a look and see what size staples they can handle. Cheers.

Thanks for your reply. The fence isn't very stable and when I tried to fit similar to another side of the fence it moved every time I tried to bang a nail in hence I thought the short sharp power of a stapler would do the trick.

I am looking to apply some bamboo screening to my garden panel fencing. The easiest way of doing so I thought would be to use a nail gun with heavy duty staples. This one accepts up to 14mm staples http://tinyurl.com/d5xo4kl Does anyone have experience of doing similar and would this...

I take your point and you would probably be right that I would have been better off without it. The only times I have called them out in recent times was Xmas day the year before last and prior to that it has been in severe winter periods. With regards to the Xmas call out I would have had...

I won't hold you to it :lol: I was just curious to know a ballpark figure. Thanks for the replies.

Thanks. That's a good option to explore. Out of interest what sort of cost would it be to replace the boiler with one that is more efficient? How long does the work normally take?

A pretty open question I know but I am looking to establish a rough idea as to how much it costs to have a new boiler installed. I have a 3 Bed Detached home (two occupants) with en-suite, a main bathroom and a cloak room. There is a total of 9 radiators - one is a double. I currently...

This has done the trick - thanks.

I will try that and report back - thanks.

I have an Ideal Classic NF40 boiler. I had a problem with it recently and the PCB was changed. Its now working again but the hot water isn`t as hot as it was before the fault. When the boiler was out of operation I switched on the hot water cylinder and although the thermostat on the...

Turns out it was a burnt out relay on the PCB that caused the problem. PCB has now been replaced and warmth restored!

That`s good. JUst puzzled as to what the noise is and why it, whatever it is, is running. I keep thinking (hoping) that the heating has come back on, only to find it hasn`t!

I have a Ideal Classic NF40. As for the pump Ive not touched anything so maybe the engineer did when he called yesterday. He is back tomorrow, will it do any harm running?

My CH has a problem and the boiler is switched off as is the immersion.Despite this there is something in the airing cupboard that is running and I don`t know what it might be and why. If I have no CH boiler or immersion switched on what would still continue to run constantly?

Thanks for your reply. It must be faulty as this water is burning if just slightly touched. I`ll get it checked out and turn off as advised. Thanks.

I've got a problem with my CH so have the immersion switched on to heat the water. Since doing so my hot water is absolutely scalding even though the temperature according to the setting is 45C. Does this sound right at 45C or could the thermometer or whatever it is be faulty? When the...

Update: Isn`t it just typical that when the engineer turns up the heating is working as though nothing ever happened! The engineer couldn`t find a problem but just as he was about to leave it went off and wouldn`t re-start. It seems it could be the PCB so he is going to replace it on...