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Any idea how long it normally takes from point of paying/order to the point when a plumber can connect and run a boiler?

I'm sorry if its been asked before but here goes. Need to know how to go about getting gas supply to house from the road outside. I have heard quotes can vary a lot. I put in a duct pipe when we dug out the drive which goes from the road to the point where I want the meter so it will...

Have bit the bullet and started looking to go over to gas and replace our decripid old oil boiler. I have been offered the following:- Potterton 24kw Valliant Eco Tec Plus 428 Worcester 24RI Are these any good, will they cope with single bathroom, 4 bedroom house, any preference which...

Yeah was thinking of perhaps one side of the wall having the sofa backed on to it and then the other side being open to create book case for my wife's massive collection of books. I think its time to make the plunge and make something, any suggestions? Are we thinking blockwork tied to wall...

Could somebody give some advice on recomended thickness for a new concrete pad for my oil tank to sit on. The tank is 1250 litre plastic and my current plan is to move it about 6 foot from its current pad to the new one. It currently sits on a slab of concrete with then a combination of breeze...

Do any of you builders who post on here have any experience of building one? and have you been asked to build them recently?

I have bought a house with a lounge which is approx 24 foot by 12 foot and has a door at each end. It seems ideal to divide into a lounge and a dining room but I am unsure as the dining room end would have only one small window to the outside with other light coming in from the adjoining kitchen...

Steam function has a drain facility if the button is held down. Instead of sending power to solenoid on drain pipe to drain steam generator tank of water it powers the solenoid on water inlet to tank sending water out of the steam outlet. It also appears to not open the water inlet at any point...

Anyone with any experience of Aqualux Steam Cabins? I need some advice with one that is not working as it should. Cheers

Could somebody advise on the technicalities of moving an oil tank from the back garden to the side of the house, the actual mechanics of relocation, pipework etc I am ok with. Currently the feed from the tank to the house goes underground and then comes up by the boiler and to be honest looks to...

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I have a fibreglass pond mould that I have sunk into the ground and now want to disguise the approx 4" wide horrible green lip with some random sized lumps of crazy paving type slab. Could some one tell me the best way to fix them, am I best to dig out around the lip and lay in a mortar bed...

Have just broken up the concrete driveway on my front garden ready to change it to a larger parking area with gravel finish. A couple of questions please regarding the planning permission on permeable driveways. 1] the new surface will be approx twice the surface area of the previous but the...

I am currently having driveway changed from concrete to 20mm gravel over a solid base with barked areas around the borders. I need some ideas and advice on how to edge between the bark area and stone, am thinking of some brick/block work type arrangement laid on a mortar mix? Any thoughts?

I have recently moved my soil stack from the roff and therefore now have a pipe exiting the pitched roof which I need removed. On the roof is standard looking tiles and the pipe is surrounded by what I presume from the ground is lead flashing 1] would a roofer be interested in doing this...

This seems to have detiorated in to a beating for me simply because I asked a question about the oil usage of my boiler and the fact it seems excessive usage. The advice being given is being taken but I am unable to understand why amongst the replies there isn't a oil engineer who can answer the...

Rigging up a pressure guage is no problem, this is put on the feed to the burner I guess. Is 9 bar likely to create soot and should it by 7 to be better. By the way the advice I was previously given by my neighbour, who incidently is an oil engineer, is that they burn approx 3 litres per hour...

From your tag - oilman- I would appreciate that you are perhaps a qualifed expert in your field. Simply because I am not an expert in oil boilers surely does not preclude me from asking advice about how to fix mine, I note that many people do on this forum, and would suggest that DIY fixing is...

No it seems like this since I moved in. Has anyone any info on what the flow rate/usage should be per hour or minute for this type of set up??

I have recently (April 2008) bought a 4 bed standard detached house and seem to be getting throught a lot lot more oil than anyone else I know i had our oil tank filled lastly on 24th november 2008 and have just got home to find house cold and oil tank empty. We have a Boulter Camray boiler...