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They sound like a good solution. My existing radiator uses very thin - Microbore? pipework. Would one of these kickspace heaters work with this type of central heating system? and would the fan have to be on all the time? Ideally I'd want it to be thermostat controlled so I'd just set the...

Hello all, I am in the process of planning a new kitchen. I have an awkward room to deal with. It is square, and has three doors going into it. To maximise working space, I need every bit of wall space free for storage. I have a standard white rad on a wall which is into a corner. The wall is...

I have additional battery powered smoke detectors in lounge, off kitchen and bedrooms, it would seem the previous owner was a little paranoid. However, the current mains ones look horrible. Will pick up a couple, wire them in and then off course test them with smoking splint. Thanks Andy

Hi all, I have recently moved into a new house. It has two mains powered smoke alarms fitted which are very yellowed and ugly. I want to replace them with new ones. I had a look at the wiring behind them and I found 3 wires, one brown, one blue and one orange. They are the same in both...

Thank you all very much. Andy

So, does the fitting self seal then? (Or, should self seal) I'm sorry for being blonde! Andy

Excellent, many thanks. Finally, is it legal for me to do this? Andy

It does have a fat black pipe coming from the cooker and attatching to a connector which is bolted to the wall. I don't want to pay someone to come and do a job I could safely do myself, but I would like to know if it is safe to do myself, and if it is how? Andy

I am in the process of moving house and will be taking my freestanding gas cooker with me. I will obviously get it installed again at the other end by a corgi person, but can I disconnect it myself? If this is possible, how is it done? Ta Andy

The fuseboard is an old style Consumer unit which has plug in re-wirable fuses. In my house these have been replaced with little RCDs which ping off when a fault is detected and can be re-set by flicking the little grey flap things back to the on position. My fuseboard/consumer unit is identical...

My parents are in the process of replacing their kitchen, and need to have some electrical work done (moving sockets). The electrician who came (part of the fitting team) said that any electrical work must include a Consumer Unit upgrade to one with inbuilt RCDs. The replacement of their CU was...

It is the ones that are on that E-bay page that I am after. They seem to be the most sturdy looking, however I'd like to try and buy them from a proper supplier, not an E-Bay job, plus at £6 a pair, they could get very expensive for a full kitchen. Anyone know where they can be bought off the...

I am currently in the process of getting quotes for a new kitchen. I'll be putting it in and I am leaning towards B and Q. However their soft closers for the doors are little plunger things. My mother recently has a new kitchen installed and the doors have a mechanism which clips into the...

I have just noticed some yellow coloured water running down the wall in my bedroom. The bedroom is upstairs and the water is a small number of drips coming from the join between wall and ceiling in the corner of the room. The corner is the outside edge of the house. The plasterwork did have...

Hello all, I intend to spend some quality time adding knauf insulation to my attic this weekend, the rolls state that I can't run it over/next to electric cables in any circumstances! However, I have many light fittings (recessed halogens in my bathroom which poke through into loft), and also...

Thank you for your replies, what is it then? When I talked to a variety of local plumbers they decided it was a Travis Perkins own branded version of a Glowworm. If it isn't, what is it? Might help me explain the problem better if I know what it actually is! Andy

Hello there, my boiler is playing silly people. It is an Icon 23t (brand name for Travis Perkins possibly) - A Glowworm in disguise? Anyway, the hot water only works properly when the Central Heating is on. Otherwise, you need the hot water taps on full pelt to get any hot water at all...

Thanks for your help, surely there must a simple way to adjust the pressure at which the boiler fires, a nut, a handle something. Surely this is a maintainence/setting up issue? The icon 23t is findable on the net, but a company name is never avalable. What is the generic adjustment on a...

Hello all, I'm new here. I have recently moved into a new house. (not new but 25-30 years old - new to me!) The central heating is based on a Icon 23t combi boiler. It does exactly what it is meant to and works well, however I have noticed that you have to have the taps on quite high...