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Going to change the boiler out to a 18 kw vaillant ecoTEC plus open vent boiler and keep the same set up, anyone see any downside to this boiler, firend did suggest doing away with 1 of the tanks and having the system pressurised, think i will leave as is, less pressure ( potential leaks) then.

I'll second the Monarch review, good, only been in 5 yrs but no issues, seems very good.

There is a vent on the side of the house which comes from the boiler, whenever you get wind down the side of the house you do see the pilot light flicker. I have asked Ideal about spare parts, i don't want to change unless absolutely neccessary as it has been pretty trouble free. I will...

Ideal w2000 thats right, for some reason i thought it was ward 2000. I have a british gas contract, should these things like a case seal etc get changed by them?, they always say they can't get parts

Looking to change my gas boiler, it would have been in for 22 yrs since house was built, it is a ward 2000. The pilot light goes out very easily when there is some wind so not ideal. House is a 4 bed detached of avg size, 11 radiators, i have a hot water tank and tank in the loft, don't want a...

My mother in law has got and ADT fitted alarm, she has long since stopped paying the monthly fee. She has an alarm going off quite regularly and it indicates the battery is low, she had this 3 or 4 yrs ago and I got a guy I know to change it but I've lost his number etc, I think the box where...

Need to fill some smallish holes in a plywood door, what would be a decent filler that dries pretty quickly and easy to sand

Iv'e just restarted my boiler because the wind had cut it out earlier today, currently the system is set to come on twice a day for the boiler to provide hot water but no heating, is now 10pm and after starting the boiler rather than just the pilot light coming on, the whole boiler has fired up...

All done, cut a small hole in the floorboard and found there was a noggin next to to cable, screwd my light fitting bracket into that and then screwed a small plate across the area where i cut the hole in the floorboard, thanks for everyones help.

Thats what iv'e down, i stuck a screwdriver round the light fitting and found no joist, moved the furniture around upstairs, lifted the carpet up and i see written on the floorboard, 'noggin here', trouble is they have put the boards down under the skirting board and in 1 section, no thought for...

I'm looking to put a small 12" semi flush light fitting in my hallway, i bought a new light but when i got home i notice on the instructions that it says to be hung from a joist. The light weighs 3.5 kg, when i tap around the ceiling i struggle to find the joist. Would all light fittings be...

I am away at work at the moment but it is a Prima LPR 450, in fact when i first had the issue with the basket guide rollers keep falling off i looked on the net and could find none, now i find some on partmaster, apparently made by Stoves. I know my wife does not use salt or rinse aid but also...

My 45cm built in Prima dishwasher is playing up, basically not rinsing very well as items always seem to have small pieces of food etc left on from the main wash so looking to change out as also the top basket rollers are knackered and can't find spares for it. When looking for a built in...

I have a power socket about a foot above the skirting board, i plan on fitting a TV on the wall and so would like to have a power point behind the TV so all cables are behind the wall. Does a spur have to come off the socket and back up or if the original socket is in line can this be wired in...

Existing Prima dishwasher is just over 4 yrs old, we've noticed that it doesn't seem to be rinsing very well but yesterday we noticed that the detegent tablet was sitting at the bottom of the machine and not fully gone, is this all a sign that not enough water is getting into the machine or the...

Obviously i don't mean dodgy ones off e-bay, proper wylex ones are about £8 including VAT so i get 7 for £56. I think the chap meant that the box i have has probably nothing wrong with it, and probably right as well. As you can tell i am no electrician but i like the sound of these RCD's, as for...

Exactly like that, will look for the MCBs on the web unless you guys know where the best deals are?

I have lived in the house since new and no new wiring work has been done so i guess i am assuming an electrician of 22 yrs ago knew what he was doing. I'm not sure why the electrician can't issue a certificate, i know he is employed by a local electrical company so maybe his boss doesn't like...

Well the style is 22 yrs old and i work away alot, no disrespect to my wife but if she had lights blow in the evening she may struggle to pull and change fuses, the idea of just resetting a tripped switch is appealing, as regards to a PIR i am sure there are things that may be done differently...

Are you saying if i contact local buiding control then i can use a qualified electrician who is doing a bit of work on the side and can't issue a certificate