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Sorry to be vague. Its an old Bristol 403. It currently has cross ply tyres that will need replacing soon and I can't afford a couple of hundred plus for each 185 x 16 tyre I expect to do 1 - 2,000 miles per year at best, hence wear rate is not relevent.

Hi, I need to invest in a set of taxi tyres for my car soon and wondered which tyres are recommended? As they will have little use I am not interested in the taxi driver's requirement for high mileage tyres. I want to know which tyres provide the best grip in wet and dry conditions, ideally...

We bought a Juwel concrete garage about a year ago with a side extension. They are effecticely two cast boxes. Recently we bought a grass roof to go on top and laid it. Then it rained and for the first time the join leaked. The rooves are covered by a membrane that is meant to last...

Thanks, very much like that except the horse is a van He is the contractor's plumber rather than mine so all I can be is vigilent Are my expectations viz pipe size/ isolation valves reasonable? and does the hot water expansion pipe have to go to the cold water tank?

While setting up temporary water tanks the plumber connected the central heating expansion pipe to the hot water expansion tank giving me truely centrally heated water! Is there anything I can add to the cold water tank to remove the smell & taste of rusty water? He said it had never been...

Possibly my plumber is but I'm not. Sadly the only options are in the bed room or loft space with the tank at the front of the house. Loft space has the advantage that the ajoining room will not be used as a bed room. If I put the pump in the loft would it need to be a whole system pump...

Water pressure is pretty good but the supply is turned off periodically for repairs (TWA area). So I don't want to lose the cwt. The shower cabinet is all singing & dancing in the loft. Bidet & wash basin will be standard taps with mains cold water supply. The issues for me are how to...

Going ahead with the loft conversion shortly and will be relocating the cwt to the eaves, so it will be about two foot lower and replaced by a 50 gallon tank. Is that large enough? I know that I need a 3 bar twin pump for the shower cabinet (any opinions on New World products?). Can I run the...

I ended up buying a Bosch Logixx 8 1600 Express. So far we are very pleased with it. It is quiet, gives good economy with low wash temeratures and a big 8 kilo wash from a standard size machine. Downsidies: The door sensor is a bit tempremental and the touch sensitive buttons can be changed by...

Thanks, Tried Google & got 'Quite simply, we think this is the best washing machine you can buy. ' from UK Whitegoods, but I believe they have some involvement in their supply/ manufacture? and The 10 is a cracking machine IMO that just trundles on and on, built by Asko in Sweden who I've...

After 20+ years of sterling service we are looking to replace our New World built in gas oven but no one appears to manufacture them any more, especially the larger size oven we have. Why so? Are electric ovens that much better/ cheaper to run?

Looking around for a new washing machine & have come across the ISE 10 with a 10 year garentee. Has anyone heard of them & whether they are reliable?

Thanks Tony, I'm glad I brought a smile to your face. There is so much publicity on solar energy but I could never get the sums to add up. You have confirmed that it is still not economic. Yes the boiler is seriously outdated but it gave 25 years service without any faults apart from one or...

Thanks for the replies guys, I will check out Vaillent & ATAG. Are either manufactured in this country by chance? Kevin, I see you are a solar installer. Are hot water/ photo voltaic systems economic (as opposed to environmentally good) to use yet? Finally does copper piping have a life (I...

We have a standard (vented/ indirect hot water tank) system. Over the last few years the efficiency of the boiler (sited in the kitchen) has plummeted. On cold days the water from the boiler is only hand hot at the water pump (1st floor airing cupboard) but is enough to heat the hot water...