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Thanks but I can't get the link to work, have you got another?

Many thanks for the quick reply. You mean a fluorescent tube? Not going to give the desired effect I'm afraid. Or did you mean something else? Is there any way of telling when I look at a transformer? How can I tell it does/doesn't need the 2x rule? How much should I expect to pay for a...

Hi there, the title says it all really. I've always owned houses built with brick and so fixing in to walls to hang cupboards etc is straight forward. But this time I have to contend with Thermalite block walls with drywall adhesive and plaster boards which have been skimmed. I'm told the...

Hi there. I am having my electrician install some new downlight circuits, but I want to make sure I get the right stuff, last time he did this the switches buzzed loudly, as did the light fittings............ What's the magic formula? I wanted 3 circuits in total, 2 with 5 x 50W LV lamps and 1...

Just a quick one, I have a WB condensing boiler about 3 years old which I have just had moved following some building work. It was working fine 2 weeks ago, but now won't fire up and comes up with code C1 - which points to the fan. I can see we will end up replacing the fan, but just wondered...

Thanks but I'm pretty confident about putting the boards up, I've done it before with no probs. Couldn't be any worse than what I've taken down! Those 8 by 4 boards must have been hard work, did you use a board lifter?

Many thanks Jeds for the advice. For the insulation I'll just have to make sure it meets these density requirements. Are the rest met by standard 20mm chipboard and standard 12mm plasterboard?

Hi there. I have some ceilings to hang, before which I have to put insulation up I believe. What is normally used and how thick? I will actually be speaking to the bco about this but I'd like your advice too. Many thanks.

I have loads to be done by a plasterer, almost every room will need skimming, so I just want to get the system right as I get about getting the place ready for him. Firstly, I need to replace some ceilings, what board is recommended and what size, bearing in mind there's only me to put them up...

OK, but if your mains fails for any reason you don't have a store of hot water in a tank as with a standard system. That's what I was thinking, am I right? Not really sure this is something which would bother me, just trying to make sure I've thought it all through properly. I certainly like the...

Well many thanks to you DD and Softus for the info on heat banks, I'd never heard of them. Never been mentioned by the plumber either, are they not widely fitted/known about? So what are their disadvantages? Do the pumps make much noise? I guess all I can think of is that you don't have a store...

Thanks for all that Doctor D. What is a heat bank/thermal store?

Many thanks GJS, read through the instructions you've posted, most informative. To be honest I'm beginning to do 180 degrees on this whole subject and even though it's going to cost me more, I'm contemplating having an unvented cylinder fitted. That way as I see it I won't have to concern myself...

Yes Aqualisa and I think Mira both do showers like that, but at the end of the day the control box located in the loft will have a pump in it, so why can't I just sit a normal pump in the loft?

So with the hot water tank being in the airing cupboard I'll never be able to have the pump in the loft? You see loads of pictures/diagrams (especially of these digital showers which have pumped control units) with the pump shown above the shower unit in the loft, but I'm sure most homes in the...

Can you explain that for me Terry please?

Hi there, due to having dismal pressure I am resigned to having a shower pump installed when we install a new shower. It is a gravity system, the hot water tank is in the upstairs airing cupboard and the cold water tank is on the ceiling rafters in the loft. I am being told that the pump...

Thanks Kes, I'm definitely going to try this out. This electronic ballast, do you remove the standard starter then and wire this in instead, or do you have to find a fitting without a standard starter?

Many thanks to all, most appreciated. I think if I do go for some (I am waiting to see some up to date lighting catalogues before I decide on the lighting), I might as well go for the ones which have their own integral fire hoods, might stop a bit of noise transfer as well that way. Kes, I...

LOL! And thank you for the quick response ban. Question is how do you achieve a modern look without them?