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Thinking about upgrading my 20 year old dummy alarm case with one with twin flashing LED's. Some cases come with a solar panel built into the top but as rechargeable batteries only last around 500 cycles of discharge / recharge maybe 1000 times in ideal conditions is it worth going for this...

Yes I am starting to think that. The plastic piece underneath is a solid piece of plastic which runs up to the base of the plug hole. The hole in the middle is for the metal pin that moves up and down with the spring loaded chrome plug. Once cleared of soap and gunk it takes around 2 to 3...

For years I have put up with a spring loaded pop up basin which gets blocked with soap by its mechanism every few months as I suspect the water flow is too slow due to the gap being too small. I have tried holding the plastic from underneath and then spinning the plug, also tried holding the...

Thanks Gasguru for your reply. What you do as part of your servicing is the sort of thing I am looking for when I get the service done but that is the problem. Everyone here talks about getting a good local gas installer but how do I know whether they are good or bad? I have contacted the 3...

Thanks, for your comments muggles

Just bouncing this thread as no one has commented on the list of exclusions and whether the exclusions means that the majority of faults would not be covered making the policy almost worthless.

I had the same problem a couple of years after the installation of a combi where the pressure would drop to nothing in the space of a few hours. Out of desperation I used a couple of bottles of fernox leak sealer http://www.fernox.com/problem+solving/how+to+sheets/repairing+leaks. As I had a...

Looking at this list of exclusions does this list cover the majority of combi boiler faults so they wouldn't have to pay out for most faults? I was actually looking for just a boiler service from a local company but out of 3 companies contacted via the Worcester website of approved installers...

I see Ronseal are guaranteeing their water based gloss paint for 10 years that it will stay white. As I am fed up with Dulux gloss, which seems to yellow in no time, I am tempted to use it in my dark hall on the skirting boards and hand rails. Anyone have any experience applying this paint...

I have two hall lights which contain four candle filament bulbs each facing down and two lounge lights both of which contain 5 candle filament bulbs that are facing up. The old bulbs are rated at 40w for the hall and 25w for the lounge. I now have more duff bulbs than workers so I am being...

Not all houses have pipes in the loft. In that situation 6.5C would be fine for the house.

Thank you for taking the time for your reply

Three questions about a quote and a chat I had with an approved Marshalls installer. Installer uses a large roller and not a wacker to compact the layers. I am worried that the roller will not get into the corners so is this OK? He also proposes digging below 250mm to bury some of the...

There is a Marshalls manufactures youtube video about how to lay block paving and they mention how important it is to lay a membrane down to stop the hardcore sinking into the subsoil due to particle migration yet some of their approved installers say it isn't necessary. Why can't everyone sing...

I am thinking about getting some block paving to replace and expand an existing drive but looking around the local streets the block paving doesn't seem to take long before it starts to discolour and fade. What is the best fade resistant colour and are some types of bricks better than others?

Thank you again. This forum is so useful for people like me. Boy, how I love the internet. Just hope I don't need the experts here for a long while now.

Wow that was quick. Thank you so much, I am really indebted to you all. All now fitted with no leaks. Out of interest should the rubber seal that ended up in the right angle be glued to the pipe?

I have taken apart the U bend to clear blocked hair and now something seems to be missing. If I connect the horizontal pipe to the right angle and do the thread up the two parts can still be pulled apart as there is nothing to stop the thread on the right from sliding off the pipe. What do I...