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OK, i went to the Virgin website and I can upgrade my package for an extra £10 a month plus £50 engineer charge. I will get lots of free channels this way but I can not afford it. I will try to connect the skybox to the satelite dish...

Ok,I will see how much it cost.One last question,if I buy a second hand virgin box can I see free channels like bbc 1 and so without getting subscription?

if I buy a virgin box decoder then would I have tv then or would I need to subscribe?

Thanks for your answers. The set up worked until the switchover a few weeks ago. Before I got Virgin broadband, my tv worked just fine although sometimes I could not see channel 5 . Then well before the switchover we bought an HD ready LCD TV and I tried to get the digital channels without...

The guys at virgin installed a splitter when they came a few years ago and I have one cable for the router and one for tv. So I believe that virgin is using the aereal cable.

Hi, I live in a ex council state house and i share an aereal with about 10 neigbours. I have been unable to watch the tv since the switchover a few weeks ago. I bought a freeview box from Argos (the cheapest model) and my tv is an old sony model with scart connectors. The aereal cable is...

Is it correct to screw it down to the bricks then?

Hi, I am about to have my guest room plastered. I removed all the old plaster but ther is a crack in the internal wall which I want to deal with before hand. Te crack goes down along the mortar line for about 1 mt and I have been told to remove the old lime based mortar along this line and...

Thanks all for your advice. With the current icy conditions the water may freeze rather than dry but I will do my best. Cheers, North

No it is not a plumbing problem is just about getting the floors dry out as fast as possible. The floor boards have got a 1 or 2 mm separation between them so the air and humidity can escape. I also noticed that the floor boards are nailed down with big nails so I would prefer not to take any...

Hi, I came back from work yesterday to find out that I got a huge leak coming from one of the radiator valves. A few weeks ago I removed a couple of radiators upstairs in the first floor and I left the valves closed. Probably the baby opened up the valve before we left for work and it has been...

can you be more specific?

Some pictures: and: The black tank behing the supposed boiler is the feeder tank for the heating system which I have now drained

Boiler 1 & 2

Hi, I am about to change some radiator valves in the bedrooms. I like the Towel radiator stainless steel valves but is there any problem in using them in Bedrooms apart from the fact thet there is no numbering in the wheel? Another thing, is it a bad idea to leave the bit that goes inside the...

Thanks this is now crystal clear although... I have a separate electric boiler in the loft for the hot water and i do not want to use the gas boiler for it but just for the central heating. I assune I will have to move the "hot water" switch to "off" at all times, is this correct? If I...

Hi, I have managed to switch on my central heating after enduring several problems. Now I am facing the timer which I do not know how to use: http://www.diynot.com/network/North/albums/10301/38837 Can anyone explain to me how it works? Thanks, North

Maybe the timer has got something to do? Can anyone explain to me in a nutshell how it works? http://www.diynot.com/network/North/albums/10301