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Thanks Crafty..... that was helpful.

Please can anyone help? I would like to fit a mains halogen light in my work room the one I had in mind has 6 GU10 50W adjustable bulbs, is mains supply 240v and is dimmable. Would this amount of light be adequate for a 12 square metre room, and would a 600w dimmer be sufficant or should...

Hi, I have a Glowworm gravity fed back boiler, installed about 12 years ago. This replaced an old boiler of the same type so the pipes and radiators are quite old. This new boiler and the old one of 25 years (only changed it to upgrade the fire front) worked fine until I had to replace a...

I know how to boil it it, I think!!!! happened accidently once when my thermostat went some time ago. Put a new one in myself still have a spare in the understairs cupboard, but I have backed off doing it. I recognised the rumble from my childhood days and Mum running water off to cool it...

Nothing personel corgiman, you know MMMMMmmmmm good idea, thanks. Seriously, pleased you bothered to read and post back.

MMMMMMMmmmmmm I'll mention it to him.

Called a 3rd plumber to come and look at pipe work for hot water (cold again) lasted 2 days arriving Thurs. He says he has fitted these gravity systems and sometimes they work fine but other times even though the pipe work is OK they don't, can be a real pain. He says they have found that...

Eddie your SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You fooled me though and I thought your Mum could be proud of you. The pro's sussed you though.

Your lady sounds like my husband pedanticvindictiveman, he says ask the wife I haven't got a clue!!!!!!!! I have found that younger tradesmen are much happier to pass on knowledge, the older school don't always like it, I have learned when to back off and keep a discreet distance.

Your Mum has you Eddie doesn't need to have a clue. My 2 boys are white collar workers my daughter a nurse they call me.....and I love it..... like to keep busy haven't adapted well to retirement. But they look after me in other ways. And what I have learned about gravity fed systems...

I am who I say I am a no tricks or dodgy credentials!!! Honestly. Female 60 yrs old, 3 grown up kids 1 adorable 10 year old granddaughter very active, love DIY don't do plumbing though. Electrics, well not a lot just change plugs and rewire small appliances. I was a daddy's girl, still have...

Just checked his advert again he states "CORGI/ACOPS trained".TRAINED as opposed to REG. is this a play on words. Yes I suspect the problem will re-occur and it did cross my mind to ask about putting in an extra vent point but at the time I just wanted rid and did not intend putting any more...

I'm one of the old folks pedanticvindictiveman, it didn't stop this guy from flirting though and I'm old enough to be his mum.....well nearly.....my hubby had a great laugh at this when he came in from the pub. Am I right in thinking that as long as he sticks to basic plumbing and he is not...

You're right, he shouldn't be putting misleading information in his advertisement.

OK. The plumber turned up this afternoon (not very busy I wonder why) it took me 20 min to convince him there is no valve on a gravity feed, went into the loft asked him to show me, he couldn't. Wanted to check pump and drain cock under the floor told him it wasn't there either. He said the vent...

Thanks Kev you have confirmed what I think I already knew. Come to think of it he had bottle bottom specs and a hearing aid as well. But this is naughty I shouldn't mock the afflicted.

I have a gloworm back boiler with pump assisted CH and gravity fed HW, open vented with f&e tank. The boiler was replaced 5 years ago with no problems until!!!!!!! After having the system drained to fit a new HW cylinder the HW no longer works. A plumber came released some air from the heat...

Thanks pedanticvindictiveman you have confirmed what I suspected, about the air I mean, I did tell the plumber this but he didn't seem too impressed. Now I need to find out how to bleed the system.

I have a glowworm gravity fed back boiler. In the summer we had to have a new hot water cylinder fitted in the loft, since then the central heating has worked fine but we cannot get any hot water. Last week a plumber came and banged about for a bit said he had managed to remove a small...