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many thanks all! even though a new cu is desirable on safety grounds i'd rather be looking at that next spring if possible, so the special cable option sounds good. if i go with the new cu though, i've a couple of follow on questions. 1) is an rcbo cu likely to suffer trips with 1972...

I'm going to be replacing a small flat roof and nearby thin wood panel wall, which contain a ceiling light and light switch. So that part of the wiring circuit will need to be moved and maybe ought to be replaced (it is at least 25 years old, maybe past 40 years). Do regulations require I get...

I need to get a porch replaced. The house is aligned gable end NE/SW, with the NS line going more or less straight across the diagonal. There is an attached garage/porch combo on the non-gable NW face, all flat roofed, with the front door facing NE. Its a wet and windy area and the wooden sill...

ok, will try that this evening agile.

I hadn't noticed it before, but then I wasn't really paying attention. I noticed it recently because I was timing the on/off durations while the boiler was suplying DHW (off much longer than on) and heating (no issue). My guess though is that i is probably something that has started well after...

My GF boiler unit - a floor stander, approx 17 years old - makes a vibrating noise when the burner isn't producing DHW or heating the radiators. It is a fairly quiet noise, from low down at the rear, and I think it is roughly at 8Hz. Sounds to me like a low speed motor running, which I guess...

thanks all. think i made a mistake in terminology on this one. the "porch" is actually the hall where it extends beyond the main rectangle of the house. so the "walls" and "roof" i'm wondering about insulating are the actual exterior walls and roof of the house there. imagine the floor plan...

thanks all. will chat with friends & acqs to see if any carpenters come well recommended.

I need to get an external door replaced and the frame either patched (part is rotten) or replaced. I'd have a go at planing and fitting a new door but because the frame needs attention I'd rather get a tradesman to do the whole thing. What membership should I look for when choosing someone...

I've got a flat roof porch that was single glazed full height as originally built, a fixed pane at the lower half, followed by a horizontal wooden bar, followed by another pane. Quite a few years ago the lower pane was replaced by a wood panel. The window frame is 3.5cm thick on the inside, 2cm...

many thanks mickyg. i'm reassured now :D . the thermostat was actually replaced last year in the annual boiler service/maintenance, even though in retrospect i think it was unnecessary. so hopefully that will last a good few years anyway. and fingers crossed on the gas valve.

the serial number is 0030537. i'm guessing that the 98 in 980040064 refers to 1998, in which case this 1993 boiler would be on the good side of spare parts availability. thanks for the tip re asking the engineer if i can look at the list :wink: . by 'nonesense' bits do you mean bits that...

Well I feel silly because I've now just found the label... :lol: So, model is Hideaway 60B, GC 41-313-12. Initially when I checked the SEDBUK database 60B showed a model produced 97-03. But looking again I see the GC number is different. I checked the other Hideaway boilers in SEDBUK and...

thanks for the offer nickso :D . i've looked everyhwere on the boiler but can't find anything that looks like a model number. any idea where to look please? what is the gc please?

Thanks for all the replies everyone :D !! I'd have to double check but I'm 99+% certain that the annual cover & service check is currently with British Gas, and was with Eon for the year before that, and British Gas for a few years before that. So it was most likely the BG guy who said 'no...

Hi At the moment I've got a Glow Worm Hideaway boiler, installed either 1993 or 1994. Should parts still be available for it please (I ask because I got the impression during its annual inspection last year that the answer is no)? If no then I'd want to replace it as I wouldn't want a...