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Thanx woody, What my chippy mate said made sense, that when they are fitted that they get wedged open, and hence always remain open because people don't remove the wedges when going to bed. The other aspect for perko's was child safety. I've was going to rent the flat out to a housing...

The magnaclean twin tech does have a debris catcher also, it is more expensive than the standard magnaclean, and the TF1.

Thanx guys, And the TF1 is cheaper..!

Which is best..?

I've just had some work done and fitted a fire-check door to a kitchen of a flat that will be rented out. The chippy who fitted the door told me that you no longer have to fit a door closer on a kitchen door, is this correct?

Any ideas on the following? It is a Worcester junior combi boiler. Only a trickle of water at the kitchen sink on the hot side. A plumber said that the pressure was good and the tap was faulty,, but changed the tap and no different. There was normal flow and hot water at the bath...

lifesagasman, Thanks for this. One of his daft suggestions was to leave the water main alone,, and get the occupiers of the new flats to 'split' the bill..!! This was not an option at all. There are appliances connected already to the supply,, but as we are creating a new kitchen on the...

Bon, The existing supply enters the property at the front via a meter sited on the payment. The stopcock for the house as it stands is under the existing kitchen sink at the rear of the property,,and it will stay there. We will take a separate supply from a newly installed meter in the...

Nige F, His joke rolled off the tongue too easily so my hunch was that he has been asked before and this was his bulk standard answer. As mentioned, he did the original work in '93 and my question about his qualifications was prompted by his sometimes daft suggestions. While I'm just...

Tony, I know the customer can be wrong, but this guy has made some bizarre suggestions which is what prompted me to ask about his qualifications,, and get the opinions of you guys. I'm now certain he has none. The ground floor to the property is hardly going to change,, the house was...

I'm converting a house into two flats and my business partner has nominated the plumbing/gas contractor. He has advised me that it is no longer 'normal' for the mains stop cock for the water to be placed under the sink, and wants to put it near the entrance door to the flat, which means I'll...

I see the regs are as blurred as ever... or are they? 537.4.1.1/2. An emergency switch is to be provided for every part of an installation which may have to be disconnected rapidly from the supply to prevent or remove danger etc etc. (goes on about DP/SP switching etc) 537.4.2.8 A plug...

Hello Guys, I've been oversees for a while and just catching up on the new regs and recently looked at a friends kitchen which was installed about 2-years ago. He only has socket outlets above the workbench and all socket for appliances are under the bench in the cupboards with no...

Tony, As mentions before, last time something similar occurred about a year ago BG said it was limescale and put in the Santamander, and this worked. I'm not sure how long this product should last but given no new water has been introduced to the system since then I'm not sure if much...

An update, I have flushed the system thru with mains pressure water and the water removed was much clearer than I expected, so I removed each radiator and flushed them through independently. Again, they were much cleaner than I expected and I would hardly describe the residue as 'sludge'...

Exactly. Which is why she switch from the small company that use to service her boiler to BG.

Taken from BG's website. "British Gas HomeCare provides you with insurance and comfort that should anything happen to your central heating, boiler, electrics, plumbing or drains that a fully qualified engineer is on hand 365 days a year to cover the problem. There are no hidden charges, you...

Tony, I'm don't think nickso warrants and answer,,, as he thinks it is my sisters fault for the situation she finds herself in...!! I do wonder if he reads all the T & C of every contract he signs. I think anyone with a credit card, bank account, mortgage, books a holiday will know where I...

Agile/Tony, She says the BG engineers have never agreed or fixed anything on their first visit,,, and they have always had to return. Worcester. The problem is that the general public don't know who is who anymore, she thought the installers were Worcester. When she bought the boiler she...

Mickyg, Not much she can do, if they wont do the power flush then she can't force them. She is just furious as she thought she did everything right in getting Worcester (or their reps) to install the boiler, and then getting BG to maintain it on a regular basis. The Contract...