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Hi All Just moved house-there are "storm doors" at front with a yale lock which works but the previous owners didn't leave any key for :cry: How easy is it for a keen but hopeless diy-er like myself to buy a new lock and fit it given that all the wood has been cut and there is already...

I get it lads-chocolate hob nobs, extra large kit kats and a tunnocks caramel wafer keeps my installer a happy boy !

The previous help you gave me and your recommendation about galaxy's was a key factor in me going with this company-plus I couldn't bear to put a system in which reminded me of that horrendous turd that was posted on our last discussion :lol:

Thats right LV I got 3 quotes to update my scantronic 9100 and decided to go for a monitored system After adding in a few new PIR's and a new control keypad at front and back doors , the quotes ranged from 690 to 890 Seemed pricey to my way of thinking given that there is already a sytem in...

I have just had a quote for a new system (800 quid!) that includes 3 prox tokens What is the concensus on these - they "seem" like a good idea but I wonder if there are pitfalls? Thanks

Thanks all for the comments. I must say I am still conflicted, even despite reading the telegraph guys comments To my mind, pseudo-scientifically it would seem as if moss cannot be good for a roof-it is so wet when taken off that it surely must make it harder for a roof to dry out and also...

Excellent advice LV and many thanks-I shall be pursuing things next week and will no doubt be back asking more groan inducing questions! cheers-have a great weekend david

I have searched on the forum and can't find anything to answer my question which is: Putting an unvented sytem in with a new boiler and am attracted to the idea of a solar panel (mainly on green issues but also from a hopefully cost saving) What does anyone think? Good/bad idea? In...

Thanks IV for explaining that to me Again, I know this question is a bit like saying "what is better-a bmw or a merc", but in general terms do there tend to be better respected makes of control panels-I see the Gardtec is not especially well thought of here and wondered if you could give me...

Thanks-I ask all these impossible to answer questions but I appreciate your patience Is monitoring "worthwhile" (I know it depends on peace of mind etc but am interested in general feedback) Tell me to get lost if I am being a total divvvy !

Thanks everyone-it is all a bit confusing and I now know I need to get more quotes I don't suppose anyone knows a good reliable alarm company in Glasgow? Are the smaller independent firms in general terms better than the biggies ?

Hello Recently moved house in which there is a scantronic 9100 which seems to have been poorly maintained So I contacted alarm company who installed it and they have delivered a quote to upgrade etc which to my mind seems excessive They have suggested a few extra bits and bobs-PIR's...

Hi Breesey I wouldn't say we had an enormous house-it is an old detached 5 bedroom, 3 public, 2 bath and 1 toilet so it possibly isn't much different from your town house Is there a downside to getting a big boiler like that then? Apart from the price I mean. I really want to get the...

Hhhhm. yes I hadn't thought about those last 2 points. I may go back and see if I can site a larger single cylinder elsewhere-perhaps in the loft. I know this is a daft question but is there logistically any problem in where I site the cylinder? I was originally going to put it in a utility...

Thanks Tony-invaluable advice I will make sure I discuss with my guy You guys rock!

Thanks Dave I suppose I was just thinking that I might as well do the job right from the start-as the kids get bigger there will be more demand for baths/showers etc and I thought that bigger capacity would be a useful thing to do I reckoned that the cost would "only" be an extra 700 quid...

Hello As on previous threads, I am putting in an unvented system We have identified a good "crawl" space behind the en-suite where the cylinder can go-my plumber reckons it is not big enough other than to put a 210 litre cylinder in but says he could fit two of these cylinders together so...

Wondering what the general concensus was about alpha boilers My plumbing engineer is installing a 210ltr Oso unvented hot water cylinder. The house needs a new boiler in any case and my man has suggested an Alpha CD30S. Can anyone give me pros/cons about the boiler and/or the oso ...

Tony-again, thanks Yup, he has discussed the likelihood that some rads may leak-his philosophy was that in due course as we re-do other rooms decor that we install new rads He did say that any leakage shouldn't be catastrophic as once the leak springs the pressure equalises (or something...

Thanks Tony-my guy is a decent bloke with all the correct tickets so I tend to rely on him-he likes the sport as well of me "challenging" him on things so I tohought I'd pose the question here One question -when you say "clean system", what does that mean (I can hear you groaning from here)...