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Thanks for the replies.When I had the boiler seviced by a Worcsester engineer last year I mentioned what the boiler was doing and he did all the tests on the boiler looking for a fault and found every thing ok.I thought it might be what Glasgowgas said but the engineer thought not and looked for...

Hi,I have got a Worcester 28i boiler.I have just noticed that the pump will run for approx 5-10 miutes sometimes every morning at eight o,clock sometimes not .I can hear water ciculating round the system.This happens with the central heating controls switched to off and when it happens none of...

Have had plans and submitted to building regs have got a builder and agreed prices ,its just that you hear of so many builds going tits up that I thought it might be a good idea to get some insurance for the project.

Hi,I am having a loft conversion in the future and was wondering about getting some form of insurance to safeguard myself in case the builder goes bust or cannot finnish the job due to accident or illness ect.Does this form of insurance exist in the trade or is the onus on the builder to be...

Thanks for the replies,The boiler is in the roof space in my bungalow.It's cold up there but so far I have had no problems.On reading the installers manual It does mention a automatic by-pass in the boiler,would this keep the system ok if I was to turn the rad off in the bathroom for any...

How do I protect my Worcester 28SI boiler from severe frost.All my rads have got TRV's,The rad in the bathroom does not have one fitted and the installer stated that this was to stop the boiler 'kettling'.The system is run by a timer only,no room thermostat and the boiler does not have a bypass...

If I did that would I still have to fit a bypass valve into the system

Morning all,I have a Worcester28SI boiler ,fitted 4years ago.It provides heating/hot water to my small 2 bed bungalow via 5 rads,4 of the rads are fitted with trv,s.The bathroom rad is not and I was told when the heating was installed to leave it fully on for the boiler to operate correctly. I...

,I'll give it try tomorrow. regards

I will be hiring a small skip on monday ,I will be filling it with bricks and paving offcuts only.Would I be in order if I asked for a discount on the price of the skip, being it will only be filled with hardcore material.

The ground was in my front garden and was topsoil so I have dug out to firm ground ie 800 mm from top of existing top soil.Have put in a foundation today and have decided to put a shutter in place and will form a wall in concrete instead of using blocks ,probably a bit over the top and when...

I need to build a small retaining wall to support the side of my driveway.The wall be approx 3feet high at one end and tied into an existing boundary wall.It will then slope down the driveway for 5 mtres to finish at 2 feet high .I have excavated a trench 450mm wide to a depth of approx800mm for...

orange/white are connected on the dp on the pole this is your telephone line.green /black as previous replies have stated could have been used for another line with a different telephone number and now has no conditions on it.Do the wires from the DP go to a small box at your roof eaves?,and...

Thanks for the replies,I have been told that If I scrape the chrome off then pushfit is ok but your replies have conviced me to use compression,thanks again

Is it ok to use ordinary compression fittings, i,e brass etc,with chrome pipes.I have just read that push fit are not very good with chrome pipes in that they will not grip the pipe so I am considering using conex fittings.regards

Not sure if this is the right forum but here goes,I am getting rid of a bath and intend to install a 1200x700 shower base and shower screen.What I want advice on is how to fix the base.The base will be on a purpose made plinth. Do i just site the plinth and base in the required position and then...

I am after a generator to use for emergency use .Wolf have got one on offer for about £30. Would this be any good for occaisional power cuts to power a radio and a small heater.

usually on old type wiring the blue and orange wires carried the incoming line voltage.Try connecting these to terminals 2 and 5 in the line box.The line jack that you have is now out of date and Bt should supply yuo with an NTE5 free of charge.

Can any body advise me as to replacing a tatty wooden fence with some thing a bit green such as a conifer or privet hedge>what would be the best option and what to plant and at what time of the year to plant. regards

JDW,if you are having your bathroom plastered wrap the bt 80 b up in some clingfilm and keep it out of the way of the plastererus,when they have done then extend the wiring ,which is technically BT s as its before the NTE but thats another thing.The bt 80 will have numbered terminals and...