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I FORGOT TO SAY THAT THIS RADIATOR IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE FRONT DOOR SO THERE IS A LOT OF FOOT TRAFFIC OVER WHERE THE PIPE IS BURIED. TV MAN

HI. I AM AFTER SOME HELPFULL TIPS AND ADVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM. I HAVE A COMBI BOILER WHICH HAS BEEN LOSING PRESSURE ON A REGULAR BASIS OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I HAVE JUST DISCOVERED A WET PATCH UNDER THE CARPET IN THE HALL UNDER ONE OF THE RADIATORS . THERE APPEARS TO BE A LEAK FROM...

THANKS FOR REPLYING , NOT SURE IF ITS INSULATED , THE HOUSE WAS BUILT 35 YEARS AGO SO I WILL JUST HAVE TO DIG IT OUT AND HOPE IT WORKS OUT OK .REGARDS TV MAN

Hi, I have small bore central heating, there is a leak by one of the rads, it appears to be coming from the pipe which is buried in the solid conrete floor. Before I start digging up the floor is there any advice or suggestions to make it as trouble free as possible. The house is rented out at...

Apparently he also needs a wall thermostat fitting as well. He forgot to mention that. Regards Tvman.

I forgot the obvious question, how easy is it to fit, as you might have guessed I am a TV engineer by trade and can do most diy things with the right instuctions. Regards Tvman.

Thanks James, Its in my sons house which he has just moved into. He only wants to switch the heating on and off so that sounds good. Regsrds Tv man

Hi , How easy is it to fit a proggrammer to one of these boilers. The Ideal proggrammer kit is fairly expensive , is it possible to fit a Salas proggrammer and if so how easy is it to fit. Any help much appreciated. Regards Tv man.

Thanks Goldspoon for your help., theres me thinking it was a 5 minute job. Regards TV man.

I need to add another small radiator in our kitchen. The combi boiler is a couple of months old and fitted in the upstairs cupboard. Do I have to drain the system down to do it. I cant find a drain valve anywhere downstairs so how do I drain it if I have to.. I also want to replace a leaky...

Hi, My Daughters shower only works when the push button switch is held in , the switch latches but only works when it is held in. Is replaceing the switch an easy job or should we bin it and get a new one. Many thanks. TV man.

Thanks for that , The angle grinder sounds best.

Hi, I am about to replace an existing window with a patio door. I am getting the door from wicks, The size of the door is about 10mm less than the opening will be when the window is removed. Any advice or tips on cutting out the brickwork below the window and fitting the new door would be much...

Some interesting replies. Does anyone know the hourly rate for this sort of job. I reckon he used about 400 bricks and 40 breezblocks, 2 bags of ballast 3 bags of sand plus cement.

You could be right Hotrod.

Thanks Steve, The builder I used has done a lot of work for me in the past, He gave me a price for several jobs to be done on the house. Now money is getting tight I asked for a breakdown on what he has done so far. The £2800 was for foundations and oversight. I am wondering if he has made a...

Hi newboy, Thanks for your reply,I did not say it was easy,but I just want to know if this was a fair price, I reckon it was about a weeks work .Regards TV man.

Hi, I have just had a base for a coservatory built in my back garden, It is for a 10' by 10' conservatory. So far they have just built it up to the level of the garden and filled it with some hardcore and cemented the floor . The cost to me was £2800, Now I am not a builder but it seems rather...

I got some big flower pots , they do the job OK , They don't get hot and keep the loft insulation away from the lights. Job done. Thanks for all your input. Regards TVMAN :D

I have just found a related topic on this site suggesting the use of flower pots to cover the lights ! :?