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Hi, The block of flats where I live (and we self-manage) keep having problems with pneumatic timer switches for the lighting in the communal areas, the switches are really awful, they are very difficult to adjust to get the timing right, and over a 6 year period 3 out of 7 have failed...

Well the installer came round today to discuss the situation with me, when I mentioned the distance between the flue and the window he said this was all according to regs as it had been screwed shut. Again this sound like complete B****poo to me, surely someone could just unscrew the window...

I've been moaning at the owner of the flat by email (she lives in Australia and rents the flat out). I told here that not only was she in contravention of the lease, but that in any case it looked to me like the installation contravened various regs. I got an unsolicited phone call today...

Well, the flue only sticks out about 10" or so, and it is directly below the kitchen window which opens outwards. As you can see from the pic it is only about 6" below the bottom of the window. Is that correct? Doesn't seem right to me, though as a complete amateur I would bow to the...

I called building control at my local council (Hackney) but the duty officer was completely useless, may try again on Monday, but in my experience it works better with them to actually go along and see them (I'm only 10 mins walk away luckily). In terms of the freehold both she and I own a...

Ignoring the regs the workmanship looks pretty rubbish to me.

Hi Dave, Thanks for your prompt answers. Do you have any opinion as to the way in which it enters the drain? To be explicit at about 1 ft above ground level it becomes a bit of flexipipe (not sure if I'm using the correct term), this runs into the drain at an angle of about 30 degrees, then...

Hi, My neighbour upstairs has just had a condenser boiler fitted and I have a few issues. The contractors have run the drain pipe outside down the front of my flat. Ignoring the fact that she is in breach of the lease by doing this, I read up on it a bit and it seems the installation is in...