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thanks Agile. Considering most manuals are geared towards people who understand it, they are not much help. I just want to know for example, if the guys comes and goes within 10 minutes, is it likely they haven't done a proper check?? I am technical but, boilers and heating are not my forte...

Hello all, Apologies firstly, if this is answered already. I did have a look around. I am having my boiler serviced late this week. Its a glo-worm CX 35i and is 2 years old. Glo-work/Vaillant use Homeserve as their insurance but, I've been told the engineers are all Vaillant employees...

Hello, again, check the RMS wattage figure for a true representaiton of sustained power. garrymum, not sure if you mean the speakers are sh** because they are lower Ohm rating. Lower Ohm (resistance) ratings does not mean bad speakers. Home hifi generally works with 8Ohm speakers and incar...

before I forget, My question is does the person who installs the filter need to be Gas Safe registered? doe any work on the boiler that doesn't include the gas systems need a gas safe worker? Ps do you have any brand/models of water softener I can look at? I take it you mean those...

hello all, thanks for the replies. If only everything in life was black and white with one way to resolve issues. life wood be good lol It is a combi boiler (Worcester 28i Junior). anyway, John D, wanted to ask, cold water has air bubbles which dissipate in less than 6 seconds which is...

hello I'm having cloudy hot water at the taps and was told a limescale reducer would help a lot. I also understand that it prolongs boiler life by reducing scale build up. Please correct me if I'm wrong. My question is does the person who installs the filter need to be Gas Safe registered...

if you run the HDMI in metal trunking won't that cause interference? something to check. regards

cheers dextrous. I've never used sand, membranes and the like so I think I'll look at pro help. I'm just an amateur DIY guy who has a sense of pride in his work so defo don't like doing half baked jobs especially if I'm not sure about any part. cheers for the info. Now to find a magical...

sorry think I left it too long before posting and realised you already have kit.. oops. curry's, comet and the like have staff that are cheap labour. Therefore, they don't really know much because they are not bothered unless you are lucky and find someone who loves AV kit and has learnt...

hello first question is how much do you have to spend in total? second is how 'audiophillic' are your ears? do you have to have clean, tight bass or are you not bothered by muddy, boomy bass and things like that. Buy a bluray DVD player first otherwsie you'll spend money later on doing it...

hello also if it's a cheap amp (no worries we all start somewhere or are skint), check the speaker cable through the wholelength to make sure there are no insulation breaks that could be shorting or other. Also check if you have the spring fit cable clamp at the amp and speaker ends, it may...

I was going to do my loft ins myself BUT, believe it or not, the actual amount of money I'd save doing it myself is only a small £30. I'd rather have someone else do the hard work as I do long enough hours already and need a few hours to myself at the weekends lol.

hello all, I have a small front garden about 4m x 2m (said it was small). The previous owner had decided to plant some lavender and other horrible plants all around the edges. I want to make it completely flat and plain grassed like the neighbours. I trimmed all the edges and finally...

firstly, apologies if this is the wrong forum, I can't seem to find one for bathrooms?? my bathroom does not have an extractor, windows alone are not enough to stop the moisture build up as you can imagine. I have the window, then the bath long length against the wall, there is a partition...

cheers foir that, it's one of those things I was hoping to be wrong lol. are there not advatanges with in/out opening doors? ie. out opening exposes the hinges but has extra strength against being kicked in as the whole frame is holding it. can you get security hinges? and aren't hinge...

Hello all, I currently have a PVC type front door with 4 hinges and a sinle main door lock. It's one of those latches that shuts, you then lift the handle for 3 protruding locks in the door edge to enagage and then lock with the key to hold them there. I've never liked these doors and...

that is bloody amazing! well done. gotta ask why is there 3 radiators in the room? does it get cold? and am I being silly or is that door at the end to some kind of balcony hence the raised higher frame? regards

hello, hope it goes well for you and look forward to seeing the end result. It's one of those things that no matter how much homework you do, after buying a first house there's always stuff which you wish you knew about but, know you can't do unless through experience. The savings just...

seems like a minor type mistake that we all make in our early days whilst learning. I always use a drill bit that is .5mm smaller than the plug otherwise the plug does not always fit sungly in the drilled hole. Always use the plug size suitable for the item your planning on mounting ie...

hello I have booked for (dont know if I can advertise them) to come and view and quote for my loft. I've been very happy with them as my gas/electric supplier for years so I'm hoping their expertise? will be as good as their customer servicenormally is. I'll post up after a couple of weeks...