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double glazed plastic 10mm air gap i beleive floor above is attic ceiling with 50mm insulation stone built property solid 24inch thick room is end of a terrace with two walls facing east and west, and the big longest wall 4m facing south, window is on the east side facing a high mountain gets...

rough idea please cold bedroom i have 900 x 600 single radiator 1m2 of window area stone built cottage 8.2m2 floor area 18m3 volume. 3 outside walls, according to the radiator size i have its about 923w and i calculate 984w, looking to replace with possibly a double does this sound as if it...

thanks for the replies... we normally try to sleep with the door open and do try to open windows as much as possible... as for extra ventilation what other things to consider please.. ? walls are 24 inches thick so cant really put fans in and ceiling, there are some slotvents in the window...

Hi, I have been living in my property for approx 20 years and we have a constant problem with the one bedroom having a lot of condensation and being cold has one radiator in it which i now think may be under sized, anyway the room is 4m by 3m with a ceiling height of 2.2m the longest wall is...

I have a house with two pitched roofs basically the main roof of the house is pitched both sides, and on one side there is an extension with a pitched roof, now the guttering from the main pitched roof has a long length of downpipe running down the extension roof also pitched. what is the...

thanks.... forgive my ignorance but would that not be the same if i had a split load board with dual rcds? Or are the lighting circuits split on each side of the board to avoid this happening ?

i have similar CU as previous user, and the right hand side is protected by RCD 30ma and the left hand side not... right side is 2 ring mains, shower supply 2 spurs for permanent sockets internet, and fridge, its the left side non rcd protected side i would like to have this rcd protected too...

when you say mist coat...do you mean paint it on ??? just wondered what is meant by mist ? as apposed to sprayed on... i just wondering... thanks...

Hi, I have just spent half a day scraping off about 20 years of vinyl paint and emulsion off a plasterboard, and plastered wall... as was going mouldy and staying damp / holding water...prety sure its only condensation, as it is bedroom, and we dont get much sun / heat on the wall... have...

Also have this fault with hot water getting hot then boiler cutting out, and hot water going cold boiler relights, gets hot, then cold cycling every 2-3 mins... Hot water sensor appears to be working, as the temperature on the LCD display is going up and down.. if i remove the sensor from the...

I picked up a 400 X 700 chrome curved towel warmer from B and Q today, for £20.... it had no fixings, but can get them cheap anyway... Just to note, they had the electric version of the same towel warmer available for £80 and it was exactly the same... i had a look at it, even made by the same...

Thanks Matthew, thats great info just what i need.. Its great to have such a helpful bunch of peoplies on this site... Merry Xmas and a Happy and a warm new year to y'all Al...

Hi, i wanted a fancy chrome type rad and wanted it wall mounted... Thanks Al..

hmmm, be interesting to get some more views on people that have done this... The location that it is going to be put in, is already very warm. and i just wanted the electric element as a standby if it gets cool... so for 90% of the time it will be used mainly as a place to put towels to...

muggles, thanks for that.. i did wonder what would happen about expansion of the water... Al...

Hi. thanks for the reply.. so what you are saying is if i want an electric only Towel Rad, I have to buy it already fitted with an element....?? Pre filled...?? Why are the elements available to buy nationally... I am curious about this... Please give me some more info on this...

Hi, As topic say, I was looking to fit a Cheap central heated towel warmer in my bedroom, but not plumb it in... Can i use one of the heating elements in there without plumbing it in... ??? Does it need water in to work...? I.E. does it need filling with water ? I was thinking on...