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I installed extra rad in Bathroom a while ago,but it doesn't always get hot.At the moment its not getting hot at all,not even pipes.The pipe was cold right back to the T in the loft where it was just about warm. I connected up from the kitchen rad pipework (15mm) up in the loft. I have a Combi...

Hi All I have the above time switch to control Central Heating. During the night in this cold weather i have min.temp set to 19c.Its set to come on at 07:00 hrs.at 21c. The boiler runs ok and the rads get hot but it takes sometimes 2 hours to reach temp.set even though i've got a manual...

Does anyone own one of these lawnmowers,i've had mine a couple of months,it cuts well but pops a lot when engine is running. I've phoned Mountfield & they said it was a "poppy" engine but loosen the petrol cap a bit. I tried that but it didn't make any difference,just wondered if anyone has...

I appreciate there are lots of Cold Rad topics on here but mine might be unusual. Our bathroom rad.only gets hot if room thermostat is set to 23/24 + degrees. obviously not ideal temp.cost wise,plus makes rest of bungalow to warm. Could this be anything different,to answers already...

Hi All, Have read on forum that Radiator Therm.can be hired,does anybody know where. Have tried hire shops in my area but no joy. Cheers Brian

Hi all Just a quickie (hopefully). How close could i go to an old soldered joint with a new one. Thinking, would it melt the solder on the old one. Hopefully not stupid question Brian

Hi All, I live in a bungalow and have cenral heating system run by a combi boiler. I'd like to move a rad.in the living room but on the pipe in the loft,to the rad.there is what i would call a relief valve,pictured below.This is the last rad in the system My questions 1.Can i just cut this...

Hi All, I live in a bungalow and have cenral heating system run by a combi boiler. I'd like to move a rad.in the living room but on the pipe in the loft,to the rad.there is what i would call a relief valve,pictured below.This is the last rad in the system My questions 1.Can i just cut this...

Hi All Have searched but cannot find answer to my question.(Must be daft ) Does thermostat go on in feed or out feed on rad. Many thanks Brian

Hi All A few weeks ago i bought a fair sized torch with 5 million candle power. In case puppy needs to go out during the night. Only have it on for couple of minutes,but after 2 or 3 nights it needs charging,does this sound right? It charges for about 6 hours or so. Does anyone own one of...

Hi all My Brother-in-Law has hot glued 2.5 cable to channel he cut out, as he was unable to penetrate the brickwork with any clips that he tried,admittedly this was a while ago and its been ok,but it worrys me with my sister living there. He's only just told me that he done that. Your...

Hi All I live in a bungalow so obviously bathroom on same floor as hot water tank..cold water fed from mains.I bought bath/shower mixer but get next to no hot water flow from shower,but ok in bath.is this because of hot water tank being on same floor and the water has to rise up to the shower...

Hi All So much info on this site,i can't drag myself away from it. Anyway my question is.....is it safe to remove busbar by just isolating consumer unit. Many thanks Brian :?

Quick question please. How do you know if you have 6mm or 10mm cable for cooker. Getting new cooker but want to make sure cable is right. Not been in bungalow long so still checking things out. Cheers Brian

Hi All Happy New Year, I've recently moved into a bungalow and am in the process of installing new kitchen. On removing old larder, found 3 Earth wires coming down to electric board about 2 feet away from the corner. Is it okay just to unscrew them from board and re-route into the corner...

Have just fitted steel bath,now trying to fit acrylic panel,could some one tell me please how to stop the top from pushing in.At the moment its just the tight fit to the wall thats holding it there. Many thanks Brian :oops:

Good evening all I am a new member,and no doubt this question may have popped up before. Am i right in saying that when fitting a new bath you should cut out the plaster for the bath to fit into,i'm sure i was told that once. As i'm just refurbing my bathroom i'd like to do it properly. Many...