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We did. People still ignored the bins and chucked everything down the loo. My more general point is that some people just don't read notices. If they can ignore this, then getting those same people to look at the warnings on extension reels is a lost cause.

My wife and I ran a B&B until recently. You quickly realise that many people simply don’t read anything. We had a saniflo toilet in one room, we had two notices telling people to be careful what they put down the loo but to no avail. I lost count of the times I had the thing apart cutting off...

Agree you should probably get the wiring checked. It could be the very old Vulcanised India Rubber stuff, if so it will now be starting to perish and be potentially dangerous. You probably don’t have any RCD protection at the fuse board either. I’d be inclined to get that EICR report too, if the...

I remember a woman in our office way back in the 1980s putting a 3kw fan heater on a fully wound extension under her desk. The whole thing duly melted and filled the place with acrid smoke. I recall that we all found it quite amusing at the time. She was a bit of a know it all and the whole...

Just a reminder to all of the other crusty old codgers like me. It’s that time when we walk the streets with our grandchildren picking up spent rocket sticks because they’re really good for stirring paint. Get out there guys, it’s your duty.

Thanks for this post. It's reinforced my belief that most 'so called' SMART technology is more trouble than it's worth.

We live in a big old rambling 1870 Victorian house and have used lining paper over the old 150 year old horsehair plaster after painstakingly removing all of the 1970's woodchip. You can indeed see some imperfections but in our case it enhances the character of the house. In a more modern house...

I had a garage taken down a couple of years ago which I was convinced had a cement bonded asbestos roof. I had been using it for years and as others have said there is no risk as long as you don't break up the Asbestos but I confess, it bothered me. However, when I decided to take the garage...

Hi Ian, An update... I removed the vessel yesterday, which was a very simple and straightforward task. The weight of it, full of water, was quite a shock! I'm amazed the wall bracket hadn't failed. Anyway there was actually no blockage the water tipped out unimpeded and the adjoining pipework...

OK you sound confident Ian, I'll give it a go. Will likely be next week before I get the chance though now. Just for the avoidance of doubt you're talking about that blanking nut right underneath the gauge, the one with the white paint on it? Thanks again btw, this is much appreciated.

Here you go, heating is currently on, The 2 bar reading has come up from zero when cold...

Hi Ian, I went ahead as planned yesterday and followed all of the steps we discussed here, but with no success. Despite having that drain off valve fully open it was still like I'm pumping against a brick wall. Any pressure I build up seems to be in the pump itself not in the vessel. I even...

Thanks Ian. I think I was reluctant to open that downstairs drain cock because I'd imagined it would drain down the entire system, but as I'm reading more on the subject, I'm now realising it can't drain down unless the bleed valves are all open upstairs. However... can I just check my...

Thanks Ian.

Yes, that's exactly my thoughts. I'll give it a go.

Thanks Ian no worries. That's pretty much exactly what I did. I removed completely the bleed valve on one of my upstairs radiators. I live in a three storey house and have wondered since whether it would have been more effective using the radiator closest to the expansion vessel which has...

Oh dear. There's no need for patronising Ian - a little politeness and courtesy costs nothing. Anyway, I do get my boiler serviced regularly but I know for a fact he never looks at the expansion vessel. I must make sure he does so in future. I did research this for over an hour yesterday but...

Thanks for your thoughts Chris, it's a regular cylinder with a header tank not unvented, should have mentioned this, I realise they're a no-no for DIY.

I'd appreciate some advice regarding the pressure vessel on my heating system. We have a regular Worcester Bosch 24ri boiler, not a combi and there is an external pressure vessel fitted. Like most people I bleed all of our radiators once a year at about this time which is what I did the other...

Thanks for the advice, all very sensible. I had also come to the conclusion that hard wax would be the way to go. However we're going to live with it until the autumn and see how we get on. If anything the problem is becoming less obvious as time goes by and the wax drys harder. I agree...