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    Electric Fire and Sticky Tape !!

    OK its not as bad as it sounds :lol: I need to fit a second hand electric fire into a fire surround, the problem is originally the fire looked to have a sticky tape type material to secure it to the marble back plate but this now gone from being taken out. Any sugestions to what I should...
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    house drain to sewer

    That could be worth a try thanks. Today I called out a sewer man and he managed 30 meters of hose before it cleared and he confirmed one thing I suspected the drain is in the wrong way round! but its been wrong over twenty five years so I guess its not a major problem. The neighbours are...
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    Knock Through?

    Thanks noseall The room width is 9' and I was planning an opening of 5'6 so would need a lintel. It would give me much needed storage in the bedroom, but then again she will only fill it with c**p :x
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    Knock Through?

    I am at the "I have had a good idea stage" :idea: but not sure if its going to be worth the hassle. I have a house with an internal garage above that garage is a bedroom. This is set back from the front of the house which leaves a loft space "void" in the garage. I had this idea of knocking...
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    Negative Head ?

    Thanks onetap As for the rest of you, no I am not a plumber, no I did not "big" myself up to my mate. I took a look in the airing cupboard and all the connections were ready installed, the hot water was isolated as well as the cold water, it was just a case of connecting it up which is why I...
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    Negative Head ?

    Hello, I have installed a showerforce turbo 2 pump, and for some reason it takes about 4 minutes for the pump to start in the morning! however if I put the shower head in the bath the pump will start straight away. All the heights etc are correct and therefore would not suggest negative...
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    Hardwood windows

    Kelboro Joinery on Ashton Old Road
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    Heating system gone mad

    New one will cost me far too much, buying the house has cleaned me out. Or was that the ex wife. :evil: Is the boiler stat easy to locate and replace, its worth a go. Thought about replacing the pump and the switch part as that seems to be reasonably cheap and I suppose it will not do any...
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    Heating system gone mad

    The boiler is a Glow worm fuelsaver probably about mid 1980s. Most componenets apear to be honeywell
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    Heating system gone mad

    Thank you for that, I just undid the vent in airing cupboard and water came out no air, I have a drain tap on a big pipe going into the boiler so I opened that and again hot water no air. Let some water out of the radiator and let it run for a bit and the header tank fills OK. But it still...
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    Heating system gone mad

    Please can someone offer some advice as my heating system has gone mad! Its a Glowworm boiler and when the heating comes on or I turn up the thermostat, it fires up and goes for a few minutes then closes down, few minutes later it fires up and then closes down and will do this until I turn the...
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