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    Painting back of open fire

    Coincidentally, I was in a specialsit shop last weekend and asked the same question - the answer was to use Water Based Matt Black Emulsion, or Heat Resistant Matt Black Paint
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    Installation Regs for Gas Cooker

    Thanks chaps, the installation guide states "installers should take due account of the provision of the relevant British Standards" and so on, without giving more detailed guidance. There would appear to be sufficient clearance behind the cooker itself to allow for the fitting and fixings...
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    Installation Regs for Gas Cooker

    We are in the middle of having a new kitchen fitted. The cabinets are from IKEA, which do not lend the benefit of a void behind the back-panel to hide pipework etc. The CORGI guy who is going to fit the new cooker has already been and removed (and capped) the old gas feed last week (to...
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    Multipoint & Back Boiler vs Combi

    Hi all, I'm aware this post probably will elicit many opinions, but.... My Main Medway Multipoint has developed a leak in the heat exchange, and on further inspection, the engineer found a crack in the exchange casing. Needless to say, it's currently out of service, leaving us without hot...
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    Towel Rad not as hot as rest of system

    Cheers Bahco, I'll just leave it as is. Thank you
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    Towel Rad not as hot as rest of system

    Evening all, I've just installed a 3.5kbtu towel radiator with a summer warming kit. Whilst the rad gets hot, it doesn't get nearly as hot as the other rads in the house. However, the incoming tail is just as hot, the exhaust tail much cooler. I've bled the system which has been...
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    Fixing steel bath to wall

    Thanks to both Keego and Paul Barker, but, I'm afraid I haven't been clear enough. The bath feet do not have screw fixings, simply small height adjustable feet. The problem is: I am trying to establish suitable mechanical fixings to fix the bath to the walls. In other words, how do i...
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    Fixing steel bath to wall

    Hi everyone, I've used this forum as a point of reference for many months and have generally always found the answer I need. This time however, I'm stuck. Just bought a new pressed steel bath (kaldewei) which came with 4 feet but no other fixings for the wall. The bath is to be sited...
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