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he's fed the hose through that hole @opps so i guess it must be able to squeeze through. i am concerned about being unable to switch it off at the socket though

...believe me, this is the least of our worries unfortunately!

judging from the responses, and similar questions on the forum about sockets in general being under sinks, i think i'm content. i'll just clip the hose as suggested and try to position the socket a little more out of the way of the pipes. my only concern now is the accessibility in the event of...

thanks ericmark. this is part of a new extension, so they've installed a number of brand new plug sockets. this one is the only one (that i'm aware of) that isn't fixed. when the island was built, the electricians didn't know exactly where the dishwasher was going to be placed, so they brought...

we're having a new kitchen fitted, and it's been one nightmare after another. today's issue is with the brand new integrated dishwasher. we've tried to use it for the first time, and the water didn't drain away. so we wanted to locate the power socket to turn it off. unfortunately, our kitchen...

yes, we have a wireless thermostat, and we can see the flame come on the LCD screen when the boiler is firing up (and you can also hear it), so we know when it's on/off. however, i've always wondered if the boiler was doing anything else, like ticking over when idle, even when the wireless...

we have a combi boiler with a timer that is always on. we then use a wireless thermostat around the house to control when the boiler fires up. if we don't want the heating on, we simply drop the temperature on the thermostat to a point lower than the current room temperature, which ensures the...

i've recently balanced my system and learned a bit about inlet/outlet flow, TRVs and lockshields, but something is still bugging me. assuming a system is well balanced, and you're using the TRVs on a towel rail, if you set the TRV to 1 (therefore limiting flow) does this mean that the top rung...

thanks. i'll give that a go. i'm not sure if they're on smaller pipes or not tbh. all the other rads have pipes similar to the first picture, the new verticals have plastic pipes coming out of the wall - you can't seem them in the second pic because they've been trimmed down to go in the back of...

We're having a kitchen extension and our plumber has fitted 2 x vertical radiators. They don't have any cold spots but they aren't getting hot. After doing a bit of research on here, I think the system needs balancing (as some of our radiators are incredibly hot!) The issue is, none of our old...

according to this table, 5 x 4w LED bulbs will give me roughly the equivalent of 5 x 30w incandescent bulbs. which is 150w in total, or 1500 lumens, for an area approximately 3m x 5.5m (which according to this site, would require 1600 lumens). so i'm actually under the recommended amount of...

so is it standard practice to assume the 25w max is referring to incandescent bulbs only? if so, isn't that quite low? i'm by no means an expert, but we've bought the 5-bulb pendant, this one to be specific, to hang over a large dining table in a kitchen extension. if i was to assume the 25w is...

so just to be 100% clear!... a 5-bulb light pendant, that states 25w max on each fitting, is not talking specifically about incandescent bulbs. in which case, i am safe to use 5 x 7w LED bulbs. is that right? thanks

i don't think i've explained myself properly. it might be simpler to ask - is the 25w max to prevent the fitting from overheating? in other words, would it be safe to use a 25w incandescent OR a 25w LED bulb? (not that i would want a bulb that bright!)

i've opted for a Franke non pullout tap. thanks

i've just bought a 5-bulb pendant. the web site says 5 x 60w bulbs, but the manual and the stickers on the pendant says max 25w (that's 5 x 25w, i believe). assuming the website is wrong, and the manual/stickers are correct - does the 25w max apply to any type of bulb? for example, if i was to...

Looking at pull out kitchen taps. Narrowed it down to these two. Any advice on brand quality? Or does anyone have any experience with them?... JTP Vos Harbour Acclaim Thanks

thanks for your replies, but it's working now. it must have thawed out enough to reset the boiler.

so it's been freezing cold and our boiler now has an L2 error and refuses to work. i assume this is because our condensation pipe has frozen. the problem is, i can't physically reach it because our boiler is in the loft and the condensation pipe runs outside the house (i.e. up near the roof and...

yes, it's a wireless alarm. all detectors are wireless. the door contacts never have a problem, but the PIRs do. is that what it is then? can you just explain why/when they go into sleep mode? thanks sparkymarka!