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Our central heating is currently a gravity system. It is plumbed in a similar way to the diagram on page 9 of the glowworm instruction book - diagram 3.3. http://www.glow-worm.co.uk/stepone/data/downloads_sd/73/00/00/ultimate50bf.pdf The only difference is that there is no cylinder stat...

I am currently in the planning stages for a few electrical projects that I have on the go. All of these are Part P so I will need to either get a proper sparky in or do the work myself and get the work signed off. One of the jobs is to fit some sort of driveway lighting. We currently have...

There is a wall on the boundary of our property and this wall is in a dangerous condition. I believe that we are responsible for the upkeep of the wall (our house was built in 1934 and the eight houses alongside the side of the house are 1940’s). The wall varies in height from about 3...

Thanks to all of you that have answered previous questions about my fence building project. Normally I’d just cobble together a fence but, as this is a joint project between myself and a neighbour, it has to be completed with a bit more skill. I’ve got my posts in and am now about to fix the...

Not sure whether this post should be here or in gardening (or somewhere else). Our tarmac driveway needs widening. I’m going to steal 3 foot from the lawn to do this. Not sure yet what I’m going to use as a topping for the extended bit – may use concrete; tarmac or block paving. The length of...

Anyone got lots of experience of using postcrete? I used it ages ago and didn’t like it – but couldn’t remember why. Anyhow, used it last weekend to set one of four posts into the ground and remembered- Dug a hole – two foot deep by about 8 - 10 inches wide. Stuck the (preserved and...

Hi, a bit of background first. I Have a Gloworm Ultimate Balanced Flue boiler. The heating part is pumped whilst the hot water is gravity fed. I’ve mentioned in other posts that the plumbing is a bit dire and that my intention is to stop using the boiler to provide hot water and use the...

The hot water heating part of our gas central heating in our house is rubbish. It’s gravity fed, piped up in too small a diameter pipe and the cylinder is a substantial distance horizontally from the boiler. The result is that, even in summer, in order to heat up sufficient water for a 4 inch...

Hi Just had two gas fitters around to fit a new fire surround and gas fire. They’ve tested the flue with a smoke bomb, checked the bedroom, checked the loft and have advised that the flue is leaking into the loft – “couldn’t see your chimney, your loft was so full of smoke” were his words...

Hi – starting to sound like a broken record here. Just had our lounge re-plastered. Had new MDF skirting and wood picture rails fitted. Filled the screw holes with B&Q wood filler (tried to get hold of ThirdEye’s suggestion of Red Devil but our B&Q warehouse doesn’t stock it). Anyhow, the...

Hi all Just had our lounge walls and ceiling re-plastered (old ceiling pulled down and boarded and skimmed, walls knocked back to brick and a float and skim put on). This was completed about three weeks ago and, with the recent weather, seems dry. Having looked at various other threads...

Hi, just recently had our lounge replastered and new skirting boards and picture rails put up. The skirting is MDF, the picture rail is wood. Both are secured with screws. I want to paint them gloss white. Is there a preferred filler that can be used to fill the screw holes, and to cover the...

I need to remove the pipe-work above floor level to a radiator in our lounge. Normally, I’d drain the system, cut the pipes under floor and put two end stops on – maybe even put some in-line valves a bit before the end caps so that when I come to put a new radiator in place, I don’t need to...

Hi I live in a 1930’s semi. I’m currently doing a few repairs and needed to go under the downstairs floor to prepare for doing these repairs. I have notice a few oddities though. 1. The distance to the bottom of the void beneath the house is about 14 inches. There seems to be a concrete...

Apologies if this has been covered before - did a small search but not as thorough as I usually do. Hi, I’m about to have my living room totally re-plastered. I also need to have a total re-wire at some point in the future. I’ll be getting a mate in to do that – he’s currently doing an...

I am currently creating a ‘Stockade’ type fence at the bottom of my garden. It’s a joint venture between myself and one of the back-to-back neighbours (our boundary wall was in a dangerous state so we’ve agreed to replace it). Where possible, I’ll be sinking posts into holes in the ground...

OK, this is a stupid question. If you have a dimmer switch regulating say a 100W bulb and the dimmer switch is adjusted so that the light is dimmed, will the amount of energy consumed be less than a simple on/off switch where the 100W bulb is powered fully? Does that make sense? Secondly, the...

Wonder if you could put my mind at rest. I occasionally contribute to another forum dedicated to a particular make of car. One of the members of that forum mentioned that his halogen downlighters were blowing wired fuses when ever a bulb blew. Here is a link to that topic (moderator – hope...

This is an ‘out of interest’ question. I’ve just bought some 11W (60W) lightbulbs from General Electric. There’s a puzzling statement on the box though. It says: Do not use: 1. For photo cell circuits 2. Timer 3. Dimmer switches I understand why you can’t use on dimmer switches (I...

Just about to purchase a radiator from Screwfix. It’s a double panel (convector I think) with side and top grills. The radiator is going to be fitted in a conservatory with 15” dwarf walls so the actual rad size is 300mm * 1400mm with an output of about 4,700 btu’s and is priced at £69...