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Hi, I want to replace an old Dryton wall thermostat with a new 7 day programmable version and need to check the wiring with you guys. The current thermostat is a Dryton RTS1: Standard Model, it has neutral, live and call for heat on pin 3. The boiler has a separate 24 programmable clock but...

Quick question about Abort Time and Entry Delay - do these timers run concurently or one after the other i.e. each are set to 30s does that mean the alarm sounds after both have elapsed at 60s or after 30s - the manual is not so clear on this point. Also, the Siren On Line option - very bad...

All, in another thread i got advice on a good option for a wireless alarm with GSM, and smoke detector options - Visonic or Texecom were the recomendation. Property is a flat, 1st floor, one door entry point, no real access to windows etc. from outside. This is my shopping list for a...

All, I need a recomendation for a wireless alarm with GSM dial out to upto 3 key holders. there needs to be support for a smoke detector too and any external bell box can't relay on solar charging as it will be located inside out of direct sunlight - the property is a first floor flat in a...

Hi, looking for some general info. The house I’m thinking about buying used to be subdivided into bedsits at some point in the past so many of the rooms have separate electric consumer units one for each of the old bedsit/bedrooms – see first pic below. In order to return the house to a...

All, getting a new kitchen installed at the moment and i have a question. The instalation guide for the cooker i have says it shoudl be wired to a "20A double poled fused spur outlet" However, at present the oven is just connected to what was a everyday plug socket, The cooker has two...

All, I'm hearing a noise when my boiler fires up. The noise is like a *mix* of car brakes screaching and a kettle boiling. Also there is a small leak from the underside of the bolier when its cold, this stops once its been running for a bit. The noise lasts for longer when the bolier...

I have 2 Sanier Duval Thema F's, one does HW one does CH. The CH boiler seems to be leaking a little when its cold, it dumps enough water to drop the pressure by 1/8 of a bar. When the boiler is up and running there are not leaks. Generally both boilers work 100% ok with no other problems. Both...

all, fitting a new saniflo pump (i know there c*rap but i have no choice) and i need to fit an air admidance valve to a 22mm solvent weld pipe. the only value i can find is a FloPlast value that fits to 32mm. anyone know where i can get a 32->22 reducer or where i can get a value that will...

All, This weekends job is replacing the original T&G floorboards in my 1890's flat with new ones. Any tips and tricks for making this a painless as possible? Any suggestions of specialist tools required for the job? Cheers in advance e

all, i live in a 2nd + 3rd floor victorian flat. the main bathroom on the 2nd floor used to be a bedroom but has been converted at some point in the past. the wc has a saniflo unit. there is approx 2m from the toilet location to the outside wall of the flat, the origional main waste pipe...

look what i found when i removed the old bath from my bathroom, copper pipes in the foreground are the baths hot and cold feed. The horizontal marking above the socket is where the top of the bath used to be. Surely that's not the smartest thing to do! :shock: So my question is...

hey, i have these (see pics) Danfoss TRV's, i cant see the model number anywhere. I want to remove the radiator but how do i know if the TRV is fully closed. Is turning the value to 0 enough for these types of TRV's or do i need the decorators cap etc. tia e

came across this site http://www.expressplans.com which looks like it provides a very competitive service. just wondering if anyone on here has any experience of using them? i have a non load bearing butress wall seperating two rooms that i want to remove, replacing it with a steel...

whoever invented cork floor tiles as a lot to answer for. I'm trying to take up some cork tile from a bathroom floor so but its hard hard going using a combination of chessel, spade, and brute force. does anyone have an tips for a quicker way to get these up? Secondly, i plan to...

I'm tryng to find some guidance on the positioning of kitchen units etc. relative to doors wall etc. to work out our how much free space need to leave. 3 specific questions: 1. the kitchen layout is one back wall (the north wall of the room) with units, cooker etc. and a large island to the...

all, i need to block up a door between two rooms. Can anyone point in the direction of a good step by step guide on to appraoch this. thanks ewans

All, refurbishing an old victorian tenament flat with sash windows. Most of the windows are missing the locks/clips/whatever you call them (see picture) that hold the window shut. I've tried google and ebay without any luck so the question is.... what are these called, and where can i get them...

this is a different problem to my last post and i think needs a different solution. I have two bedrooms, upper floor, both dip to wards the centre of the room from the east /west walls, the dip is not so bad that the floor needs replaced and its pretty typical of flats of...

All, ive got a wooden floor in a coridoor (1.3m wide, 6 meters long)that leads to a small laundry room. Top floor of a 3 story block of flats, 1880 built stone teniment. Theres 12mm (or there abouts) ply in place to level of the floor but there is still a noticable slope to one side (the...