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I had the same issue a few months back. I took the mirror to a glass/mirror merchants and they said mine (with a silver backing) was OK. If it had not had been they would have put on a suitable backing for a few quid (amount unspecified but I got the impression it would have been less than a...

There is a "question mark" shaped connector on the Multikwik website which might do the trick. Not sure if the end sizes will suit though.

I was once told by a fire fighting instructor that these devices commonly cause house fires. Not worth the risk.

Thanks for all your comments, especially for the link from Gday2UK. Information from that link has persuaded a colleague to think a lot more carefully about going for the all-electric option. I suspect, however, that there must be a cross-over point in relative costs as the size of the...

Has anyone done a costing over (say) 10 or 15 years to compare the cost of gas central heating/cooking vs off-peak electric heating/cooking. I automatically assumed that gas would be cheaper by far but what if you take into account installation and maintenance costs which can be high for a gas...

The biggest cost is likely to be heating domestic hot water for washing, bathing, etc. Leaving lights on, while annoying, doesn't add much to the cost. I found my gas bill went up as soon as I installed a shower pump which allowed my son to use up all the hot water in a fraction of the time he...

I have a gravity DHW/pumped CH system. On the DHW side I have a cylinder stat on the DHW storage cylinder which operates a motorised valve to control flow from the boiler to the storage cylinder. To speed up DHW heating times, could I simply replace the motorised valve with a small water pump...