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Hello all I know this might sound a bit daft, but i know worktops this deep can be had as iv seen them in a few places, mainly commercial/Restaurant. But i NEED a worktop thats atleast 900mm, better still a full 1000mm deep. The word i keep hearing is "Corian", which is supposed to be...

Hello all In the ceiling of our shop we have fluorescent lighting which is 2 x 5ft tubes at 58w each. The other day i was removing one of the tubes to replace it with another one to check if that was working. However, i didnt switch the light off at the mains (as it would get too dark and...

I got this patio heater about a year ago:- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2KW-QUARTZ-OUTDOOR-PATIO-HEATER-INFRARED-ELECTRIC-NEW-/220720107660?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Conservatory_Patio_bbq_Patio_Covers_Heating&hash=item3363f1908c Its been working fine with no issues what so ever, until 2 days ago. The...

Last week i thought the w/m wasnt drawing in water but i couldnt really see that as it had clothes in it. Took the clothes out and set it to wash, it draws in water and then starts to wash, but when it tries to switch over from the "WASH" programme to the "RINSE and SPIN" programme it seems...

With the bad weather we havnt done much of the washing as there wasnt anywhere to really dry it. So anyway, after about a week of not using the washing machine there was quite a bit of washing to do. So we put the first load in, it was washed as usual. The the second load and that was washed...

RE:- Worcester Greenstar HE ZWB 7-30 Sorry, i know this is a pretty basic question for all the plumbers out there but what does the siphon do? I ask as i noticed mine was leaking the other day from the bottom where it joins the pipe. It started leaking when the Central Heating came on and...

Opening a new business in the Bradford area, West Yorkshire. When we took over the building it hadnt been used in well over 10 years, then we found out it only has the electricity meter in the basement, the gas one is missing. The gas pipe is coming in through the basement aswell, but theres no...

Opening a new business in the Bradford area, West Yorkshire. When we took over the building it hadnt been used in well over 10 years, then we found out it only has the electricity meter in the basement, the gas one is missing. The gas pipe is coming in through the basement aswell, but theres no...

This is getting a little bit frustrating to be honest, im trying to figure out how much gas im using, but cant quite get the hang of it. The meters an old style Imperial type. Looks like this. I took 4 different readings over 4 hours-: Hour 1 = 1377.1 Hour 2 = 1378.4 Hour 3 = 1379.4...

Hi This may sound like a silly one, but about 2 months ago the pipe to the outside water tap burst a leak about a foot from the tap itself. At the time the pipe was cut and a plastic push in type fitting was placed at the end of one of the pipes to stop leaks. Now with the better weather...

Hello all Just sat here freezing myself to death as the PCB has packed in on my Worcester 24Si II. The guy who came out to diagnose it cant get it in till Monday, and neither can anyone else really. I can get a PCB by tomorrow but i want to know if theres anything special that needs to be...

Hello all Not too clued up on the internals of washing machines but am willing to open it up if it might be a relatively easy thing to see. Im just not too sure how to go about it though. Let me explain...... The washing machine draws in water without a problem, washes the clothes without...

This may be a slightly silly question but im looking at getting a programmable thermostat for the house and i was looking at either the Salus RT500 or the Salus RT500RF. Would be intrested in the RF version but not sure how well it would cope with the stat being located in the living room...

My boiler is playing some sort of a game with me and i dont understand whats going on, or quite frankly hows its managing to do it. But under normal circumsatnces the boiler does its job pretty well, heats the house when its timed to do so, and heats the water when the hot water tap is...

Im trying to find out what the mains water pipe coming into the house from the street would be made out of? Ceramic, lead, plastic etc etc. Reason being that i havnt had much luck with this house in the year iv been here as things have generally gone more wrong for me than i think is fair...

My shower is fitted in such a manner that it cant really be removed from the wall without some extensive work. But since its fitment about 8 months ago, i now have to set the temp gauge noticeably higher to get the same water temprature as i could get from a lower setting a few months ago. To...

Hello all Looking at installing a pond, but dont want the frogs. Will the 6 foot fences be enough or can i put anyhting in the garden and/or water? Not initially looking at getting any fish in there. Thanks.

As the title really. Im looking at creating a pond in my garden which will have a little bit of a waterfall effect so im looking at a pump in the pond and a filter kit behind the waterfall. Both of which will reuire electrical power. At a later stage i might also add some lighting to the...

Hello all Im a bit confused about the wattage rating on these energy efficient bulbs and how to work them in existing sockets. This may sound stuid but heres the dilemma:- In the conservatory there is a light fixing which takes a standard bulb. On the bulb holder itself it says "Max...

Hello all My annual water bill has arrived for this year and its going to be £315 for the year, which works out to be about £26 a month. Its just a domestic property, with nothing daft like a pond or sprinkler system or anything that uses a lot of water. Im the only person living here so i...