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As you might have guessed I started the thread after I got stood-up by the "heating engineer". He did call and leave a message - an hour after he was supposed to arrive, by which time I'd long gone. I called the firm later and after a 4 hours they called back having finally fixed their story...

Totally agree BoxCleva. I would never just miss an appointment or meeting without calling first - it just unprofessiional.

Is it just me? I moved into a new area and bought a house. I've had need for a plumber, who was recommended to me, and he turned up on-time and did a great job. On the other hand, I've also needed a heating engineer and some fencing doing. Both times, appointments have been made and then...

Hmmm..an air brick. I hadn't thought of that, although the hole is one and half bricks wide and about the same height. In general, should I provide some ventilation to the tunnel, or seal it? Thanks

I have a catflap (well, a tunnel really) passing through a double external wall that I want to close up permanently, although not so permanently that a future owner couldn't reopen it. Here's the plan: On the outside screw an aluminium cover plate, with a line of sealant to keep out the...

Thanks for the replies, I just thought I would finish this thread off for the archive. It turned out I had a new-type powerhead, so I got a new one (£35 inc. P&P) and did a straight swap. The original installation was lazy, with the cable stretched across the corner of the airing cupboard, so...

Thanks for the quick reply. I noticed that you can buy a replacement head that will go on if the existing valve is new enough (mine is from around 1990, is that new? Where is the "pimple" on the newer ones?). Or I could buy the valve plus head together (which is actually cheaper) and swap it...

I have a Y plan system and whilst the HW works, the CH doesn't. So I put the valve on manual and now, of course, the CH is on when the HW is on. I pretty sure it's the valve that's had it. I say this as the wife confessed that she'd given the valve a bit of a knock whilst in the airing cupboard...