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With a background in IT, construction, electronics as well as home heating, gas engineering and plumbing I have a good idea of how a house should piece together and how to make it all work properly.
Over the years I worked my way into project management where I was very successful but in the end missed the day-to-day ‘hands on’ that I had when I was on the tools. I decided to go back to working on my own and started up a domestic heating, plumbing and electrical service company where I could spread my years of knowledge and advice to home owners and DIYers.
The work has been satisfying and my daily routine is always different. My clients call me back when they need help and in some case I now look after three generations of families who have been happy with my work.
I do work with a lot of DIYers who are pretty handy around the home but don’t always have the multi skills sometimes required. Certain projects such as bathroom pr kitchen renovations require more than just skills with and tools. With many projects it is a matter of ‘not knowing’ what you need to know that dooms the project to fail. continue
From 1st January 2008 customers who live in a multi-dwelling building, such as a flat, must have Flame Supervision Devices attached to all hob burners. Only gas cooking appliances fitted with flame supervision devices to the hob may be installed in these types of dwelling from 1st January 2008. If you live in a flat and buy a gas appliance without FSDs fitted to the hob burners you will find that CORGI registered engineers will not fit the appliance in your property.
The new guidelines apply to all domestic properties, but not properties which are used for commercial purposes only. Detached, semi-detached, terraced houses and houses with loft conversions are not covered by the document, although customers living in this type of property may choose to buy a gas appliance with FSDs for their additional safety.
What is a Flame Supervision Device?
Flame Supervision Devices (FSDs) shut off the fuel supply to a gas hob to prevent accumulations of gas should the flame go out for whatever reason. Preventing accumulations of gas is important for safety as there are many possible sources of ignition in any kitchen and this could lead to an explosion or a fire. FSDs therefore make gas hob burners safer as they detect there is no flame and automatically switch off the gas. Flame Supervision Devices may also be known as Flame Safety Devices or Flame Failure Devices.
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This is a complaint that comes up regularly. The toilet makes a loud noise during the fill cycle after flushing. Sometimes the noise is only a few seconds and sometimes like a toilet I repaired today, the noise goes on for the entire fill. What causes this noise and how to fix it? Continue… continue
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This time of the year we are frequented with calls to add radiators and some people are surprised to find out just how much is involved in a seemingly simple task. For all intents and purposes adding a radiator loosely follows the 80/20 rule. You should also note that this type of work is invasive to your home and your lifestyle for a short period of time.
New(ish) legislation has come into force requiring all new heating systems to have Thermostatic Radiator Valves (TRVs) added. TRVs allow you to set a comfortable room temperature for each radiator individually. This then allows each room to accept or deny hot water to flow into the radiators dependent on the needs of the room. continue