Bleeding your radiators is a necessary job if you want to keep your heating system running efficiently and ensure your home is nice and warm. Air can become trapped in the system, interfering with how much heat your radiators can put out, and it needs to be removed.
Erm, yep I have, I’m glad to say ours is tiled with underfloor heating. It used to be done to keep the floor warm. But agree, health & hygiene these days.
Also, comparing the voltage, America has half the power outage = 'mild shock' : While the UK has double the power outage = 'maybe kill' - so better to be safe than sorry! This explains why sockets are NOT allowed in bathrooms, and why light switches are located outside the bathroom or inside on 'cord pull switches' !!!
I'm in London and have a 'combo' washing machine and drier... BUT the 'norm' is to hang the washing outside, on a line to dry OR in bad weather/Winter months, hang inside in the bathroom or on a clothes rack. BUT if I DO need a specific item of clothing i.e. a shirt or trousers, I will put it in the machine to 'spin' and 'dry' ready for immediate use... You CANNOT do a full 'wash' and expect it to dry the whole lot, like you would in a commercial drier or separate, domestic machine... It's just for convenience should you want something desperately ready to wear...
Sockets and electricity in the bathroom is due to the different voltages in the UK and US. The domestic voltage in the US is mostly 120 volts which while it could possibly give you a shock or a burn usually isn't going to kill you. The UK voltage on the other hand is 240 volts which is quite capable of killing you especially if the atmosphere is moist or your hands are wet. No matter how well insulated the socket /light switch is the moist atmosphere in a bathroom will leave a damp pathway between the live connection and the outside surface of the socket /switch which will allow the electricity to zap you if you touch the socket/switch with moist hands hence the light switch is in the ceiling operated by a pull cord and there are no sockets allowed except for a low voltage (115 volts) socket which will operate a shaver or allow it to be recharged. Also, there are regulations in the UK concerning socket and switches in the kitchen. There is a recommendation as to how close a socket/switch can be to the water supply to prevent you from being able to to touch the water and electricity at the same time.
That thing in the airing cupboard isn't a boiler, it's the hot water tank. The boiler will be elsewhere, probably in the kitchen. In homes that don't have a combi boiler the water will be heated by an immersion element at the bottom of the tank. What sometimes happens is that people leave the immersion heater on all the time so they have instant hot water whenever they like, but this costs a fortune.
Carpet in the bathroom… many, many years ago, having central heating was a luxury. So, in the cold winters, it was a way to feel a little warmer on a cold bathroom floor. I have no idea why anyone would do this nowadays. 😂 The Henry Hoover is a workhorse. As builders, we use and abuse them. They are robust and very easy to repair if needed. It is no coincidence that a lot of cleaning companies utilize the Little Henry. 😂
Our washing machines does the job all in one,you just press a button and the cycle will do everything for you, wash rinse and dry, you can have an hour half cycle or a longer cycle, as for keys in windows, you don’t lose the key you leave a key in the window in each room , and your sash cord windows are what we had years ago, not many people have carpet in the bathroom, I haven’t had it and would nt want it.
It isn’t the boiler in the Airing Cupboard in houses, it’s the Hot water tank. You would find Airing Cupboards in older houses, but these modern homes don’t tend to have them.
The on/off switch helps a lot when a curious child sticks a screwdriver into a power socket 🙂 The bathroom socket is because electricity is dangerous in a bathroom with water and 230-240 volts. No eggcup, no dunking your bread and butter in the runny yoke. YUM!!! How do you measure a cup of steak or pork or vegetables???
You can not stick a screw driver into a UK power socket, it has shutters that only open when the plug goes in. the switch is to reducing arcing when you unplug something. A bathroom socket is 110v via an isolating transformer to reduce risk.
Unfortunately Island girl doesn’t know the difference between a hot water tank and a boiler. The airing cupboard because it’s warm because of the hot water tank, which has hot water in it…e.g, airing cupboard. Therefore people keep things like towels or even bedding. The boiler wouldn’t through out heat. And….the washer dryer just looks like a front loader but can do both wash and dry. Don’t forget we have smaller properties, and not many have double garages as standard.
The voltage in the U.K. and other parts of Europe is twice as powerful as in the US which is why sockets are situated outside of the bathroom except for the low powered shaver outlet.
Having a small outlet in your bathroom for a shaver etc is very rare in the UK. BLEEDING the radiator means getting rid of air pockets in the water that flows through the radiator. You open a little valve until the air comes out and is replaced by water. Washer/dryers are not popular in the UK because they cost too much to buy and run. I don't know anyone who has one. Who has carpet in the bathroom these days !!?? It a was a 1970s thing !! It's NOT a boiler in the airing cupboard. It will be a hot water tank.
It comes down to: 1) Safety and efficiency 2) The UK is temperate (a similar temperature and weather as the north-eastern states, but is actually at a latitude of southern Canada, i.e. it's colder!) 3) Space availabilty, where houses are smaller due to a higher population density, the Industrial Revolution, etc. 4) She's talking about stuff that was probably common in the 1970's or before, not today I'm getting tired of hearing things are 'weird' just because they're different to the USA for good reason. British burglars have booked their flights hearing Americans don't lock their windows; you'd be robbed blind if all they have to do is break a bit of glass and reach in to unlatch the window. No wonder you need guns.
Some men in the U.K. use a wet razor, 🪒 and some men like me do use an Electric razor, but most of the electric razors today have a rechargeable battery in them. Change it up unplug the cord and away you go.
hey girl hope you and your fellow mate are well the window and key, its a long complicated but easy system, not every window has a key, but one key fits all, but undr UK law, somewindows you cant out a key in , they remai un locked,, a blamk is put where the y would go, because there are called fire safety, should you need to get out in a hurry, , also the hinges are fire safety hinges, allowing the window to fully open, allowning escape, or the fire service to get in and do a rescue, , there are other stuff, easy clean hinges and stuff like that, doible glazed, that would take its own comment
Egg cups are very rarely used in today’s Briton. Henry Hovers are rubbish. Combination washing machines and dryers are crap. They break easily. Some Homes like mine have a separate washing machine and dryers. Regarding the bathroom sink to mix the hot and cold water together, we put the rubber plug into the plug hole, add so much hot water into the sink, and then add the cold water to suit you.
You may not be aware, but Numatic vacuum cleaners _(who make the 'Henry', 'Hetty', 'Harry', 'George', 'James' or 'Charles' range),_ also make commercail machines of all types. Their vacuum cleaners are VERY sturdy and powerful, especially when purchased CORRECTLY. Often people don't realise they need to specify what they want from a vacuum, then they will be recommended the right model for the job. British made, British factory and great service... To say 'rubbish' is just WRONG !!! EDIT: I forgot to mention, I too use an egg cup, although not every week, but perhaps once a month at weekends or during the week for supper...
Everybody I know uses egg cups, Henry hoovers are great. Washer drier are OK I don't use mine often but when I do they do the job. Haven't seen seperate taps in the last 5 homes I have lived in over past 20 years and I currently have a victorian house mixer taps in bathroom and kitchen.
The windows with keys are good stop children opening them and falling out and also how the hell would you lose the key if you put it back in a safe place each time it’s not like your door keys that you take out with you lol
Bleeding your radiators is a necessary job if you want to keep your heating system running efficiently and ensure your home is nice and warm. Air can become trapped in the system, interfering with how much heat your radiators can put out, and it needs to be removed.
I'm 64years old and have never seen carpet in the bathroom
I'm a 57 year old Brit and I have never come across carpet in a bathroom!
Erm, yep I have, I’m glad to say ours is tiled with underfloor heating. It used to be done to keep the floor warm. But agree, health & hygiene these days.
@@ianroper2812 but the carpet shouldn’t even be that dirty if your not walking dirty show on it it’s probably 100% cleaner then a toilet
I have never seen it either.
The on/off switch on the plug is to stop the electricity arcing and giving you a shock
The switches are much safer same in Australia
Also, comparing the voltage, America has half the power outage = 'mild shock' : While the UK has double the power outage = 'maybe kill' - so better to be safe than sorry! This explains why sockets are NOT allowed in bathrooms, and why light switches are located outside the bathroom or inside on 'cord pull switches' !!!
I'm in London and have a 'combo' washing machine and drier... BUT the 'norm' is to hang the washing outside, on a line to dry OR in bad weather/Winter months, hang inside in the bathroom or on a clothes rack. BUT if I DO need a specific item of clothing i.e. a shirt or trousers, I will put it in the machine to 'spin' and 'dry' ready for immediate use... You CANNOT do a full 'wash' and expect it to dry the whole lot, like you would in a commercial drier or separate, domestic machine... It's just for convenience should you want something desperately ready to wear...
Women in the U.K. dry their hair in the bedroom.
As a child from a big family, i agree. Hairdrying in the bathroom makes the line to the bathroom long and somebody will start screaming.
Sockets and electricity in the bathroom is due to the different voltages in the UK and US. The domestic voltage in the US is mostly 120 volts which while it could possibly give you a shock or a burn usually isn't going to kill you. The UK voltage on the other hand is 240 volts which is quite capable of killing you especially if the atmosphere is moist or your hands are wet. No matter how well insulated the socket /light switch is the moist atmosphere in a bathroom will leave a damp pathway between the live connection and the outside surface of the socket /switch which will allow the electricity to zap you if you touch the socket/switch with moist hands hence the light switch is in the ceiling operated by a pull cord and there are no sockets allowed except for a low voltage (115 volts) socket which will operate a shaver or allow it to be recharged. Also, there are regulations in the UK concerning socket and switches in the kitchen. There is a recommendation as to how close a socket/switch can be to the water supply to prevent you from being able to to touch the water and electricity at the same time.
That thing in the airing cupboard isn't a boiler, it's the hot water tank. The boiler will be elsewhere, probably in the kitchen. In homes that don't have a combi boiler the water will be heated by an immersion element at the bottom of the tank.
What sometimes happens is that people leave the immersion heater on all the time so they have instant hot water whenever they like, but this costs a fortune.
Carpet in the bathroom… many, many years ago, having central heating was a luxury. So, in the cold winters, it was a way to feel a little warmer on a cold bathroom floor.
I have no idea why anyone would do this nowadays. 😂
The Henry Hoover is a workhorse. As builders, we use and abuse them. They are robust and very easy to repair if needed.
It is no coincidence that a lot of cleaning companies utilize the Little Henry. 😂
Our washing machines does the job all in one,you just press a button and the cycle will do everything for you, wash rinse and dry, you can have an hour half cycle or a longer cycle, as for keys in windows, you don’t lose the key you leave a key in the window in each room , and your sash cord windows are what we had years ago, not many people have carpet in the bathroom, I haven’t had it and would nt want it.
It isn’t the boiler in the Airing Cupboard in houses, it’s the Hot water tank.
You would find Airing Cupboards in older houses, but these modern homes don’t tend to have them.
The on/off switch helps a lot when a curious child sticks a screwdriver into a power socket 🙂 The bathroom socket is because electricity is dangerous in a bathroom with water and 230-240 volts. No eggcup, no dunking your bread and butter in the runny yoke. YUM!!! How do you measure a cup of steak or pork or vegetables???
You can not stick a screw driver into a UK power socket, it has shutters that only open when the plug goes in. the switch is to reducing arcing when you unplug something. A bathroom socket is 110v via an isolating transformer to reduce risk.
Why on earth would you want to measure a steak or vegetables?
Plus if you take the plug out, the sockets all close so nothing can be poked in the holes.
Unfortunately Island girl doesn’t know the difference between a hot water tank and a boiler. The airing cupboard because it’s warm because of the hot water tank, which has hot water in it…e.g, airing cupboard. Therefore people keep things like towels or even bedding. The boiler wouldn’t through out heat. And….the washer dryer just looks like a front loader but can do both wash and dry. Don’t forget we have smaller properties, and not many have double garages as standard.
Interesting use a key to lock the Windows, I just slide Windows back N forth if want to lock it just push up the safety lock.
windows with keys are relatively new here in the UK our older style windows have the latch system
Our house windows have had locks on them since the house was built in 1987.
The voltage in the U.K. and other parts of Europe is twice as powerful as in the US which is why sockets are situated outside of the bathroom except for the low powered shaver outlet.
And why US kettles are crap; they can't cope with a higher voltage so take longer to boil.
Having a small outlet in your bathroom for a shaver etc is very rare in the UK.
BLEEDING the radiator means getting rid of air pockets in the water that flows through the radiator. You open a little valve until the air comes out and is replaced by water.
Washer/dryers are not popular in the UK because they cost too much to buy and run. I don't know anyone who has one.
Who has carpet in the bathroom these days !!?? It a was a 1970s thing !!
It's NOT a boiler in the airing cupboard. It will be a hot water tank.
It comes down to:
1) Safety and efficiency
2) The UK is temperate (a similar temperature and weather as the north-eastern states, but is actually at a latitude of southern Canada, i.e. it's colder!)
3) Space availabilty, where houses are smaller due to a higher population density, the Industrial Revolution, etc.
4) She's talking about stuff that was probably common in the 1970's or before, not today
I'm getting tired of hearing things are 'weird' just because they're different to the USA for good reason. British burglars have booked their flights hearing Americans don't lock their windows; you'd be robbed blind if all they have to do is break a bit of glass and reach in to unlatch the window. No wonder you need guns.
Here for another reaction video.
These days it's not just Henry the Hoover, there's also Hetty (his sister?) and according to Amazon also Charles and James it seems.
Some men in the U.K. use a wet razor, 🪒 and some men like me do use an Electric razor, but most of the electric razors today have a rechargeable battery in them. Change it up unplug the cord and away you go.
Never used the keys in the windows ever.
Smashing it again my lovely xxx
I'm 78 and I've never seen a gun ,I. Must be strange.
I'm so glad you can say kettle unlike the original video. Keddle?
hey girl hope you and your fellow mate are well
the window and key, its a long complicated but easy system, not every window has a key, but one key fits all, but undr UK law, somewindows you cant out a key in , they remai un locked,, a blamk is put where the y would go, because there are called fire safety, should you need to get out in a hurry, , also the hinges are fire safety hinges, allowing the window to fully open, allowning escape, or the fire service to get in and do a rescue, , there are other stuff, easy clean hinges and stuff like that, doible glazed, that would take its own comment
There is so many typos, its kinda hard to understand, takes a minute
Isn't it just lazy to be reacting to someone elses reaction content?? Hope you giving her your credit
Please stop using words in your comments that I've previously used.
Egg cups are very rarely used in today’s Briton.
Henry Hovers are rubbish.
Combination washing machines and dryers are crap. They break easily. Some Homes like mine have a separate washing machine and dryers.
Regarding the bathroom sink to mix the hot and cold water together, we put the rubber plug into the plug hole, add so much hot water into the sink, and then add the cold water to suit you.
I use egg cup at least once a week. Henry Hoovers are amazing. Combo's are fine if you get a decent one.
You may not be aware, but Numatic vacuum cleaners _(who make the 'Henry', 'Hetty', 'Harry', 'George', 'James' or 'Charles' range),_ also make commercail machines of all types. Their vacuum cleaners are VERY sturdy and powerful, especially when purchased CORRECTLY. Often people don't realise they need to specify what they want from a vacuum, then they will be recommended the right model for the job. British made, British factory and great service... To say 'rubbish' is just WRONG !!!
EDIT: I forgot to mention, I too use an egg cup, although not every week, but perhaps once a month at weekends or during the week for supper...
Henry hoovers are good, plus you can get a pink Hetty hoover. Also we have a Harry and a James hoovers.
Everybody I know uses egg cups, Henry hoovers are great. Washer drier are OK I don't use mine often but when I do they do the job. Haven't seen seperate taps in the last 5 homes I have lived in over past 20 years and I currently have a victorian house mixer taps in bathroom and kitchen.
English is overrated isn't it Tim?
The windows with keys are good stop children opening them and falling out and also how the hell would you lose the key if you put it back in a safe place each time it’s not like your door keys that you take out with you lol
Alot of things shes talking about are very old things that arent even built in modern houses.