Recent content by darkside

We are not in a particularly hard water area - we have next to no limescale on a 5 year old kettle! Further research shows that the Ferroli is an Optima 800 and this not only has a poor flow rate of 8.1 l/min but the stated efficiency is evidently only 70%. For enviromental as much as...

Thanks for the tip - sounds far cheaper than a new boiler! Would most competent 'boiler servicers' be able to do this?

Hi - thanks for the pointers! I ran the taps and measured the flow rate into a jug (with a fiddle factor and a few splashes for emptying time) and the results are as follows: Cold - 21 l/min Hot - 5 l/min! Shower - 4.5 l/min! This is about half quoted and sounds about right for...

We are in the process of redoing our bathroom and I have to replace the weedy electric shower with something that has enough ooomph to wake me up in the morning and get me clean after my mountain biking!!! I have searched this forum and can't seem to find an answer to my problem so hope...