Recent content by dejavous

Thanks for the replies. Possibly, I'm not sure. Even if there is no leak (unlikely I feel) and the plaster issue is down to the previous ingress the damage is as a result of the storm damage and so claimable? Alternatively if water is still getting in as a result of the repair being incomplete...

In the storms a few winters back I had some damage to my roof and water was coming in. Insurance company was slammed with claims and gave me the go ahead to get it sorted myself if I could get it done faster and re-imburse the cost. All good or so I thought. The obvious issue, damaged tiles...

Cheers for that. If I definitely need to make an application I think I'll do it. I've had a friend fall foul of works done on the QT when it came time to sell which caused his sale to fall through and then the chain to collapse. Fancy taps would be nice but I don't want the potential hassle...

Apologies is this has been answered before or is in the wrong section. I've searched and I'm not clear on where I stand so I want to know if I need Building Control approval for some changes I was to make to my downstairs utility room/water closet. The existing layout is pretty horrendous. The...

:D I was thinking that if I had 2 fans into one outlet that I might have the extract of the running fan leaking into the other room but a couple of simple 1-way flaps would stop that. Your way will probably be a much more sensible option. Thanks.

I had thought about that, was thinking that I could use adjustable inlets to try to balance the flow like these: http://www.fantronix.com/acatalog/Air_Valve.html#aGRILLES_20VALVE It's all still in the rough planning stages, cheers for all advice.

Sweet as, both rooms are on the same circuit. Thanks.

Apologies if this has been covered previously but I didn't find anything when I searched. Is it possible to have two separate lights connected to the switched-live for an extractor fan? The reason is I'm thinking of renovating my downstairs WC and utility room and to the best of my...

I'm in the centre of Swindon, so 40miles or about 45min depending on where in Bristol.

Fair enough. Do you or anyone know of an engineer in the Swindon area that would be familiar with the boiler or where I can find one? Thanks.

Yes indeed, when the tap is turned down the water does indeed get hotter. There is another issue which may or may not be related to the excessive flow rate issue, the boiler doesn't kick in until the flow rate is about 7l/m and cuts out when it gets to about 3.5-4l/m. I don't have a...

Thanks for the reply. The model is definitely the VCW GB 240 H, it's a very old boiler. When I said 'new' house, I meant new as in we recently purchased, it's Victorian. Sorry for the confusion. Checked the flow rate again and something is not right, tried again at the kitchen sink with some...

Hello there, I've just moved into a 'new' house that has a Vaillant VCW GB 240 H combi boiler. The boiler works fine for heating but hot water in the taps is not working properly. If the heating is off and I turn on a hot tap, the boiler kicks in and the water warms up just a little but...