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Hi My Potterton Osprey is playing up a bit.... It's an open vent system with separate hot water tank (i.e. not a combi) and the central heating side works fine. Water though is a bit unpredictable, so today I did me an experiment. 1. Emptied the hot tank till it ran cold 2. Let it...

Spot on Barkie...many thanks!

Morning All I've got a couple of duff TRV heads that need replacing and rather than change the whole valve I wanted to ask if anyone could identify the valve head. I'd then buy the whole valve but just replace the head. Many thanks in advance!

TRV pics

I think I've found someone now Richard..he does the bulk of the work himself but gets a tiler and electrician in as required. Fingers crossed his quote is OK!

Thanks Tony. I've been quoted £4750 and felt it was a tad high. I was only really looking for a ballpark so many thanks. The tiling 'decision' was purely in a bid to keep costs down as it's a guest ensuite, but ultimately probably won't make that much difference. Gary

OK..fair enough!

Hello All Would appreciate if anyone in the know could give me a ballpark cost for the following ensuite: 2m x 1.2m ensuite Fit shower cubicle, shower valve, toilet and sink (cut into existing soil stack which is conveniently located) Fit shower pump, downlighters and extractor Tile...

Agreed...I'm more than happy to pay someone well for a quality job. Just not many many thousands to middlemen. Can I email you the details so you can quote?

Agreed...I'm more than happy to pay someone well for a quality job. Just not many many thousands to middlemen. Can I email you the details so you can quote?

Thanks for the info Richard...I did know having replaced a few windows last year with a company I wouldn't go near again. Managed to get FENSA accreditation but couldn't measure for toffee.

The company is called Duration and they have told me they are definitely supply only.

Evening All I'm looking to replace my old steel windows with aluminium units pretty soon and I've had a few quotes to supply and fit (7-10k). Seemed a bit high to me and managed to get a supply only quote from a manufacturer. They quoted £2.5k. Big difference so I'm thinking, I'll get...