Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

I've just read up a little on the subject, and even if you are over the limit, you are able to get some help - the amount of help is just gradually reduced, depending on how much over the limit you are.

Not the first time today! He makes himself such an easy target!

We observe, we experiment, we decide what theory fits, we test the theory, and if it works - we accept it. We don't, often we get it wrong. History is littered with theories, which were later proven to be wrong.

That, is of limited interest to most people - the majority of people are simply homeowners, on a limited income, trying to make the best of it.

The 'laws of physics', are decided to match what we observe, to explain how we think, and believe things work - only until we find something which doesn't quite fit, then we change the laws to suit.

Why bother with muscles, just have your brain, floating in a glass jar?

Exactly! It seems your system is working exactly as designed to work, but has a bit of a limitation in use, which we have both tried to explain above. WB cannot help you.

Your boiler needn't actually provide any heated water, into the radiators, in that case. So long as the boiler stat setting is high enough to heat the water in the cylinder itself. Your boiler would only seem to have one manual flow temperature setting, which has to be shared between the CH...

Doing a fair bit of guessing here, as I'm no expert on boilers.... The 27C setting is maybe for your CH temperature, and that is the temperature of the water it is trying to heat your cylinder with. Setting it to 59C may prove to be the solution you need, but will be too hot for the CH in the...

If the water in the cylinder is not hot enough, then try adjusting the cylinder thermostat up and down - you should hear it click on, and off, at the temperature it believes the cylinder is. They are not very accurate, +/-10C, but it will give you an idea whether the stat has failed. As the...

Matt Damon also did it, and survived alone for months there.

I got three here, plus two beef pies in the freezer :-)

It's no real faff, just a few minutes each year, and in many cases some of the best deals to be had, can be found (though not always) on the compare sites. The worst possible deal, is usually to let a contract run on, after the introductory discount. For instance, my original partner used to...

Mental issues, he cannot help himself.

Grab it, what's to think about? Look for another job, nearer to where you will live - it's no fun and expensive, unpaid commuting. Lots of charities will help out with the basics, to get you going, then buy what you need on top.