Recent content by spursfan323

Hi all, 2 issues: 1. There is a small hole/crack in the top layer of polycarbonate, water has seeped in and made a lovely black stain. 2. The metal border holding the polycarbonate in place has pulled away slightly from the polycarbonate in several places, causing a gap. There is a...

I need a rotten joist spanning my upstairs hallway (and some creaky soggy floorboards) to be replaced. I also need someone to lift my extension suspended wood floor and check if a DPM exists (don't ask, cowboy builders) and if not, to fit it. What type of tradesmen do I seek? I'm...

My little boy sleeps in the front side bedroom (i.e flanking the side of the house). There is a chimney on that side. When we moved in 3 yrs ago the builders boarded up the chimney place (or perhaps it was just an opening, not an actual chimneyplace - I forget details) and also a wall vent...

thanks seeing as the existing one is much longer, how big a job is it to fit a shorter rad?

Our master bedroom currently has an old double radiator measuring approx 390 x 1450. Although it gets very hot to the touch all over, during the past few winters the room just doesnt get very warm at all, it remains mild. Online BTU calculations indicate the room should need 4100-4500 BTU...

No, just concerned that everything should have been done properly.

We had 2 chimneys removed completely (ground floor, first floor, loft and above roof) approx 2 years ago from our semi-detached house. The builders removed my half of the stacks, so the 2 shared stacks are now half thickness (and only on neighbour's side) Part of the reason we removed...

thanks for the suggestion, although it sounds too laborious and finicky for a perfectionist like myself... we'll see...

Thanks a lot for your detailed response If I recall correctly, my cylinder thermostat is set to 55-60. Is that correct practice?

It is cold fill only. The cylinder is self-insulated from what I understand - I lagged the pipes in the loft myself so relatively little heat loss there. From what I understand you have your HW for 5.5h a day - a lot more than my 3 - and there i was thinking I can get away with less...

Currently we run the hot water every 8 hours daily, for an hour each time. I'm wondering if this is unnecessary and inefficient. We need enough daily water for 1 bath, 2 showers, a couple of washing machine and dishwasher loads (although am I correct that these machines take in cold water and...

I too suspected this. I only wish I had known these before taking on the contractor. (This was only one of a number of things he messed up). Tony - I'm in NW London as I believe you are - would you be able to visit and advise (if it would be beneficial)? I'm sick of trying to balance the system...

Boiler and cylinder fitted 2 years ago along with 3 rads downstairs and ++some++ pipework replaced - also 9 old rads left, so 12 altogether Even with CH thermostat up to high, all the new ones only get hot at the top third or so - but the old ones are all fine (Also, the flow pipe on the...

Actually, we do have 12 rads ! (Two of which are approx 2m length ) Boiler is vaillant ecotec 630 and at times I have wondered if it is powerful enough ...

Been trying in vain for ages to balance and getting frustrated by failures. Please confirm if I should leave all TRVs on flow side on fully open and attempt to balance only through adjustment of LS s on return side. And if yes, can I then adjust TRV s after wards without unbalancing the...