Recent content by wavel

My Potterton ProMax 24 He boiler starts up fine in the morning (ie starting up from cold) but on subsequent start ups it can start with a loud booming noise. I hear the fan start, then I can hear the ignition system clicking away. In the morning you hear a couple of clicks and then it ignites...

My wife wants to replace our existing gas fire with a new "slab" type fire. Having checked them out I notice that the recess in the chimney breast will need to be doubled in width to approx 900mm and be made deeper by about 100mm. Does anyone have ideas as to how much work is involved in such a...