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Hi I have a pressurised system for both CH and Hot water with a tank. The boiler is a Worcester Bosch Greenstar. A few years ago I thought I had a leak in pipes buried in the concrete floor, so had new pipes fitted dropped from the first floor. All good and system working again. Now a few...

I had my kitchen replaced about 18 months ago & the floor replaced with a new concrete one. House is Victorian so the previous floor had no insulation or damp proofing. I was going to fit Karndean or similar vinyl flooring however the concrete is still a bit damp. Builder suspects there...

How much higher than the highest radiator does the expansion tank need to be in a pumped CH system? I'm thinking it only needs to be a foot or so but prefer not to guess. Anyone with advice? Thanks

I have a typical central heating system with an expansion tank in the loft in my 2 storey Victorian house (ground & 1st floor). Having now got a loft room, to add a third storey, it has a small loft space aove this new room. If I move the expansion tank into this space, will I then be able to...

I'm thinking of replacing my open vented system with a sealed system. Currently the room in the loft has to be heated by an electric heater as the expansion tank is the same height as the room. If I have a sealed system could I install a radiator in the loft room to heat the room insted...

I currently have 2 50gallon cold water tanks in the loft, each feeding 2 showers. I am going to upgrade the showers to be pumped as the pressure is a bit weedy and the showers rather feeble. I have been told that I ought to allow 50 gal per shower so should I have 200gal in the loft? Seems...

I will be fitting a negative head single sided pump to feed cold tank water to my electric shower. Any recommendations as to which pump is good? Thanks

As far as I can find out there is no reason why I can't fit a single ended pump to overcome low water pressure problem in the house to use with an electric shower. I actually have two electric showers - one in the loft and 1 on the ground floor of my 2 story house. Is it OK to fit 1 pump to...

I have just bought a 100 year old house that has masony window sills on the outside. Some of them are cracked & some have parts that have fallen off exposing a steel rod inside. What's the best way to repair these? I'm thinking of rust treating any exposed metal & then making a wooden mould...