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//www.diynot.com/network/ferris/albums/ - some photos of my solar panels and HW tank etc, plus a photo of the heating setup. Hi, I moved into this house three years ago. It had a 'working' Solar DHW system running with a 'out of the ark' gas heating/DHW system. Long story but I...

Hi all, I have a large pond in the house we bought a few years ago and I love it to bits, problem is we have 14m old twin boys and aware this summer the pond needs to go. I was thinking about a raised pond, and further thinking about using a old galvanized water tank I found in the loft, any...

Hi, my downstairs/cloakroom/bog smells a little odd. I cant find the source of the smell, its just a little odd smell to describe. I dont think its a leak, well I cant find anything - taken the floorcovering up, concrete floor and no sign of anything. The waste pipes for the toilet and...

Hi, I am building a false wall in a alcove for my TV to sit in and was wondering if better to fit the feather edge/join horizontal or vertical. I read somewhere that horizontal is good. cheers Mark

Hi, I am about to finalise the build on my TV/Hifi setup in my lounge and want to run cables in a trunking under the floorboards, has anyone seen or done this before? I am running 5m of multiple eithernet, HDMI, phono and very stiff Naim Audio NACA5 speaker cable through the floor as part...

Hi, I have searched all over this site for some help and found most, thanks. I am building a false 'dry wall' in between two chimney breasts to hide all my TV's and associated gubbings. I am going to use 63x38 studwork timber fixed against the old wall, and fix 12mm platerboard to it...

Hi guys, looking for some advice on bathroom lights. My bathroom which is 12'x8' with a 36"x36" airing cupboard. Height of the ceiling is just over 8'. Now the thing is this place hasnt been touched in years but all good quality, it all works its just tired. I am replacing...

I am wordering if there is a rough calculation to work out how long my tank will take to heat? I have a Valiant 28kw boiler mounted feet away from a 300ltr solar Megaflow tank, Megaflow say that 125ltrs is the solar portion (which I am yet to hook up), and the balance of 175ltrs is heated by...

I have a valiant EcoTEC Plus 428 boiler with a wireless VRT360f/VR65 timer setup fitted to a 4 bed 1930's semi, double glazed and lots of loft insulation. there is also a solar system via a pump station into the DHW twin coil tank. The whole set up from day one has been a disater... I have...

I have a Vaillant EcoTEC Plus 428 boiler with a wireless VRT360f/VR65 timer setup fitted to a 4 bed 1930's semi, double glazed and lots of loft insulation. there is also a solar system via a pump station into the DHW twin coil tank. question is what it the best way to set up the hot water...

Hi, how can i tell if my new boiler (instal date Dec 2009) was registered with gas safe? I was told the other day I should have received something back, and as I haven't and the guy that did the work was next to useless, so I am guessing he didn't do it. I did see him filling in...

hi, I am looking for a good plumber in my area who knows their heating and solar systems, anyone have a number for a good one? cheers, Mark

anyone have any thoughts on how small I can make an en-suite and still be usable? no windows toilet sink shower - no small weeny things its going to be square i would love to hear about any success stories please. Mark

Hi, back again... I have had some work undertaken by a plumber (well recommended) and cut a long story short I have all sorts of issues post his visit. one area of concern is that he has redesigned my DHW solar system. now the pipework he has installed is copper, and soft soldered...

I have just had a new twin coil tank fitted to my heating system for use with my new boiler and the currently fitted solar system. the solar system was already fitted to the system when we bought the house this summer. everything was working fine, but the boiler needed replacement and system...

My fitter has killed my old ST pump when putting in my new heating system, but no problems as I asked him to fit a new 3bar unit in the loft to power the current old shower and the new 2nd unit when we build a en-suite. he says he is going to replace the single dead unit with a new twin/3bar...

Hi, please help! I have just had a vaillant EcoTEC Plus 428 boiler fitted to a old system in my new house. the 25 year old potterton was on its last legs, at the same time a new twin coil DHW tank fitted into the loft (twin coil for the old solar system). I requested a wireless VRT360f...