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Hi, I've just read on this forum that you don't need to be OFTEC reg to install a oil boiler but you do to sign it off or get building control to inspect it as with fitting a log burner anybody know if this is right? The reason I ask is because a friend of mine has bought a house in the...

I turfed my garden last year and didn't get it as flat as I would like, there are quite a lot of hollows in it that I want to fill in. At the worst point the depressions are 2" deep where it was rushed and wasn't trod in or levelled properly so I want to fill them in but at what depth -...

Just had a look at a house my mates buying this afternoon and he says he wants to put a extension on the back of it. The thing is the back garden is terraced and a lot of it needs to be dug out before the bucket goes into the ground for the footing. Any one any idea what 1m3 of soil in the...

Do you have a filling loop on your pipework below the boiler(flexible hose) If so has it got a little lever on it at right angles to the pipework, if so gently open the lever and leave open until pressure reaches 1 bar then shut lever. Now vent the rads, return to the boiler and check...

ha, you mock me Sirs, I missed the bit where the op said it was an old system Cheers

It may be because the return water from the cylinder is traveling down the heating return (rads) instead of the primary return(boiler). If it is the case you will need to get this part of the cylinder repiped if the tees are in airing cupboard then shouldnt be to bad but if its under the floor...