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    Leaking unvented cylinder

    Hi all , i have a gledhill indirect stainless lite solar (not connected up or used atm ) unvented cylinder which has got my plumber baffled . About a year ago the cylinder started leaking through a small opening in the insulation at the bottom of the cylinder .my installer couldnt see where it...
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    direct to drain downstairs toilet

    Installing a ground floor toilet and I am trying to find out what the maximum distance this can be from the main drains ,its going to be directly connected to drain ,not to a soil stack ,all I can find in the regs is the maximum drop allowed on this setup which is it has to be less than 1.3 m...
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    Main earth bonding

    I have two points of entry into my house for my mains water , the main one comes in to feed the unvented cylinder and the rest of the house mains water , the 2nd one comes in just to feed the kitchen sink and outside toilet . Do i need to bond the kitchen feed as well , i have installed the 10...
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    Atag service required

    We need our Atag 38q system boiler servicing . If there are any Atag experianced gas engineers in and around Mansfield , nottinghamshire please get in touch
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    thermostatic mixer shower

    just installing a mira realm mixer shower , we have a system boiler with a unvented cylinder . is it best to give the shower a separate 15mm feed pipe for hot water which is branched off the 22mm hot water pipe which goes to our bath ,there is also a 15mm hot water pipe nearby aswell , the 15mm...
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    drainage system suitable for tiled porch/veranda

    i am currently in the process of relaying some old edwardian quarry tiles on a porch floor that is partially open to the elements .i am thinking of putting in some kind of water drainage combined with a suitable fall in the floor level to help get rid of the rain water .there is a water drain...
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    porch/veranda floor spec

    i am in the process of renovating a edwardian house with a open porch/veranda , there is a roof but the floor area is partially open to the elements. i have taken up the old quarry tiles and found the concrete floor to be full of damp with some voids so i have removed that as well. i now need to...
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    suitable tile for woodburner

    i am currently preping for a wood burner to be fitted to my fireplace , i was thinking of having slate for the hearth base , the slate tiles i have seen are about 8-10mm thick , will these be ok as the wood burner is 9kw max, & is it best to lay them with fire resistant tile adhesive , cheers...
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    limescale inhibitor

    thinking of putting one of those limescale inhibitors on my incoming supply , whats the general view of these things , we are in a hard water area so would it be usefull for making our appliances last a bit longer etc
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    New Water supply pipe

    We are having our old lead water supply pipe replaced with plastic . we recently had a new system boiler installed complete with unvented cylinder . where would the most suitable connection point be for the new supply . would it be best coming virtually straight into the cylinder supply pipe...
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    Lead replacement

    We have a long run of 55m of half inch lead pipe on our water supply. The pressure and flow are not great so we are thinking of replacing the whole lot with plastic. Quoted £1250 using the mole method so there is no trenches dug out . Price seems ok but we are going to block pave the area...
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    atag q 38s system boiler

    Hi , can i use honeywell cmt 927 wireless stats with atag q series system boiler , the property has two zones for heating & one for HW . atag say they must be volt free to boiler connection , will these be ok or do i need differant stats .
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    Atag , viessmann 200 or worcester bosh

    hi all. getting a new system boiler . need about 27 kw for ch & hw . was gonna get a veissmann vitogen 200 30 kw system boiler but i am also concidering the A series atag 32 kw system & the worcester bosh 30cdi system . both of these modulate down further than the viessmann (8.7) atag 6.1 ...
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    Quinn Barlo Forza Horizontal Radiators

    Thinking of putting Quinn barlo forza Horizontal Radiators in lounge , dining room & hall , anybody had any experiences with then , are they any good , they look great on the website .
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    accurate boiler sizing

    could anyone reccomend a accurate method of sizing for a new boiler & rads . i used the whole house (sedbuk) method and it came out at 16kw . then i did a room by room heat loss calc using several online calcs & it came to 29kw . why the big differance . the room by room method was very detailed...
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    Faulty thermostat ?

    the honeywell thermostat on my system appeared not to be working so i swapped it for a new honeywell 6360 analog type, wiring was like for like so easy to fit . problem is , it doesn,t appear to be working either . i have turned the temp down to 18 but the room temperatures just go up and up...
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    replacing old thermostat

    i have an old honeywell wall thermostat that appears not to work anymore . it has three wire s going into the unit blue yellow and red . there are 4 numbered connections . red is 1 , blue is 2 , yellow is 3 , 4 is unused . can i fit a standard modern honeywell dial style thermosat or digital...
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    viessmann 200

    hi , whats a decent price for removing old boiler and fitting a viessmann 200 system boiler with w/c and a dual coil hwt of 200 litres , room stats and trvs on about 18 rads . just a ball park figure , cheers
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    Viessmann boiler

    had a local plumber round for a quote on a new boiler , my house is a large 4 bed detached with attic room as well with a rad . he told me to go with the viessman 35 kw 100 system series model as the 200 is being vaised out & the 100 has all the features of the 200 and has built in weather...
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    Boiler replacement or upgrade

    Hi , moved in to a big 4 bedroomed house in April this year and in the process of looking into replacing or upgrading the current heating system . the system as it stands is ideal concorde c140 series 2 A con flu boiler randell 40333 programmer honeywell wall mounted thermostat ( looks old...
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