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Just had a Worcester Camry Greenstar 12/18 condensing oil boiler fitted as a replacement for a turco 2000 non condensing boiler that broke. The boiler runs for 2 minutes then shuts off for 6 minutes and then repeats this cycle, have bled the system and balanced the rads, the boiler output has...

Hi, I have to replace my conventional oil boiler asap. Its a Turco 2000 70/90 which I think is 21-26kw. I was going to replace with a new boiler with the same output but have been calculating the heat demand required using a couple of whole house boiler sizing calculators like the one linked...

So the old oil boiler has decided to shuffle off the mortal coil this morning, at least it made the winter, and has now left me with a potentially hefty bill to replace. It has done a good job and have no issues with the sizing of the boiler for the property (4 bed semi detached) It is a...

Hi, The overflow pipe outside my house is running constantly. I have an unvented water tank and heating system, its a titan flowmaster 210l tank, the whole system is about 12 years old There seems to be a constant feed of cold water entering the water tank, this is increasing the pressure...

Hi, My Titan lp1200 tank has developed cracks along the mid-line, I phoned kingspan who manufacture the tanks, and the tank is still under warranty. After a few days they have offered to supply a new tank free of charge, but they say that I will have to get it installed at my own...

Hi Got a Titan LP1200 oil tank but no gauge to measure the level of the tank. Oil supplier charges a fine if he cant get the minimum order of 500 litres in on delivery,and I need to get the tank full before the weather sets in, dont want to have to fill up in the middle of January...

Hi, I am replacing my existing 8x6 shed with a 16x7 wooden shed. It will need to be sited 1ft from the boundary fence so that we can access our garden between the shed and the gable end of the house. The shed size or hight is not a problem,but the distance to the boundary might be,we cant...

Hi, The last 2 feet of my mains water supply pipe comes up out of the grond and then enters the house through the external wall and into the utility room. This section of the pipe is uninsulated and is completly open to the elements which cannot be a good thing. It has never frozen before...

Hi Have got a leak somewhere in my water supply pipe to the house, is there any way of locating the leak without having to dig up the whole pipe by hand and my neighbours patio. Also is it ok to just repair the damaged section of pipe,or replace the whole thing. Cant find any sign of the...

Hi, Getting an electric shower installed above the bath its a completely new installation, water pipes and electric run. Going to tile the plasterboard walls surrounding myself. Should the tiling be done before or after the shower has been installed, I would have...

Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but heres my question I will be installing a Woodburning stove with a 600mm vitreous pipe connected to a twin wall flue into my living room in a corner. Current building regs mean that the stove must be installed 3x the diameter of the vitreous...

Hi, Dont know if its been covered before,but heres my question Fitting a woodburning stove into my house to supply heat and hot water As the house has no chimney i will be fitting a twin wall flue that will run inside the house and then out through the roof. I am limited to where i...

Still planning a lean-to shed for the house (14x7) The walls of the house are roughcast, so how do you go about making a watertight seal where the shed roof meets the house gable end. Do you have to cut a grove in the roughcast to take flashing or are ther other ways to get it done. Thanks

Currently considering building a 14ftx7ft shed to sit along the gable end of the house. Using 4x2 framing with 19mm thick cladding and an Onduline or Coroline roof, on a base of treated railway sleepers. Could I clad the wall of the shed that is up against the Gable end of the house with...

Hi, What with the current price of heating oil, and free access to ulimited wood I have got to install a woodburing stove in my living room. Looking at putting a twin wall stainless steel flue running from the living room throught the bedroom upstairs and out through the roof as the house...

Hi Building a deck this summer 3.66m x 4.0m using 22mmx145mm hardwood deck boards but wondering which type of founds to use. The deck will be attached to the house below the dpc at ground level. The ground then slops away for a fall of 4 inch to the front of the deck The ground...