Recent content by HelenK

I will mention a few facts, some I have mentioned before. The fire, as I have said is what is termed a room heater, enclosed and meant to burn slowly and perpetual 24/7 thru Autumn, Winter till Spring and even summer if I want. We, in this village have been using them for years, maybe down...

And, present heating fire and tank is less than 2 years old therefore I have a good cost case from their point of view in keeping it till it NEEDS replaced from a not working point of view! Also, the Energy Saving Trust have the cost of running the new type of boiler at 7p per kw with gas and...

I am a local authority tenant therefore have some leeway in what they do to the house as they are keen to be customer friendly! I have no mains gas supply, burn mostly wood (which for me is free). regards

My landlord wants to replce my solid fuel system with a Thermaflow High Efficiency Electric Combi Boiler. Anyone give me feedback on how good these are? regards HelenK

Plumber can to fix drip from overflow. he noticed that the ball cock was not specific to the tank. It was too long and had been bent to fit in. He suspects that could be part of the problem.

The stove is a room heater type designed to burn long hours without tending. I love this system, for reasons: - have no mains gas, electric heating is too expensive and inefficient. -I am a nurse working long shifts and like that the stove is still alight when I return home after 14hrs. -...

Have a Fortic F10 tank heated with a Charnwood Solid fuel Stove. There are times when my fire heats up too much and the water overheats. The system is supposed to pump overheated water to outside overflow but there has been times when it spills over the tank and down thru ceilling! It also...