Recent content by hughjayteens

Cheers for that - do I need to replace the valve or can I free it up somehow? C

Hi All, I have an Ideal Mexico boiler which feeds my system via a Grndfos pump and then a couple of 2 port valves. When i turn the heating off at the stat and timer, but leave hot water on, the rads still get a little warm. Am I correct in guessing it is probably a sticky valve? If so, would...

It trips out overnight even when the bathroom hasn't been used, so I am not sure moisture is playing a part, but as you say, the mat could be damaged. Bearing in mind I have lived here for a year with it on every day, does this mean I have been at risk!? Regs aside, what are the...

Been doing a bit more investigating, and it appears that it only trips when the heating comes on - i.e it works fine while the heating is on, and when it goes off, but as soon as the time switches it back on, it trips again. Warmup give some resistance tests on their site so maybe I'll get...

Hi All, I moved into a house last year which has warm-up underfloor heating fitted in the bathroom. Has always worked fine, but when a colleague had it fitted at his place, the sparky had fitted it on an RCD (for obvious reasons) so I checked mine and found it to just be on a 3A switched fused...

Thanks for the info. Fire we removed had 4" fitting built in so maybe that was it. Odd that they would fit a proper installtion plate stating 4" flue if it was illegal so guess it was OK! Chimney seems fine from my DIY inspection so removing flue sounds favourable. Is that an easy job? Assume...

Cripes - I'll contact the company that fitted this one and see what they have to say for themselves. We are friends with the previous home owners so can get them to call them as I suspect they won't want to deal with a non-customer. Thanks!

Hi All I have recently removed a Faber inset (but glass fronted) fire from my house which was fitted in 2003, and have discovered that the flue is 4" in diameter (there is a metal plate in a nearby cupboard confirming installation date and flue type etc which is '4" Class 2 Flex'). I now want...

Email sent! Thanks

I have no intention of ripping it out and fitting a combi so was looking just for a direct replacement. As my current boiler is floor standing, it would be easier to just replace it with another floor standing one. What are people's thoughts on a new Ideal Mexico (I have seen a...

Ha - guess I was asking for it with a phrase like that!! I shall rephrase it - can anyone recommend a reliable heating engineer in South Bucks who will be available to replace a boiler for me in the next week? Many thanks! Cheers Chris

Hi All Moved house 6 moths ago and have been carrying out a major refurb. House had an old Ideal Mexico RS55 floor stander which worked fine so hadn't been planned to be changed, however, my builders fitted some new rads for me while I was on holiday, and forgot to switch off the power to the...

Hi all I need a new boiler fitting asap and my usual guy is flat out so can anyone recommend me a decent engineer who won't rip me off! Many thanks Chris

Thanks for that. It does have an openable flap, and now you mention it, I remember going into a neighbours house who has a gas fire with a flap, and someone had lit the fire without opening the flap - the house was like an oven and the although I couldn't smell any fumes I am sure it must have...

Hi All I have recently bought a house that has a Faber gas fire fitted (but like this one http://www.faber-fires.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=29 ) but as I live in an old cottage, I want to remove this and fit a cast iron open flame fire in it's place. I have taken the...