Recent content by ianm75

Thanks once again tony. Some further details after some weekend testing: I have swapped over the motor and still the same issue. I got a friend to switch on the boiler whilst i was in the loft and noted the following: When we switch the heating on the you can hear the motor on the valve...

Thanks Picasso I will replace the microswitch followed by the motor and if that fails will get in a heating engineer to look at it.

Its been a while but just wanted to advise that i had a good roofer come round and fix the issues on the extension roof that my builder left. The leaking velux windows where caused by insufficient pointing on the ridge tiles. Although it looked ok to me the roofer said the cement mix was also...

Thanks again Tony, So what does control the boiler when i switch on from the controller? I have turned on the Heating only and the 1st valve goes loose so assuming that is working fine. what does the microswitch do? Just engage the valve motor? or is the other way around the motor...

thanks Tony, I have a mate thats an electician. I will try and get him around to test the motors with a multimeter. I just did a test someone receommended by switching on the heating for one hour on programmer (obviously boiler does nothing) and checked both motorised valves and moving the...

Hi Graham, thanks for the reply Its a honeywell ST6200C controller. I had the same controller with the old potterton boiler. I had an extension built and the controller was moved from the original position to the outside wall which is no in the new extension. So effectively moved 1 foot...

Hi all, I have a Bosch Greenstar system boiler with a ariston pressurised cylinder and been having an issue with my heating system for some time. Its been going on so long that i cant remember when it started. I had a potterton boiler before and that also had the same issue so it cant been...

Hi all, sorry for the delay in replying and thanks for the comments so far. The pitch on the roof i believe to be about 30 degrees. I have had a look further up the roof and cant see any broken tiles or gaps where the water could get in and all the tiles look tightly locked. There is...

Hi, I have an extension with a pitched roof which was completed back in July 09. The roof has been great with no problems until a recent weeks terrential rain i have noticed some wet spots on the ceiling on the corners of the Velux Windows. It had rained before sometimes quite heavy but its...

Thanks Everyone.... I am just going to go ahead and get the work started. There is no way in the world she will ever agree to let me build it purely based on nothing more than her mums view out the window. Whats ironic is she has a conservatory on the back of her house that sticks out to the...

Eventually got hold of my neighbour after 3 weeks by waiting in front garden aroun the time she comes home from work. Basically it turns out the reason she has'nt signed is because she does'nt want it built because the extension will block he elderly mums view of the fields behind. the...

thanks for the reply I originally printed out the agreement and the neighbour said she was happy but the house is owned half by her and half by her mother so print off the same thing in both names and they would sign. I have now done this twice and no response and every time i try to speak to...

I live in a semi detached house and am trying to arrange the last few things before initiating a builder to start work on an extension for me. One thing i have done is had a party wall agreement drawn up with the adjoining house at a cost of £600, unforurtunate but a necessity i was told...

Thanks Noseall and Woody for your help. I live in a 1940's semi with all joist flooring. Are you guys against an extension with a joist floor so matching original? Or as Woody says it will just be less onerous and cheaper in the long term. As long as its insulated properly are joist floors...

Thanks Woody, The Extension is to have pebbledash render to match exisiting house so i suppose thats why they are stipulating 10" block with all internal walls to be plasterboarded and then plastered? Is this not a cheap way to build an extension and should i worry about things like damp...