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Sounds a bit like a Skoda......

Would just be interested in the opinions of you pros on this unit. Good points, bad points, reliability etc... Thanks in advance

Cheers Slugbaby - great info. will let you know

Apologies if this is not strictly a "plumbing" question, but I figured those of you who instal showers may be able to help. When my house was built those kind builders decided to build a shower alcove around the shower tray. The tray is 750 x 750 but the two opposing walls are 690 apart...

Slugbaby - thanks! I actually do have a thermocouple adaptor for a DMM but the bl*ody thing has failed so I cannot measure 11C. However have opened the GV a bit to see what happens. I have no objections to paying one of you Corgi pros a sensible amount to change my boiler. I am very used to...

Thanks - I guessed I had missed something vital like what type of boiler. It is a Myson Apollo Fanfare S, - wall mounted fan assisted gas unit with pilot ignition. It is running on its max output setting of around 50000bthu. Around 7-8 years ago it started kettling and I descaled the system...

In the last 6-8 months when the central heating boiler fires up, in the first few seconds there can be a series of very loud banging sounds from the system, lasting 5 seconds or so. It sounds like someone is hitting the pipes with a hammer. It only occurs when the system is fairly warm (i.e...