Recent content by joddle

Many thanks for that - you have really answered my initial query and in doing so have also explained how it would all work. I can now go ahead :)

Seems very possible it is 240v - just found the manual. The cable between the boiler and thermostat is mains cable double insulated. The hot water is direct so is not controlled from the thermostat at all. There is a simple hot water temp control on the boiler - turning the tap on activates the...

The 24v idea does not seem to fit with what we have got. The twin cable from the boiler is not 24v. the wires seem simply to connect the supply to the boiler. Shorting them activates the boiler, disconnecting them de activates it. It could be replaced by a simple bi-metal strip thermostat...

But the house concerned is in Spain. I used to live in Sussex (and still have a house there) so needed to change my details which I have now done - sorry for the confusion.

We have a property with a combie boiler for hot water and central heating. The CH is simple enough running from the boiler through the house to a rad in each room and it is controlled by a simple thermostat in the lounge. However we are often away and would like to activate the heating remotely...

Thanks wannabe - sounds a good idea - I particularly think leaving the gap at the bottom is something I need to do - instead of skirting I think I will cover with a grill so air can circulate to the wall and evaporate any damp before it rises higher. I have never used lime plaster before but...

Well thanks for the link Ken - very interesting and at first I thought maybe the answer - but on looking further it seems that the system is thought by some authorities to be just about useless (see here) so I won't be going down that route. In fact it confirms what I was thinking and that is...

We live in a very old building - some parts around well over 200 years old. The original walls are solid and well over 2 feet thick part is made of irregular stones and bricks held together with a very loose mortar. There are no foundations under the walls and of course no damp course - nor is...

Not possible at the moment as we are not at the house - will try and get some though.

We have a problem - Our ground floor comprisies t&g chipboard nailed to 75x50mm regularised softwood timbers laid "flat" ie as 75 wide x 50mm high on plastic "pads" laid loose on concrete oversite bed - does anyone know the name of this system/manufacturer of the pads etc etc., i.e. so we can...

Well now I feel a lot better!!! Having secured the services of a well reputed plumber to inspect the installation, I decided to poke my flexible drain cable down the pipe to see what direction it went and for how far. The was a little resistance but nothing too drastic and I assumed all was...

In out semi, there is almost nowhere to wall-mount a gas boiler. The old central heating was by back boiler in fireplace in the dining room but when we had a conservatory fitted, the ventilation issue became a problem and as the boiler was over 30 years old, we opted for a new one. The plumber...

Alas the flat is in Spain - Valencia to be precise - we can't re route the pipe as it dissapears into a void between our flat and the one underneath - and anyway it would mean breaking out the shower and undoing aload of the work already completed. For the short term we are going to restrict...

I have the feeling you are right - the floor would only allow the pipe to be almost horozontal I think so maybe within the floor there is a slight rise somewhere - but of course we cannot see that - and to be fair nor could the builder have seen that. Perhaps the bath being that bit higher...

Help please - We have just spent a fair bit of money having the bathroom in a small flat modernised. One of the principle things we changed was having the old metal bath removed and a walk-in shower installed instead - and it does look much nicer. However, when we came to test the shower the...