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I recently had decorators in, putting lining paper for a nursery. They loosened the radiator valves and tilted the rad forward to be able to paper behind it and left that way, so we can paint behind it too. Now the painting is finished (by us) I will put it back up & hang on the brackets. It...

I have been given 2 quotes for a new combi system install with above boilers. Which one would you rate higher? The main differenrence I can see is, the Greenstar 30SI has an Aluminum HX, whereas Glowworm has Stainless steel HX. any advice? joepublic

Sorry if this sounds a silly question to ask, but I haven't got a clue... I am currently extending my driveway. I will lay the kerbs in concrete bedding & haunch them afterwards. I am wondering if I could use the following product to reinforce the Bedding & Haunch...

I will soon get a new "All electric cooker" fitted. Total rating 14.8Kw. Total cable run: 8 meters from CU (mostly surface) This will be done by an electrician, but I will do the shopping in preparation. The set up is: 1- 50A MCB (already fitted on the non-RCD side of the CU) 2- 10 mm T&E...

Thanks for all the comments so far. Oilman wrote: <Getting rid of tanks etc? an unwise decision. You might have a bit more space, but you will have bigger maintenance bills too. > Do others also think that switching from an Open Vented system to a Sealed system is unwise? Maintenance...

Quite right. Perhaps I should expain a little. I am having a new kitchen fitted. The existing kitchen has a Rayburn Cooker / Boiler which is being replaced by an electric cooker & a separate combi boiler as I'm switching from Open Vented system to Sealed system to regain loft space + HW...

Is it legally allowed to fit a Rayburn Nouvelle cooker & boiler to provide CH, HW and cooking? Or do all new installations have to be Condensing Combi boilers? joepublic

Thanks for all the advice. Much appreciated. I will make no further queries to EDF / Seeboard on this. It's a nightmare trying to deal with them anyway. :wink: BTW, I also asked them to fit a "load side isolator" but they refused outright. So I'll have my spark to fit one & avoid paying REC...

Thanks for replying. BAS, I also thought PIR would have been the appropriate certificate to ask for. Perhaps the call-centre operator mis-quoted..? Supersparky, Perhaps I misunderstood, but I thought PME was an upgrade to all other earthing methods. But if TN-S is good enough then I'll...

I recently moved house. I have TNS supplied to my property via the outer sheath of the supply cable. I checked with EDF and they said PME is available to the property and that the electricity co (Seeboard) should arrange my earth connection to be upgraded to PME (not sure what exactly this...

Thanks for the replies. The reason why I asked the question is, I currently have an AGA boiler/ cooker which I find very costly to run. Also not happy with the performance e.g. on demand hot water, unless the boiler is kept running 24/7. So, what I'm looking for is a bolier with: low...

I am planning to get my CH/HW system changed from an open vented to sealed system with a new Condensing Combi Boiler to serve 11 radiators + HW for 1 bathroom and kitchen tap. What is the most efficient Boiler in the market that money can buy? Any advice will be most appreciated.

Andy / JohnD Thank you for the replies. I will take your advice and write to the Electricity supplier & let them do the investigating. I understand TNS (as described) is acceptable earthing (in any case better than TT) so I won't pursue for an upgrade. Does anyone think it's necessary for...

First post in the forum. I'm not an electrician. Just trying to establish some facts so I can go about making the right inquiries to the right people/company. 1 - Earthing: I have MET connected to the armoured sheath of the supply cable via some multi strand metal wire with a warning label...