Recent content by larpo

Hi, I'm trying to create a kind of worn old warehouse floor feel in my flat to go with some exposed brickwork and well finished beaded plaster. The overall effect I am going for is a kind of contrast between old and new like an old dock warehouse conversion. My builder suggested using old...

Gentlemen (and ladies, if there are any present) I'm impressed by the quality of the advice and debate on this forum. top marks. The unvented cyclinder is now bought and payed for and will be installed this week. with any luck I will be mercilessly flayed by my new shower as of next week...

The flow rate into the property is very high. We do want to use a big rainfall shower head. Not sure what these need in terms of l/min. Point taken about the boiler. My brief search shows the Vaillant ecoTEC 831 at around £8-900. when you add the labour into the mix it seems this is going to...

Sooey, what are the dimensions of the tank?

he's not corgi registered (i asked), but he says all the work will be certified by a plumber who is.

That's just the cylinder, not the work. The work is as part of a much larger quote for building the bathroom, moving the existing boiler etc. etc.

So I've been told. so if i understand this right, the existing boiler plus an unvented cylinder would be more powerful than even a very powerful combi boiler, and at £500 probably quite a bit cheaper too... is this right?

Thanks guys. The mains pressure is very strong, which is I think why he was proposing an unvented system. Holty... out of interest, what would you suggest if you think he is wrong? Corgiman, Nige - would this solution be better/more cost-effective/more powerful than simply buying a new...

Hi, I have just bought a ground floor 2 bed, 1 bath flat with mains cold water at high pressure (around 4 bar). The combi boiler is a Worcester 24CDI and could be about 10 years old. The boiler is currently faulty and needs a good service, but what's more of a concern is that when it does...