Recent content by mrcallipers

Thanks everyone for this. The problem we seem to have is that the ground floor is too cold, whilst the upstairs is like a furnace. This has only really been a problem since it's got cooler - up till then it was all fine, even if the upstairs was modestly too hot. I've been running all...

Hi all, We have recently had a new boiler installed, and ended up plumping for one with weather compensation. I know that there are many opinions as to how good these systems are, but we've got it now (and have found it ok so far). When it was installed I asked about radiator balancing...

So using that calculator and messing about with the parameters a little (walls are drylined but not cavity, I'm unsure how much insulation is in the sealed roof) suggests that I need something in the mid to high 30kWs. That's before I've added anything for hot water. Again I'd just like to...

Thanks both of you, greatly appreciated. I think that 55kW may be overkill, we have 5 beds and 3 baths. I know of others that have similar size houses with a modern 32kW boiler... After a bit of scouting round the internet it seems that the brands that are able to use 80mm twin flue...

Hi all, We moved into a house that has a Keston C55 in the basement which has finally given up the ghost, having been nothing but trouble for the last couple of years. Due to the flue arrangement most of the people we've had look at it have said that the only real solution is to replace it...