Recent content by Nick E

My pal and his wife had a very neat Stovax 'hole in the wall' type enclosed log burner professionally fitted last March. They have really only started to use it regularly these past few months but have noticed that they are getting enormous amounts of condensation throught the bungalow on the...

I had a similar problem with an old system last year. I spent enormous amounts of time doing all the obvious things before discovering a very old anti-gravity valve which was almost completely blocked. A long shot but it had me stumped on the sytem I was trying to fix!

Hi, I would gladly have given it to you but unfortunately it went for scrap last week. Sorry. Regards Nick

You are correct there is a large O ring coupling the two two halves of the heat exchanger together. What first drew my attention to a potential problem was the fact that the plume of steam from the flue had become reminiscent of the Flying Scotsman. I dismantled the whole assembly and once...

Apologies for reviving a very old thread but I thought I might post the following information to save anybody searching for Quantum Boilers Ltd the trouble. I bought a Quantum condensing boiler in March 2003. Not cheap but well made and the stainless steel heat exchanger was guaranteed for...

I am currently involved in building a timber framed work area within a large steel framed barn. Although the barn is dry and weatherproof the entire area is unheated and therefore quite damp during the winter. We need to clad the stud walls and ceiling of the new work area and cannot decide...