Recent content by Paddyx

Hi, No. Once we realised the damp problems caused we stopped any drying of clothes indoors other than through a drier.

Thank you. That's provided a lot for me to work with.

Thanks. There's no pipes in the roof that I can see so it looks like the roof is leaking, even though I have recently had it 'repaired'. I hear what you are saying about the lintel and condensation. Is there a specific cause of a 'cold'lintel and is there any way of dealing with the problem...

Thanks for the suggestions. I have been into the loft but I am not seeing anything. I think that I need to get a roofer in to check where the solar panels are and the overlap into the gutter.

I have a south-facing back bedroom that has developed a couple of problems that may or may not be connected. A small stain has appeared on the ceiling a couple of feet from the external wall. There is some staining in the same area between the coving and the wall. Above this are solar panels...

Can you explain this a bit more? I am not aware of a demand for hot water that might override the heating. I have been trying to get the boiler heating the radiators when there has been nobody else in the house and -so - no hot taps running or dishwashers etc running. Is this what you mean?

Yes the boiler is firing away.

The model is a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 624. Nothing was touched or changed on the system. It just stopped heating the towel rails one day. For testing I have the thermostat set as high as it can go (30 C) and I have the controlled in a cool place so that it is recording an ambient temperature of...

We have a three year old Vaillant ecoTec Plus which producing plenty of hot water but no heating. Water pressure is 1 bar. The control unit is a wifi VR 66. I have changed the batteries in the control unit and the thermostat seems to be working. Neither the boiler nor the control unit are...