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Thanks for all this info. have I got this right - most combis need water at mains pressure and wont accept heated water??? Although quite a few people seem to be a bit iffy about solar, I'm getting quite keen to try it. Fitting a new boiler with a bit of fiddling around is going to cost...

I'm thinking about replacing my old but faithful Gloworm 85-100 with a new combi to save some money on gas bills. Had a thought about keeping the old cylinder, heating it from solar collectors and using it to supply the new combi. Will this work?

On Paint Shop Pro, use the selection tool set to "Point to Point" Click at close intervals around what you want to cut out, finish with a double click when you get back to where you started from. Copy to clip board and then paste into your other image as a new layer. You can resize and move...

Err what about using some rocks? Get a few small slabs (crazy paving style). Mortar them in place at the top of your preformed waterall. Lay your outlet pipe on top, then arrange small boulder shaped rocks on top to hide it. Make sure the slabs are arranged let the water flows ok into the...

It's not poisonous if it's an apple. Crab apples don't taste too good though

Ivy is harder to get off when it's dead and dried up. Get it off while it is still growing. Use a blow torch on the bits left behind - sounds drastic but it works - even better for Virginia creeper. _________________________ locked see forum rule 20

Hmmmm! I've checked some of the other threads now and it seems not many people like condensing combis. They sounded like the best thing since sliced bread when I first read about them. Just trying to save some £££s on the gas bill (maybe help the planet a bit too). Perhaps I'll look at some...

Need an new boiler, might as well get a good one. Thinking about Vaillant - are they any good? Any other ideas?