Recent content by Richard Radford

I'm with it now. Feed out of the top of the boiler, into Aerjet air separator from which run the vent and the cold feed pipes (appropriate ports and vent running directly up to F&E tank), then the 3-way port and off to the heating circuit and hot water cylinder both returning via separate...

Thanks to all who have offered help. I have purchased a Myson Aerjet, lots of copper tube and will be placing the whole lot BEFORE the 3-way port - best to do the job right!

Thanks to all for the responses thus far, which have left me a bit confused and concerned in that the vent and cold feed were not directly connected to the boiler even before I started playing with the system. Is this a case of revised regs from when the house was built in the 70's? Anyway...

Ikea do a freebie 3D package that's ever so easy to use. Of course it does use their kitchen units and is pretty basic, but if you just want to get an idea of how its going to look and whether things are going to fit then worth a bash. A word of caution, the first time I used it, I designed...

I replaced the boiler last summer and took the opportunity to put in a 3 port valve to enable the hot water circuit to be pumped rather than gravity fed. I left the pump on the return rather than the flow side of the boiler. I suffered from pumping over and temporarily cured this by reducing...

Excellent. Got the picture now. Thanks very much

I'm sure I saw them in the latest Screwfix/Big Stuff catalogue. They come in small blocks and connect together like a puzzle via knobs and similar shaped voids. Apologies if I saw them elsewhere - haven't got time to check the catalogues.

I'm currently building an extension. The cavity was 80mm but my brickie has partially closed the cavity at the windows and doors by turning the inside leaf outwards (hope that makes sense). The resulting gap is around 30mm. On advice from the Buildings Inspector I purchased some Dampcor (I...

I am building an extension. My brickie has left me with a window that is 13mm wider at the top than the bottom. Overall size is roughly 233 cm by 144 cm (high). Can I get the UPVC windows made out of square (the design has 2 sets of opening windows and no fixed window)? What should I fill...