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Hi All, Simple question Can any experienced plasterers offer any advice on which is the best float to buy for final finish on plaster ? I have heard that the plastic ones are good , I have one half decent steel float, this I use for applying bonding and the top coat with surprisingly good...

Having considered everyones input to my project , I think I will leave it this year , but next year I will consider puttinging in a thermal heat store , then some solar panels and also the back boiler. So next move is to try and get a backboiler for my Stovax, Stockton 11 woodburner which sits...

Yes that dawned on me earlier today.. I could change the design so to remove airlocks..

Madrab, Thanks for your input, It will be an open vented system and am curious as to your term "safety device" are you referring to a pressure relief valve which would be beneficial in a sealed system. Yes, I could put a heat sink radiator in the circuit in case of pump/power failure.

Yes a multifuel stove would be more efficient, I agree. The purpose of my project is to percolate some of the heat around the house , as long as it just takes off the chill in the non lived in rooms that will be fine. The main bedroom above the woodburner room is currently around 14~15 degrees...

Update , Ok Ive had chance to provide a drawing of my intended addition to the system . As you can see the backboiler (orange area) will go in parallel with the boiler and the circulating pump will be controlled by a pipe thermostat near the woodburner , This will switch the pump on when the...

Thanks, that's certainly an option. I have seen a matrix of copper pipe secured to the rear which looked appealing. Tho not as efficient as a heat exchanger.. One would assume the return from the backboiler connects to the main return somewhere near the boiler and the flow connects just...

Hi Rob, Thanks for the reply, I see your point and its an interesting one , Something I had noticed is the rear of the woodburner is cooler than the other surfaces and I assume this is because of the firebrick stacked in the rear of the stove casing. So, in theory it may not get too hot for the...

Hi All , I am contemplating "hanging" a radiator on the rear of our 12kw Stovax woodburner then plumbing this into the CH system. Our setup comprises an oil fired open vented system serving several rads and DHW tank , we live in the middle of knowhere and our firewood is free. we are not...

Thanks for the reply. We are pretty much off grid up here in the wilds. We have electricity but no gas , water is from a spring and a well. The oil delivery only occurs in the summer when the track is ok for the tanker. Wood is in abundance hence my thoughts on the back boiler.. I will follow...

Hi All, Last year I installed an open vented oil fired CH system also serving the DHW in our cottage . This was commissioned by a local engineeer who was impressed with my DIY skills , It does help that I trained as an electrician/plumber upon leaving school some 40 years ago. Now, hopefully...

Cheers. Some reading for later then.

Ok, could go down that route when funds allow. For the time being I am thinking a Nest 3rd gen to control the heating and hot water and was just enquiring as weather it would be compatible with my plumbing. Also are ther any advantages over Nest ' Hive etc or cons for that matter.

Hi all. Finally got my oil fired open vented system up and running which also heats the DHW cylinder. I have not bought a programmer yet as am thinking about a Nest thermostat. My requirements are to control the heating system and the hot water. My system is an oil fired worcester greenstar...

Further question,, As I understand it , it is advisable to fit a radiator directly across the boiler this usually being the bathroom radiator. Can this be fitted directly to the boiler flow and return ? What about the return from the cylinder being the last tee before the boiler ? Does it make a...