Recent content by telstar

Thanks for all your help and guidance guys. Sorry the picture is on it's side, first time I've posted a picture on this forum. It's a great relief to learn they are bi-directional , I had visions of doing an awkward x-over below the boiler. My only issue now is the noisy one which I will deal...

Thank you guy's for your interest and help. Going to try now and post a pic of one of the TRV's. I hope someone can give further guidance given the picture. Many thanks

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Thanks muggles, hopefully then I will find a flow direction arrow stamped on the TRV if they are one directional?

Long story but the crux of the matter is, due to misinformation , I've ended up with all my TRV's on the return side of the rads :( How vital is it to correct this as it does seem to work ok, all except for one TRV which hammers if turned anything less than fully open?

Thanks for the advice ban-all-sheds, duly noted. I'm beginning to side with you, downlighters are a pain in the bottom.

Yes ban-all-sheds, will be fitting seal hoods, even though I'm using 5w super LEDs, some idiot in the future may go and swap them for Halogens, Unless they rip the downlighters out completely, I note you're not a fan :)

Opps, miss-interpreted the regs, but I'd rather over-engineer and fit the best any day, hang the expense. Thanks, my question answered.

After all the fuss and expense of making sure I had 'fire rated' AND IP65 downlighters fitted in my refurbed bathroom, I now find to my alarm, the extractor fan I purchased, ( although the spec says, "conforms to latest Building Regulations ADF" ) the ceiling mounted vent cover is just plastic...