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can anyone help me pleeeeeeease :-(

I have just rewired the old timer switch back in and it all comes on... I was worried that I had done something stupid and blown a fuse LOL so basically... the old one has 2 red wires that come out the back of it... one sleeved and one not, that go somewhere... when the switch is set to ON...

Hi all I would like to swap out the old analogue timer switch, with a digital timer with wireless stat there is no house thermostat currently in the house. if the heating is scheduled to come on, the house just keep heating and heating, until the in-line stat on the boiler itself (out in the...

boiler is a Clyde Climatic 30 (not a combi) hi all I hope you are well and hope you can help me I moved to this house 3 months ago and all has been well with the heating. the oil got very low in the tank last week so ordered a fill which was delivered today. turned the heating on, and it...

Ok that wiring will be a challenge. Definitely will hold off. .. but thank you

looks like 20 min job for the plumber then... drain system, split pipe, install... then get sparky to wire it in...

cheers Stem, did not see your reply there before I replied... I might have to invest in one of those at some point but after the renovation I am fast running out of funds LOL I guess the plumber would know at which point in the system, this would most likely need to go... as I have no clue...

hmm suspect you are right there :-( the pipes go into the roof space, and into the ground... so not sure where they go from there.. I have had thermostatic valves fitted to all of the radiators, so at least I can stop the heating in the summer cooking the rooms, but I would still have the...

thanks for all the help and advice guys....

could always go 178 x 102 x 19kg

I like your thinking haa haa....

that's great, thank you so much for that description. every day is a learning day they say!

out of interest, how does the engineer calculate it? i.e. without the original design of the house? it must be a bit of a dark art, as the roof is supported by the main roof structure itself, which is supported by the outside and inside walls. this set of beams then also support it along the...

hi there... I am pretty sure this is it...

in that side-long picture of the house I drew above, I have the i-beam going the length of the house, but in fact it terminates on this wall, and a wooden beam is used for the other half of the house...