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Thanks noseall, Interesting to see how you normally go about it, but I was hoping for answers specific to the questions that I asked about tile vent products that I can buy, and if any double roman tile vent will do the trick. I'm assuming the way the tiles interlock is different so guessing...

Hi All, I'm looking to buy a couple of tile vents and I'm not sure what to buy to suit my existing tiles which I believe are "bridgwater" double romans like these: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ZYkAAOSwEy5kZhXJ/s-l1600.jpg Does anyone know if any double roman tile vent would be suitable such...

Thanks very much for your reply. The new bathroom is the second - 1 up and 1 down. Could you tell me what would be the reason &/or benefits to going this route, rather than opting for a sytem boiler ? Why do you suggest the Intergas brand boiler? One guy I had a quote from was recommending...

Hi all We are in the process of getting quotes for a new upstairs bathroom. We have a BAXI bermuda back boiler and fireplace, with a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard and cold and expansion tanks in the loft. Me and my wife discussed about changing the boiler, but at the time we decided...

Hi all I have all my TRV's set to number 3 which I believe is average, I have my room stat set to 18 degrees, and my boiler stat set at 4 o'clock (12 - 12). Can anyone suggest why my radiators intermittently seem to be belting out heat (like almost too hot to touch), when the stats are all low...

Hi all Recently we have been noticing that every so often the radiators are very hot. On one of these occasions it turned out that the toddler had turned one of the TRV's up to 5, but on the other occasions I have been round to check all of the TRV's which have all been left set at 3. The room...

If I am painting the walls with water based paint, can I paint this over oil based undercoat ?

Hi all I have some brown stains on the external corners of where the two chimney feeds join in the loft. I am assuming there are metal retainers along these edges but don't know that for sure. Do you think moisture from inside the chimney has caused this? I am about to repaint the room and...

Ok point taken, yes I have already arranged for a local heating engineer to come over on monday to have a look. Any things I should specifically mention or ask for? power flush etc etc

Hi We have a vented system with cylinder and expansion tank, a circulating pump, and a Baxi back boiler behind an ugly looking fireplace. We have a 3 bed plus loft conversion 1930's semi detached house in W-S-M. Since we moved in to our new property back in January, we have had a few issues...

Hi I have managed to get dark coloured paint on the top face of the white skirts and the bottom face of the white covings where my hand wasn't steady enough when cutting in. Whats the best way to rectify this problem please ? Many thanks Paul

Hi Thanks for your reply. We will call someone in. After looking at the last service paperwork, there was a new PCB, gas valve, gas lead and thermostat fitted in May this year. Could any of these parts need replacing so soon? This would also beg the question about whether this boiler is worth...

Hi I can't get my back boiler to fire up. The fire works fine but the central heating won't play ball. The pilot had gone out. I tried to reset as explained in the manual by turning the thermostat dial to off (which gives an amber/green led, leaving 10 secs then turning on again. Initially...

yes I measured from the end of the threaded area across to the end of the other threaded area (the bits where the nuts screw on to). Ok I'll look out for some adapters. What about the diameter of the threaded bits to accept the nut ? Is this standard size ? I used a sized 30 spanner on the nut.

Hi I need to replace a radiator in my kitchen which is an old single panel type. I believe it's type 11 ? I need to make sure that the new rad will fit on to the existing valve connections. I have measured the width of the previous radiator at the widest part from each end of the...