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Umm, surely S plan requires you to common up the feed and returns anyway? The existing pump isn't going to pump round the HW circuit otherwise is it? Kinda glad I'm not paying someone who doesn't know what they are doing to do this work though (I'm not adverse in principle to someone asking...

Too add to that, if a pan connector of the same design doesn't quite match up for some reason, there are whole variety of different ones to help. eg: http://www.mcalpineplumbing.com/wc-connectors.html Also, you might need a new cone - the seal that goes into the back of the pan where the...

It's easier to do using a brass compression elbow, as then you can get away with not removing the chrome. Some say you should remove it, but I've left it on, and they have been fine

Removing the storage heaters - when they come out I'd imagine that behind will look tatty/dirty and need redecorating. Carpets might have been cut round them etc. Rads might be able to go in the same places, it depends. The elec cables and the points they are wired in can stay, it could be...

Would still need to hack the cupboard about tho, as integrated ones are deisned to slot into units with no baseboard, and you need to ahev the right places to screw them to, they are more expensive as well. I think I'd try cutting otu the baseboard, floor, and the front support if neccessary...

No particular reason why you should only have only one CW cistern, we've got 3 for some reason - about 1000L in total, which will keep us going if we get cut off at any time :-) You've got three because at some point someone decided they needed more stored water than one tank would supply...

oh, should be able to manage that with a taller rad: eg this one: http://www.towelradiator.co.uk/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=264 But yes, if you are gettign the boiler replaced, adding it to that job sounds sensible

Well, yes, really you should do a heat loss calc, have a look at this page which explains it, it's not as bad as it looks :-) http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?title=Heat_loss You avoid then doing the work and getting it wrong, and it not being warm enough. However, you can always...

Unless it's an old house, where combined drains are the norm anyway.

To add to that. You need to do heat loss calculation for the rooms so that you can size the radiators correctly. Looks a bit technical, but actually not that hard, basically add up losses from conduction , air changes for ventilation etc. Have a look at this page...

Well, you can check by looking up measurements on manufacturers websites, but the cistern is much closer to the pan than low level ones. Boxing in behind as suggested above is the best option if you want to go close coupled.

Ah yes, as I imagined I think. Don't go bothering swapping out the speedfit T's I can't see there is likely any problem there. A bit of systematic investigation is required. And don't assume things - that way lies wasted time and money. And you've already found something a bit odd - which looks...

By the sounds of it your pressure is very high (happens, we had about 8 bar in the old house which was too much for the thermostatic shower) Lots of things seem to be designed for max 5 bar (been looking at lots of taps, showers etc. lately) Even reduced down to say 3 bar it should be plenty...

I think a diagram of things is required really, I think I know what you mean, but I could be getting it wrong. Where do these pipes connect back into the rest of the system?

There are a whole variety of different pan connectors, have browse of Mcalpine and Multikwik's websites. This design would probably suit your purpose better http://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-wc-conq-90-space-saving-pan-connector-110mm-outlet/23036 What toilet was there before? if it...

For a given physical size a towel rail will give out less heat than a normal rad, whether that is enough to heat the room depends on the room, house construction and size of the rad. I've put a new one 600x1750 one in the bathroom refit that is enough to heat that room. You should be able to...

It's always hard to communicated these things with words? Got any piccies? So the flexible pipe is basically connecting the ends of the these flow and return copper pipes? via two valves? I'm wondering why? maybe to act as a bypass for some reason - otherwise why not just cap them off? I...

1.Threading through the joists. What are you threading through the 30 mm hole? a bunch of 15mm pipes? Might be better off drilling a hole for each pipe, or less pipes through the hole.? The cumulative friction from each hole does add up so you want it as easy run as possible Though when I have...

It does sound like it is mis plumbed somehow. Will the rad get hot if the valves on all the other rads on the system are closed down?

Well, it might not be the right thing to do, but you haven't really got anything to lose by trying to seal the leak, it's not really going to make things worse. (And it might not even be the joint, I had a pinhole leak in a length of pipe - presumably and impurity that gradually disappeared...