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Hi, another question about my UFH. I've discussed previously on this forum about my poor UFH insulation - https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/spray-foam-underfloor-insulation.602155/#post-5375045 Due to the poor installation/insulation, my UFH doesn't heat the house very well at all. I...

Rookie question. Do I call my provider, i.e. octopus and they will contact the the gas board? Will they attend without proof form a heating engineer?

I had a chat with a friend today who lives on my road, he was in the process of getting his driveway dug up as he has a low-pressure gas supply. Apparently, there are a few on my road that have had the same issue. I've always suspected my boiler, but what are the chances that my issue could be...

Well I definitely have a hole under my house, I know that much. Here's my thread on the topic :cry: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/spray-foam-underfloor-insulation.602155/#post-5375045

I hadn't thought about calling Vaillant directly. Guess they'd have the best chance of fixing it first time. I'll give them a call tomorrow and get a quote. Would this be the best advice over calling out an independent?

I've checked the gas supply valve and it's not been partially switched off (it's in a box outside) and the emergency gas engineer checked the flow, apparently that's okay? Hadn't thought that it could be a supply issue instead of a boiler issue. I'd read that the gas valve could be the issue or...

Thanks for the advice so far. I have few threads on this forum, but basically, I have uncovered a few issues since moving into this house four years ago. I've found that my underfloor heating installation sits on top of uninsulated floor boards which face a suspended floor (outside), so I'm...

Hi all, I'm currently having some issues with my boiler 'Vaillant ecoTec plus 837', where I'm getting random F28/29 and F54 errors. It's pretty old and I'm wondering if it's worth just swapping it out. I'd like the peace of mind of a long warranty etc. The current system consists of 7 radiators...

Thanks, he did mention it could be the gas valve or gas supply. He checked the supply into the house and that was fine. What doesn't make sense (to me at least), is why does it always fail to start in the morning? Hot water from taps and heating in the evening appear to be fine?

Hoping somebody can help. I called out a heating engineer this week as my boiler has started erroring in the mornings when the heating is triggered. This has become more frequent, but so far can be remedied by pressing the reset button. When it errors, I get the F28 and a F54 error. The engineer...

It doesn't work anymore. Think a previous tenant killed it, no doubt by covering the vents and tripping the thermal switch. I had a look but couldn't see anyway of resetting it.

Hello, yes I'm the landlord. Nice to know, thanks. The consumer unit was switched out a few years back, so hopefully it's capable.

Hi all, I need to replace an old Dimplex storage heater, which has a single economy 7 feed. I noticed that the more modern ones have two feeds, so one for E7 and one for daytime tariff. To the best of my knowledge, the rental flat only has the single E7 flex coming out of the wall. Is it...

Thanks Stem, some great advice there. Yes, I did wonder if the pump was running out of water but I'll be honest, I don't know how it works. I assumed the pump spinning would actually 'pull' the water from the cylinder, hence not relying on the gravity feed, but going by your description, it...

I had a quick look today when I was there. Posted below are a couple of pics. It looks like there is a feed from the top of the water tank into the pump and then the output from the pump goes into the copper pipes which feed the hot taps around the flat. I couldn't actually find the stop cock...

Oh really, no surprise. Next time I'm there, I will take some pics. I did wonder if it was a water flow problem. I have no idea how these things work. Would the pump pull from the tank or just pump what water is already sat at the inlet that's been fed by gravity?

I'm sure it's out of warranty now and I'm not even sure who fitted it now, it's something my brother organised.

Hoping somebody can help. In my rental flat, the hot water is fed from an immersion heater but the flow rate was abysmal. I had a plumber install a Salamander CT55XTRA pump several years ago to provide more pressure. It's never been great and has worked intermittently. At times, when it did...

Thanks, I'll take a look next time I'm there.

Thanks both. Yes, I assumed it was due to people drying towels even though I've told them not to. There was another heater in the same property which also wasn't working. I managed to find the mechanical trip on that one (watched a YouTube video). The one mentioned in my post might be a bit...