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Hello, hoping somebody can help. I have a unidare WMS724N storage heater that's not working. An electrician I know had a quick look and couldn't see anything wrong with the supply. After a bit of reading, I've seen that it's common for thermal fuses to blow/trip. Does anyone know what the...

I've had a look at the Wiser kit and it looks pretty good. A couple of observations. They appear to be expensive compared to Salus (I'll need to buy 5 thermostats) and they don't have half of the accessories that Salus does. I liked the fact that you can add the window sensor to the Salus...

I will add it to my 'research' list

Yes, I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 837. Doesn't look like it supports opentherm, but will do simple on/off boiler switching. I have room stats/zones downstairs to control the UFH temp, I just need something to tell it to switch the boiler on when the UFH room stat calls for heat. I just assumed...

I stumbled across a Nest thermostat video on YouTube. I'd always steered away from these for some reason as I assumed they wouldn't work for me needing to control downstairs UFH and upstairs radiators but I think they do as they have a hot water connection. It looks like they also support...

Thanks everyone, one thing's for sure. This place is an absolute disaster. So, guess I'm back to having to rip out the floor at some point, insulating with PIR board and starting again. If only people could do things properly first time.

Bit of an update today. I lifted a couple of the floorboards under my stairs. From what I can tell from the visibility I had, there is no foam/PIR boards under the floor between the 100mm joists. I got a couple of photos from above and it looks like the hot feed from the boiler to the UFH...

Thanks very much. Sorry, I haven't responded, I'm still stuck t work . It seems I have lots to read/learn. Let me digest and I'll no doubt be back with some questions.

Thanks, as you say, you've certainly brought some new ideas to the table. Albeit, rather expensive from a quick google..... I don't have a DHW cylinder at present. The house is a 3-bed detached, with 2 bathrooms, not massive. I currently have Heatmiser stats using RF without issue. I have...

Oh really, that's a shame. They seem to have a device to suit most scenarios..... Any other feedback on Salus?

Hi all, hope you can help. Central heating systems aren't my strong point and replacing anything at the moment could be risky as the Mrs will not be happy if I break something. I'm trying to limit energy usage for the random days we work from home. Heating the single office room sounds sensible...

Yep, as soon as I get a chance, I will investigate.

I understand the issues in the loft. I know it's not very popular due to condensation and rotting timber, but I would have thought under the house would be okay, especially if air bricks were still aren't blocked and ventilation isn't an issue.

I'm unsure as it's under a tiled and oak floor that I don't want to pull up to investigate. All I know is the house is freezing and doesn't retain heat and I know from looking under the stairs and lifting some floorboards, there is just a hole under the house. I can't be sure whether they...

Hi all, I've recently come to the conclusion, that my inherited wet underfloor heating is more than likely sat on cement boards, then floorboards which face the outdoor open suspended floor cavity. I still need to find a section to investigate and confirm, but I have a hunch that there is no...

Still looking into insulating my suspended floor. Just found this - Q-Bot looks great and might be easier with limited access. I'll start another thread to see if anyone has used them.

That would be a no then. We use the log burner for between 4-6 hours an evening and longer at the weekend but no, I don't have a free supply sadly. No way I'd be able to house a 500 litre store, I was thinking I could at a push fit in the 210 litre.... Thanks for the links, I will take a look.

Hi all, hoping somebody can help. I had Homeserve out today, as I've just started a boiler and central heating contract with them. They sent their engineer to assess the boiler but declined to insure my Vaillant Ecotech plus 837, because the condensate pipe had previously leaked and showed rust...

Fair enough, I'm happy to investigate. What would you suggest I need to do then? I've never taken apart facia or soffits, so don't know how they should be.

When I was last up the ladder, I checked and it was sealed with some form of sealant. I wasn't checking at the time if it was connected to the soffits, but the image shows that it does screw to the side of the house which joins the facia boards.