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I must admit I missed the most recent replies but thanks all. I’ve completed the repair today- as suggested using some pencil markings to position to slip coupler correctly. I used a solvent weld coupler at the bottom to then slot my new branched section onto. All seems to be sorted. I take it...

Kind of. The situation is a bit complicated. We engaged with their services and agreed a contract of works whilst they were MCS/NAPIT accredited. They were suspended by both, around 2 weeks prior to them starting the installation. They didn't tell us of this, and completed the installation...

All noted- thanks for the further suggestions. The original installer has got back to me and said it is the case that the IP66 rated gland installed on the top of the junction box has failed. i.e. not their fault in terms of installation method. Fault of the gland. There's evidently no way...

I've got this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001GL098?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_7 Used it a few times and it has been good. Last time I did use it, for whatever reason it was a real struggle to loosen the chuck by hand to get the drill bit back out but got there in the...

I did not know such products existed :LOL: Great- thanks again everyone for your help.

Thanks- do you mean the things that flameport has linked above?

Yes that shouldn't be a problem. It will just be going to the low voltage connections on the ashp so I can just open up the access panel I think, and disconnect the wires. The other ends of the conduit are good. One goes through the cavity wall into the loft and there's no water ingress there...

Thanks all. This forum is brill .... Firstly, been spending the last hour getting it back up and running as suggested, quickly. All is well now with the hot water, connections redone with new wagos (luckily I have plenty of those in the garage), and I've drilled a couple of drainage holes. The...

Thank you. The original installers were indeed poor beyond belief. So many issues, but that is another story. To fix properly I then need to adjust the top conduit to enter the junction box on the horizontal? Even with the drainage hole the water will still drip along the cables entering the...

Morning all, We have an ASHP (with HW cylinder) and over the last day or so the hot water hasn't been working properly, hence this being slightly urgent. On our control display the temp reading was all over the place so I immediately suspected a wiring issue with the temp sensor that runs from...

Thank you- I will do some googling.

Hi all, I have a soil pipe in our kitchen that has a connection for an old water softener that we have disposed of and I need to repair/reseal the hole. As per the photo, the pipe that was inserted and solvent welded into the boss (which itself is also solvent welded) broke off- with minimal...

When I've done ours I've used the hardiebacker tape and then trowelled on some tile adhesive over the joints as you say. I've not used the Mapei one. I tried the Everbuild kit which I thought was rubbish. I can certainly recommend this one though and it comes with two corner pieces...

Hi again all, I have now checked and there is a lintel, so all good there. I've ordered my replacement door which has arrived (solid hardwood door and frame). The frame size is pretty much dead on to the aperture, giving a little wiggle room obviously. I am reasonably happy (I think) with what...

Thanks all- some useful suggestions. One of those ones I guess where a number of options will work. That super glass option looks interesting.

Yeah I was thinking rockwool but it just falls apart a bit when manipulated I thought? I've generally used it for partition walls where I can just cut and slot it into a flat space.... I've attached a photo of outside which hopefully helps explain. To be honest the eaves insulation arrangement...

Ok thanks. What would be benefit of foil backed plasterboard be? I was going to potentially use acoustic boards to combat a bit of noise transfer upstairs….

Hi all, I'm stripping out/refurbing my kitchen at the moment, and above the ceiling I have the eaves (chalet bungalow style property). The existing insulation was the old dense loft roll that I needed to take out, or at least some of it, as there was so much builders rubble/rubbish in it. Top...

Not heard of that company before. Price wise as you say all depends on the existing radiator specs. Difficult to predict really. Ours was 5.5k with 5 rad changes and a 12kW clivet, which felt like quite a lot to be honest but a lot of the quotes were broadly similar in terms of labour. If you...

But why would anyone write off 7.5k? Plenty of independents are mcs registered, and who won’t just quote a 7kw or 10kw vaillant as standard. Crazy imo to have a large storage battery as well and not at least get a bespoke quote. Plus low heat losses as well and the ashp can modulate to lower...