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Ah, yes, sorry, you're right, something got scrambled along the way. :-( Thanks

Yeah, I can see that finding one might be hard as the design of them is normally with uprights at the end which doesn't give much space for an element.

I can't imagine that there is so little liquid in them as to not cover the element when it's on it's side - assuming the element at the bottom. I presume they leave a bit of space for the liquid to expand. But yes, it'd almost certainly invalidate the warranty, but some times you have to...

*oops - edited, talking some rubbish* The wireless stat (well the receiver) has two sets of connections. It needs a live and neutral to power the receiver itself (connected to the Live and Neutral terminals in the receiver and then you use a pair of connections for the switching for the stat...

Yeah, I think it would look pretty odd (though can't see why it wouldn't work ok). If you do use a straight, not curved one and look for one that doesn't have any big gaps in the rails if you can find one (probably hard) I would pay the extra to get a rail designed to mount that way. Or...

I presume his spurs jangled as he rode away? :-( For starters, the RSP100 is designed just for showers. http://www.salamanderpumps.co.uk/positive-head-shower-pumps_twin-impeller-centrifugal_rsp100 Salamander do different pump ranges (RHP and some of the ESP ones). AIUI, they have...

I'd have a look in the manual (online if you don't have a paper one). If there is a simple fix it will be in there I'd imagine.

Dunno how much oil costs, and I don't know how much using oil compares to using elec to heat the water . Though friends of ours who have an oil boiler use their immersion for heating the hot water in the summer IIRC. I've had the immersion on this some of this summer as the gas CH/HW has been...

Oh, just reread the thread and picked up on this. What shower is this? All external bar valves I've seen have a back plate that is fixed behind the tiles (unless running external pipes as well) and supports the shower valve. On a stud wall, you would normally fix a noggin at the right...

As long as the lath and plaster wall is sounds there is no problem with having it around a bath/shower. Anyway, back to Fallout's issue. Yes, you can try cutting out a section of the lath and plaster down the wall, but it will likely make a mess of the wall. Once you start messing with L&P...

Dunno about the gas pipe, but if you haven't done something like this before, be prepared for a crazy amount of dust that will get everywhere. I used one to cut chases for pipes in a wall for a shower, and the whole room just disappeared in a cloud of dust. Assuming you are living in the...

Something like this in the cold water storage cistern or a toilet cistern http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/ball-cocks-346-0000 Allows the automatic filling of the cistern.

You could always try a different rad bleeding key, a different type might fit better. But some narrow nosed pliers out to fit. (though getting to it might be challenge, you might need to lift it off the wall and tilt it carefully forward a bit) I've never tried to buy just the screw, but yoiu...

I fitted a combi in our old house, as that enabled us to get rid of the airing cupboard, which gave us more space in the small bathroom which was welcome. Overall it was a good choice and the shower was good. Though bath filling was pants. But we have since moved house,and have got a stored...

These people? http://www.ergonomicdesigns.co.uk The enclosures are not their own manufacture, they sell from a number of brands by the look of it. You might want to link to particualr ones you are interested in. (though they do seem to sell their own shower units)

Pumping the whole house like you suggest would work (the installation guide for the ESP pumps, includes whole house systems). Though you might want to consider whether you really do want the pump kicking in every time someone uses the hotwater to wash their hands or whatever. Pumps aren't the...

Links to the products are handy. In reality it probably doesn't matter, how much do you value the 10 year guarantee? I doubt it means either is more likely to fail than the other, guarantees are as much about marketing as any inherent features of the product. Re the heat output, different...

Umm, not sure if I've got this right. Are you moving the the rad valves so as to be connected to the new rad as normal? When you say, extend the pipes up using a 60mm rigid tail, do you mean like you would use in a radiator (in which case you won't be able to connect it to the pipe with...

Yes, the combi should be connected to a Fused Connection Unit (FCU) fitted with a 3A fuse. It is an easy enough to swap the existing switch for one. This kind of thing: http://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-13a-dp-switched-fused-connection-unit-with-flex-outlet-white/13479 Though, it won't make...

No, AFAIK you can't turn off the TPI, though you can reduce it to 3 periods per hour. 'Optimisation' is something different, that relates to the Optimum Start feature where it tries to work out the best time.to turn on to get the house warm at the right time. I almost fitted one, until I...