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Thanks all why would the trv's be affected by the balancing please? when i say they are useless i mean that say if you have them set to no' three and thats normally ok - then when you get an extra cold day the room is colder? and we have to turn them up. surely thats wrong? thanks...

Thanks all the danfoss is powered by battaries so there are just the two switch wires Mike

Hi all I have a 2 zoned heating system (oil) upstairs and downstairs. I would like to keep the bathroom warmer than the rest of the upstairs as we like cold bedrooms. at present i am using timed thermostatic wall controllers but am wondering if i could somehow individually control each...

Hi all I have a danfoss5001 room thermostat that is very poorly sited and all I want to do is site is somewhere else but without having to rewire. I assume that I will have to buy a new thermostat ? and a paired rf tranmitter? is that right? and I will just replace the present 5001...

I have a large approx 5mtr sqare room with pine floorboards . the oak boards will be 200mm wide and about 2.4 mtr long what is the recommended method of laying and would it be feasable to lay them floating? thanks Mike

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My plumber is suggesting i put my new boiler in my garage. Its in the utility room now and i am quite happy with it there and am worried that the heat given off from the boiler would be wasted in the garage? is there any advantages at all to putting it out there. i think he wants to because...

LOL yes you are right there :D well spotted Mike

no just a hobby woodworker Mike

I ran a ring around the top of the frame on the exterior face and dropped to all sockets down the exterior - the glazing bars eg the 250mm wide boards covered the trunking. thanks for all comments By the way Mike :D

The intention is to fit doors but to be honest I have had enough this year its knackered me :oops: so it will have to wait till next year at least-- we'll see how cold it gets :shock: Materials were about £20,000.00 but that includes everything including electric velux's -- underfloor...

Hi working mainly weekends and doing almost everything except glazing myself. I built this out of 3yr old oak for the framing - kiln dried oak for the doors and frames and douglas fir for the roof to minimise any movement. hope you like :) Mike

thanks all very helpfull :)

Grant Oil Boilers ---- are they any good? I had one before and was very happy with it plus they quote the best efficiencies. But a plumber has said that he hasnt heard of one installation that "knocks out the BTU's" which i take to mean doesnt actually meet its stated output. He...

Hi my "Plumber" says that it is not possible to fit a new condensing boiler in my utility room as i need a drain outlet and it would be too expensive also to fit the new flue? the present boiler is 3 inches away from a washing machine drain (which goes into a private cesspit) and the flue...

thanks all i shall ignore him :)

Thanks its just that one guy said it wears off!

Hi does anyone know about this stuff - one glazier who's price for it is astronomical says "it is Pilkington and all the others are rubbish" is this true? thanks Mike

Hi all we have just had our bathroom tiled in travertine and to be honest we are not too happy with the finish. they have been sealed twice but they look sort of patchy/ what i mean by that is that looked at in certain light some of the tile has a mild shine on it and some is matt- is there...

Hi Can I butt in and ask would this be ok for the flexible grout used on wooden floors? and would it clean off the bloom that is left over by our tiler on a travertine stone floor? thanks for your help Mike