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I'll be the pedant The word is INFRARED

If you haven't been in residence for several years and if they have no way of interogating the meter then they have no historical basis for estimating a reading of your consumption. I suggest you get ready to argue your case.

Yet another backward step by 'technology' Get ready to have a lengthy argument with your supplier over their estimate of usage versus your estimate.

It looks like there might be a beak in the copper wire - can you confirm

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Those shallow shower trays are a right pain for overflowing is there's any restriction in the drain line, such as air, hair or conditioner build-up

Perhaps I should have included that those who dream up these regulations don't live in the 'real' world. In an ideal world we'd all be living in super insulated houses which cost virtually zilch to heat in winter and cool in summer. But we're stuck with what we have and there has to be some...

And therein lies the problem. 55 might well be adequate for a well designed and insulated new build with either under-floor heating or radiators sized to suit the thermal losses and the lower operating temperature. But an old house with existing radiators that were running at 70+ won't have a...

I'd suggest you turn up the outlet temperature of the boiler. On the basis that your boiler is a condensing model (it should be) the figure of 55 is reckoned to be the latent heat recovery temperature on the return from the radiators, so your installer probably set things up incorrectly. If...

My question was quite polite, but I cannot help how you interpret it ? The boiler will only burn gas at the rate specified by its design. For example, in 10 hours an 18Kw unit will (if running non-stop and with no modulation) consume 180kw hours of gas putting X amount of heat into the house...

Gas consumption is measured in cubic metres not £ Price of gas has gone up in recent months ! So why did you go for a more expensive undersized boiler in contradiction to the design spec. The tax payer helped buy your boiler and now you're complaining ?

Did you go for a cheaper quote, if so you probably got what you paid for. How exactly do you know you are "..using quite a bit of Gas." The gas consumption rate is a function of the boiler rating so a 24kw unit could be expected to consume around 33% more than an 18kw unit when burning at full...

When I moved into mine some 42 years ago, all the earths were in black sleeving. It took me a fair bit of time to sort out all the neutral - earth cross connections. :giggle:

In the good old days of tinned-stranded red and black, brown would be an "earthy" looking colour :giggle:

Whilst you're speaking to them, enquire when they'll be paying the way-leave rental :giggle:

Be aware that you're dealing with over 30 volts on the outlet and the IP20 rating is minimal at best An IP20 rating means the product is touchproof and will be resistant to dust or objects that are over 12mm in size. However, it has no protection whatsoever against liquids and will be...

If you get a map-reading compass, (with a transparent base) and the plasterboard is fitted using steel screws you will be able to detect the fixing centres by scanning the compass across the ceiling (holes not required) Note that you will be viewing the compass needle through it's base.

Some service stop valves are designed to self-drain when turned off. Sounds like yours may be one of them.

That reminds me of the old adage : "Those who can - DO; those who can't - TEACH; those who can neither DO nor TEACH - INSPECT"

In my opinion they're bloody dangerous - far too easy to scald yourself if you're careless. If you've young children or dodery oldies around then the dangers are even more real. My son has one and I've had some near misses using it - and although I'm on the wrong side of 70 I don't consider...