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Trying to save as much as possible on the cost of a condensing combi oil boiler. Thermsaver seem to be the cheapest I've found so far but, is there a reason for that? And is £1650 really the going rate for a condensing / HE oil combi? I'd welcome being pointed at cheaper, either new or...

Hello! I have an 03 Renault Kangoo 1.5 CDi 70+ van, which has been running fine until recently. From cold it fires up and performance is as good as ever, with that noticeable little boost from the turbo when necessary. However after 20 minutes or so it's as if the engine forgets it has...

I did note that & thank the respondents, but thanks anyway for your useful comment. Quiet day?

Hello, We're renovating our house which currently has no central heating system and because of its rural (non-mains-gas or suitable for LPG tank) position will be having an oil boiler installed. Thanks to contributors on DIYnot I'm now aware of Building Regulations Part L and what...

Thanks Kevin. I wasn't sure if asking for quotes on the forum was frowned on or not. Is there a specific section for such things or should I just post individual requests in each relevant forum? Thanks again, Stev

Just e-mailed you John. Steve

Having read up on Building Regs Part L, I begin to understand the comment from earlier with regard to fitting an old boiler as being 'illegal'. The old (Grant Combi 70) boiler in question isn't a high(er) efficiency condensing model so therefor doesn't make the grade as far as the Regs are...

Hello! This isn't strictly DIY but it's close.... We have a range of jobs on our 'new' house that will need doing by professional tradesmen instead of me. There seem to be a number of web sites around where one can enter details of the job(s) and receive quotes by e-mail...

Interesting. It's for the house we're about to move into / renovate where funds permit. Currently it has a solid-fuel Rayburn in the kitchen for hot water and AFAICR no other heating to speak of. Maybe an elderly storage unit in one of the rooms. I've heard of grants in the past but always...

Really? Illegal to have our OFTEC engineer install an oil boiler of that age? Wouldn't that mean that the resale market for old oil boilers would be pretty much non-existent? Thanks though, I'm intrigued.... Steve

Hi, I've been offered an old oil combi boiler via a family friend which has ten years of regular servicing by an OFTEC engineer and is made by Grant (am finding out the precise model...). It's only being taken out of service as their village now has gas available so they're switching...

Hello! We have a very old soft-red-brick property which suffers from penetrative (rather than rising) damp. This problem isn't isolated to a leaking pipe, gutter etc. but more of a general 'well, it's very old masonry, what do you expect?' kind of way. On the face of it there's a product...

Hello! We're considering making best use of space by having our new (domestic, internal style) boiler fitted in a bathroom rather than kitchen. In theory is this feasible? I know nothing of regulations when it comes to oil boilers and wondered if having one in a relatively moist environment...