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Sorry for not being clear, but I did say we had seperate valves and not a 3-way, so like your RH picture.A couple of snaps below

Boiler system is an Ideal balanced flu Fl100 IIRC gravity fed. All radiators have TRVs so no room stat, but obviously frost stat near boiler. Bathroom radiator controlled by hot water timer. Pump runs when on so don't think it's the problem you suggest snugib D_Hailsham, yes it is a std...

Motorised valve is a honeywell

Sorry, better clarify. System has worked fine for the past 5 years and has only recently started the hammering, so connections must be assumed to be correct. I am at work, so can't check for certain, but am pretty sure that we have seperate motorised valves for heating and hot water...

Recently started to get a water hammer like sound - very much like a stuttering TRV. Gone round every radiator and none seem to be the issue. Finally chased it down to the airing cupboard and pipes from the hot water cylinder. Motorised valve situatred there and if manually turned then noise...

Well I suppose you could get an acceptable looking light for a utility room, garage or shed to take those, but can't see any of those being suitable for decorative (and useful) lounge, bedroom etc lighting. They're large and ugly. You are obviously single. :) Take most (if not all) women...

Yes I am thinking of CFLs with the elecs in the base. But then what other choices are their? As I said, spending hundreds or thousands of pounds on quality replacement luminaires is neither cost or planet saving. The cost of manufacture and destruction of the old is much worse for the planet...

You missed the point, We neither have the space nor the money to buy additional table or floor lights to provide differing lighting conditions. A dimmer does exactly what we and most people want - uses their one lovely luminere to provide a variety of lighting conditions. No turning 3 lights off...

Dimming is a key feature of most peoples use of light. Having spent a considerable amount of money on a light SWMBO likes we dont have massive rooms (or salary) to buy 4 extra complimentary mood lights to do the same thing as one dimmer. And the solution of spending another 3 figure sum per...

Thanks guys. As the fan will be only a short distance above the shower cubicle height, I think I'd feel happier with SELV. At least I now know it is worth getting a quote and I'm not wasting everybodies time. I will be asking same sparks who did kitchen cooker radials for a quote and as he...

Thanks. I had assumed as the fan would be in zone 1 SELV would be required - or at very least preferred

Our bathroom has always suffered condensation and I want to get an extractor fan fitted. I know it's notifiable, and will get a sparks to do it, but before wasting time getting quotes, I want to check logistics first. Bathroom is a projection through the roofline with 3 exterior walls of...

As a result of finding some unusual aspects of a lighting cicuit (see other thread for ugly pics) I had to remove the fuse for safety and I noticed that there were in fact 2 lighting circuits from this fuse. I Initially thought that maybe somebody had set the lighting up as a ring, but...

I was commenting on the sheer stupidity more than anything else. That and the fact I know you guys like pictures of the good, the bad and the ugly. Whoever did this procured the correct cables, put them in the safe zones, clipped cables to joists, used quality fittings etc, but then blew all...

I know you guys like pics. Whilst repairing some blown plaster found this. A bit more investigation revealed this and this Worrying thing is that these are the switch and 2 way cables for landing and hall and have been in daily use. We have been living in the house for more than...

That holds about as much water as a Sainsbury's trolley, is typical of people selling lights and not taking account of consumers wishes and needs and lifestyle. I don't want 10 lights each with different brightness, nor can I afford the cost of purchasing them, getting them wired and servicing...

Cost of a hole borer to hire is more than the summer house and still leaves the easy access for the foxes underneath, but thanks for the idea. The beares idea was what I had originally thought of and will work, but I had hoped there might be another way to do it.

We have been offered a fairly new small (approx 6x8) summer house for very little money, and whilst it's not quite what we want, it will do a job nicely and chaeply. However, want some ideas for the base platform. Garden has a slight slope from back to front of sumer house location and is in...

Thanks for the replies. seems like the company didn't check the original fan properly before ordering a new one then.

Sorry for the long post Following kind advice on here we had the boiler serviced expecting to have to have the fan replaced. They came serviced, said nowt wrong "Ideal Classic are noisy as they get oder", charged and left. Boiler still making grinding noise, but working so left it at that...