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Inlet valve on the right which might be a TRV but generally not on the older rads. Return is on the left and is a lockshield type valve and its this side of the rad, on each rad, thats hotter than the other. make sense?

Hi I may not have the correct term but i think the water is flowing around my central heating system backwards and resulting in poor performance in terms of even heat output from the radiators. Let me explain and i'd like some input. I had a new boiler fitted when we did a kitchen extension a...

Ha! - I have actually been impressed with the thermal properties of modern single glazing.

ah great - thanks for the tip cheers

Long shot here but can anyone identify a supplier a handle for the door i have posted below? Brief synopsis is that the doors were supplied and fitted by the builder as part of a project last year. All was fine until at the weekend when opening the door the handle snapped in half. Its clear that...

We live in a south london victorian terrace and when we moved in it had some horror of alu double glazing form around the 80's in place. We wanted to go back to the sash's it would have originally and, i am told, as the sash boxes were still present we were able to reinstate with single glazed...

The DPC is below the ground level of the patio but that is in fact now about 12 inches above the soil level and in fact the cavity goes down to the origional ground level. In other words, as its hard to explain, DPC was put in on top of engineering bricks then the kitchen floor level, and so...

OK so here are a couple of pics - apologies about them needing to be rotated. I presume that this will just dry over time and that its the excessive rain we've had recently thats mainly caused this as there is no 'pooling' of water on the patio, it drains pretty quick. cheers

correct for the BC inspection regarding the DPC but it was in place for the final BC signoff - I'd be interested to hear of what the potential fix(es) could be that did not involve removing the patio if indeed there turns out to be an issue.

I'll post a picture on the weekend as its a bit dark to see anything when i get home. This was all in place before final BC sign off so they were happy enough with it so maybe i am being a little paranoid but there is certainly dampness on the external layer of bricks either side of the bi-folds...

thanks for this - the whole extension has been built with the first 2 or 3 courses, i dont remember exactly, in red brick which i presume is frost protected and on top of this is the DPC - The issue seems to be that as the patio has raised the ground level on the back elevation then the patio...

Put this into 'In the garden' but i think this might apply more here and i cant delete the old post - sorry for the dupe. Hi We recently had a new kitchen extension completed and was signed off by BC and everything is present DPC wise for the new walls. Part of the build a patio was...

Hi We recently had a new kitchen extension completed and was signed off by BC and everything is present DPC wise for the new walls. Part of the build a patio was created, thats tiled, at the same height as the kitchen floor which is around 10 inches about ground level and so above the DPC of...

ok - so..... how do i fix? ie who knows what is was and what it now needs to be!

will try to get pics tomorrow - the current HW tank is being replaced, hopefully soon, with one thats a bit larger and newer! but also that does not leak, although the leak that appeared on the current tank fixed itself after it formed that lovely layer of crud! The old system did have a...

not sure about that as it was subbed out - so i think he really was a plumber! maybe...

twas done by the plumber who works with the builder - kitchen extension was carried out and an old back boiler replaces with a new WB which is in the new kitchen. Will post more pics when i can but what are you looking for? As an aside we are currently running without a programmer as the old...

Hi - We recently had our boiler changed and the pump was moved due to some problems with water circulation at the same time, although there were no issues with water with the old boiler. Since this time the radiator that is the last on the system, this radiator is in a loft bathroom, gets air in...

thanks all - its actually a vented system but i have managed to get some details from the manufactures and it seems a 400x1500 cylinder gives me 170 L and the tank is 475mm with insulation so that all works. We generally have a couple of showers in the morning and then a bath in the evening...

also.... what capacity would be OK for 3 bed 2 bath/Shower home? i am seeing one at 170 L which seems like it would be OK but not sure how that capacity stacks up?