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I've assumed that because water is coming out when I press the valve that the diaphragm has gone. It might work for a short while if there is just air in the EV but I expect it'll need replacing at some point. Yes, the pump is on the return which is the left most pipe. My concern is...

Hello all. My combi boiler EV is bust (water coming out when valve is pressed and pressure building until prv releases). I'm planning to install an external EV but just need to be sure I am installing correctly. I will be cutting into the flow return (left most pipe in photo) and...

Boiler in attic

Thanks for the quick replies. Makes sense. Glad I asked the question now :) I have 9 rads (including 2x 1.8m x 600mm double panel radiators) which totals about 50btus. So 12 litres it is.

I need to install a new expansion vessel on my Halstead Platinum. I'm planning on fitting an external vessel as I have plenty of space (in the attic) and it should be a relatively straightforward DIY job. Can anyone advise what size the tank should be? I did find a product...

Thanks Woody. Looks like I will have to be extra nice to the neighbour then for a while :lol: . With luck they wont notice, but I doubt it. At least I have someone I can sue for damages!

one more thing ... planning permission was sought for the work although this issue was never mentioned by anyone (architect, local authority, builder).

More problems (potentially!) ... We have converted our kitchen flat roof to a pitched roof which has resulted in an overhang over the boundary line (the kitchen wall is built right on the boundary). Is this allowed under the party wall act? e.g. similar to footings. If my neighbour...

Check out the waste pipe. What an eyesore. Should have been a clue I think Looks a lot better now though Shame about the garden :lol: Thanks for all the replies everyone.

This was actually flagged up on numerous occasions. I had it specifically drawn into the plans and also spoke directly to the builder when I saw them smashing the gulley and re-directing the polypipe into a surface water drain! I was told not to worry and everything was in hand. Now we are...

No I was thinking about bending from the kitchen round corners. The kitchen is at the back on the left side of the 'house' in the diagram (next to the old gully where the drainage starts). The drains would need to go out into the garden, across the back of the extension and then double back...

Thanks Haronel. I have about 1mtr between the house and boundary where the existing drain passes. This would be a perfect solution for me but wouldn't I have problems with Building Control for having too many/too tight bends?

We have had a new extension built at the back of our house. Unfortunately the builder didn't read the plans properly and mucked up the gulley and concreted over (piled, ring beam and slab). We are now left with no kitchen foul drain. Worse still, we don't have any private drains to plumb in...

Thanks Woody, that's a relief!

Thanks again for you replys. No, there are no internal walls so the only increase I could envisage is that they are doing something different to the 4x5m slab. There is steel going into the slab but I thought that would be the case on the original slab. I suppose the question really is...

Yes thanks Woody. It looks like they have forgotten to take off the cost of the original work. I contacted a piling company and they have given me a rough price of £2,600 including ring beam and BC calcs. Is there anything unique about the floor slab when the foundations are piled. I...

Thanks for replying Static. Yes the original house was piled. I was told before the job that the extension may need piling and it would cost roughly £2k. My structural engineer also said it would be about £2k. Now that contracts are signed and work has started it's significantly higher!

We are having a single storey extension built but on day one of the job it has been discovered that we need to have the ground piled. Now the piling contractor has quoted £2800 from 11m of piling which I felt wasn't too far off the mark. My building contractor however has added £2400 onto...

Hi. My washing machine (John Lewis JLWD1408) is cutting out part way through the wash cycle. The problem seems to be due to excessive movement when the spin cycle starts. I have checked the suspension struts and both are intact. So too are the top springs. The problem came on suddenly and...