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Hi, Wondering if anyone can explain the benefit of a blending valve in this pic? This is the system is for the under floor heating in my conservatory. The pipes dissappearing up through the roof come out the top of the conservatory into some pipe insulation and then seem to enter...

Thanks Ed, Quite frustrating as I am quite competent when it comes to electrics (well for a DIYer) and it seems quite a simple job. Just dont want to do anything not allowed that might come back and bite me if I want to sell the house. Was hopeing to do it this weekend and doubt I will get...

Hi, I plan to replace an existing power shower with a 3bar salamander pump. The existing power shower has the usual pull cord by the door and a socket \ transformer in the airing cupboard behind the shower. The new shower pump has a standard UK plug. The cable is not long enough to reach...

I have cleaned out the storage tanks in the loft now. My... what a state they were in. Going to wait until I see if the two 25g tanks are big enough for the 3bar salamander and if they are then going to get a lid for the one without. If not, will get a new bigger tank complete with lid. Anyone...

Thanks all for the helpful advice as always. I think I have a plan of action that may work. If I fit the pump now and make use of a blender valve (have found the cleghorn CW272B??) then in the summer time I will update my system to be fully pumped Y or S-plan. (once the funds have built up...

Thanks, I have seen that before... but I cant seem to work out how to wire it into my current control panel. Attached diagram of current wiring... any idea where \ how I would wire it into this?

Sorry Terrywookfit... :oops: I just read that again after a nights sleep and yes it does make sense. So the valve would need to go after the vent but before the cylinder or after the cyclinder but before the cold feed? Looking at the current pipework its going to be a bit cozy... If I do...

Sorry to ask... but I would like to understand how this works. How would putting a valve on the vent pipe or cold feed stop the flow of water through the cyclinder?

Thanks for the quick replies. Good news about running pipes in the loft. Think it will make my life easier. Does this mean a valve on the pipe that goes into the coil in the cylinder? Am I right in guessing that the valve would need to stop the gravity feed from the boiler into the cylinder...

Hi, Thanks for a great forum. I have spent a number of hours on here already. I have recently moved into a new house (well new to me... but house is 30 years old) and need \ want to make some changes. Firstly I want to install a shower pump to power mixer shower in main bathroom and a...

I am doing some DIY at my girlfriends house. One of the tasks is to replace a few internal doors. She wants the fully glazed panel glass doors. The current door is about 28.5". The only doors the local DIY's seem to sell are the 27" or 30". I would obviously need to buy the 30" door, but the...