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need advice on best way to connect to old plastic water main pipe. house was built in 1967 and has oddly 2 stop cocks. id like to go from the 20mm black plastic pipe to 22mm copper. but the plumber recons the internal is only about 15mm maybe. so hes gone from the plastic to 15mm copper then to...

currently have an intergas boiler on an OV S plan setup. i want to add the intergas outside air temp sensor and cylinder temp sensor and then wire to suit the current 2 valve setup. any wiring plans or guides please. p.s. want hot water as priority, so i can have different flow temps.

we have some perfectly usable upvc units with double glazing that has what looks like double the old single row of holes type beading between the panes, sorry for not knowing the actual thickness. anyway is it possible and presumably cheaper to just replace the glass with something like argon...

got a upvc front door with a nice arch in white plastic. trouble is the square double glazed glass has dropped, and exposed the fact its actually only held in place by double sided tape and a bit of silicone to seal it. ive briefly spoken to a window company who when I described the issue said...

this has been partially solved on this thread: http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/intergas-hre-24-best-setup-with-existing-s-plan-t82080.html what I need to know is if I'm on the right track by using a relay as described by Razor, but with the difference in that I wonder if its possible...

my parents are getting a new boiler fitted soon and we might take the plunge also. so I was wondering if I could get a rough size of boiler needed from the collective wisdom, mostly Dan to be honest. anyway heres the house specs approx.: built 1967 Allison, was a 3 bed detached then extended...

my parents have been told there bungalow will need a 36/30 to replace a swiftflow 80. my parents don't heat the whole place up all the time and generally like it cooler. so im not sure if the plumber has looked at them and assumed big boiler for old people. the bungalow was built in about...

probably horses for courses, but I thought id ask which is the better boiler? or indeed if there is a better option? points to add: its going in an existing system that's nearly 20 years old. the mains water has about 250-300 ppm scale.

ive got a grundfos alpha pro that my plumber fitted to replace my old pump, which he said wasn't upto the job when he fitted an unvented system and moved the pump upstairs. well its been running for a couple of months now, on and off as we are out most of the day, and tonight its decided to...

is it ok or even a good idea to use softened water in a central heating system? this is partially related to another post. the heat exchanger is iron, but it feeds via an indirect coil an RM stelflow unvented. will using softened water cause corrosion?

ok had a new unvented tank fitted and system changed from gravity to fully pumped. initially the plumber connected to the original gravity connections on the boiler and got the flow and return the wrong way resulting in trapped air, probably in the heat exchanger, see this thread...

ive had an old pumped CH gravity HW system changed to an unvented indirect fully pumped, using the gravity 28's for a flow and return. they moved the pump from above the boiler and put it in the cupboard upstairs where the cylinder is. the ch and indirect coil are still header tank fed. the...

wondering what would be the cheapest water softener to buy and run? its for a 4 bed house with one bathroom, maybe shower room later. 3 people, one who is mad and uses water like its unlimited. we had water bills about 5 years ago approaching £600 a year, when my son was a baby. he has eczema...

I have a problem with my megaman candle bulbs and varilight eclique dimmer. the dimmer uses a small amount of current to power itself. this is bringing on the led's dimly all the time. varilights solution is to use a glowfix costing £24. I wondered if a capacitor and resistor across the...

just moved into a house and well the heating system is interesting from a historical point of view. the hot water tank is a small 90l ish with a red jacket on, plus some sleeping bags. the boiler is a more modern wall hung ideal classic with a pilot light no less. now what to do with...

i have the above pump fitted to a Y plan system with a new condensing boiler. my alpha 2 seems different to the ones ive seen elsewhere online, in that it doesnt have a power readout or autoadapt button, it looks like this one...