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Yep, as said it's working fine. The dial changes the temp of the water in the radiators from hot to scalding hot. However which is more efficient, a lower setting or a higher setting?

Hi all I have a Worcester 28i RSF. It works perfectly but I wanted your advice on the temp setting. It has a dial on the front which allows you to set the heat (power?) of the heating. It ranges from off to '4' with 4 being the hottest. Now from an efficiency point of view what setting...

Hi all I'm just finishing insulating my loft and the final job is to sort the loft access door. The current setup is a wooden opening which has been converted at some point so the door is on hinges and opens with a catch. However there are gaps around the edge which will let past a...

I want to put loft boards down in my loft to make it easier to move around after I've insualted it. It's only to store the xmas decorations etc so all I need is basic tounge and grove boards. In the past when I've searched I've seen posts like '3 boards for £3 at B&Q'. Well thats certainly...

lol well I've learned something new today. I never would have thought of it that way. I'll get a PRV fitted then. It won't slow down the supply of cold water round the house will it? I know where the mains water feed comes in so I'll see if I can get one fitted there. Thanks for your help...

I don't understand. These are inline valves on the pipes that feed the shower, and only the shower and they let me adjust the flow. Surely then I can use this to reduce the cold pressure going to the shower and create a more equal flow which will resolve the issue? What does this PRV do...

I actually have a valve on both the hot and cold pipes that adjusts the water to the shower. My friend fitted those in case we needed to switch off the water to the shower alone. I could use these to adjust the pressure? Is this the issue with it then, the pressure is too high?

Oh sorry, it's running off main pressure and it goes through a Worcester 28i RSF combi boiler. We have very high pressure here so theres no need for power assistance. As said there is certainly no problem with maximum flow, it's taming that maximum flow that is the issue :) A friend of...

Hi all We've had a Mira Excel mixer shower fitted for about a year now. Since getting it though we've never been able to use anything but the most powerful flow setting. If we don't the pipes either start a high pitched whine you can hear right across the house, or instead the flow starts...

Lovely, thanks for the advice :)

DIY mate. My 1920's house has almost no insulation so I wish to start over and do it new. The trouble is the joists are only 100mm high so I can only fit 100mm-150mm on insulation in between, and then I want to lay the SF19/SF40 on top of the joists as a big joined carpet and board down on...

Hi there Sorry I didn't explain myself that well. I'll be laying SF19 Foil over the top of the joists as one big joined carpet, and then boarding on top of that so I only need to worry about the area underneath the SF19 and between the joists which is 100mm high. So do you recommend...

Hi guys If I have 100mm joists should I put 100mm insulation between them, or is it better to pack in 150/170mm? I only ask because seeing how tightly packed those rolls of insulation are I was a little skeptical it would expand to fill the gaps fully :) Cheers

To answer my own question it can, I contacted the supplier. :)

Hi all Can the SF19/SF40 foil insulation be used between or across ceiling joists when insulatiing a loft? It only seems to mention being used below the roof. Thanks

Ah interesting, cheers for that tip. Should I use an inhibitor when I refill the system? I so reguarly take radiators off the wall the water practically comes out clean, but I often wonder if I should put something in there to be sure :)

What is the difference between the CDI and I series boilers then? I've refilled the system and so far all seems well. As it's been many years since it was installed, should I get it 'serviced' at all? Or is that really a waste of money?

Morning all I have a Worcester 28i RSF Boiler which has been in place and operating since 2003. It has a overheat cut-off thermostat which when trips, turns off the gas so you don't get hot water. This has now tripped twice in the past 24 hours, whereas before then it has never tripped at...

Hi all I want a washing line for my garden which runs the whole 22m length. I previously bought some 2 piece poles from Wilko (the same ones are sold at B&Q) and these lasted about a year before high winds bent them out of shape. There is a company called Linepost on the internet that...

Hi all On my roof there are sections where the gap between the bedroom ceiling and the roof tiles above is 100mm, basically the height of the joists. I need to get some insulation in there. I've read somewhere there should be a gap of 50mm between the insulation and the slate tiles, but is...