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Our house is built on a slope. The "cellar" is actually under the front of our house alongside a garage (also under the house). Drains are at ground level which is well below the position where the Range Tribune (not Megaflow) cylinder wil be installed, so no problem with downward slope to drain.

Coving adhesive has a working time of about 45 minutes. Why is it then, that if you drop a glob of it on the floor, then tread on it accidently, then walk on the customer's carpet, it dries instantly? Same thing with tile adhesive. And why, when you use superglue to repair, say, a china...

Assuming, of course you put the Megaflow in the cupboard. M-w-m might not realise that can install a sealed system cylinder more or less anywhere: In a cellar (like I'm going to), or in a garage, or in any vacant cupboard, and if convenient, near to the boiler. The manwithamisson might like...

You don't specify the size of cylinder. I would suggest about 210litre cylinder to cope with your demands - especially if your kids are in their teens and start to get hang-ups about showering all the time. I've just ordered a 180litre Range Tribune: £572 incl. Vat (supply only) from...

Definitely not a combi - especially in a house/family the size of yours. Who told you "Combis were the way to go", and why? Go for Megaflow - or a Megaflow type system. I've gone for a Range Tribune cylinder. Excellent quality, and good value deals available from P***b**e, and it comes with all...

Gasgeezer, by "adequate", do you mean "just adequate", or "litres to spare adequate". As a matter of interest, how do you calculate it exactly?

What would happen if it's too small? And I don't mean ridiculously too small. For example, my rough calcs suggest around 14L. My plumber reckons 16L (better to be too large than too small, he says). But Altecnic (whose Robokit product I want to use 'cos I get a good deal from Plumbase)...

Proposed System: Sealed, with 10 rads, all new (so low volume), one large (300x2000), one small (400x300), remaining 8 average out at about 600H x 800W, P+ type. Question: is an 18L expansion vessel correct? Not an exact science, I know, but would welcome confirmation of my calculations.

Now, now girls. If it helps, I won't be using oil. I will use electric instead. These little oil boilers are horrendously expensive. And I wanted to use oil because te main house is oil fired, and there's a gert great oil tank next to the annexe. Anyway, I'm going electric.

Thanks for all your leads. Lots to follow up, now.

I'm looking for the smallest possible oil-fired boiler to heat a two-roomed annexe. Any suggestions, please? The only ones I can find in the web seem to be far too large for what I need.

Actually, the stove is going to be fitted by a "professional". He will sweep the flue (having removed the existing gas liner", fit a new chimney pot, closure plate, and stack pipe. I'm using the existing chimney without a liner as it is in good condition and plenty of droaght, and the stove is...

I'm getting very near to replacing my gas fire with a log burning stove. When I remove the gas fire, I will remove everything else that I find to take the fireplace back to a "builder's opening", then install the stove in the space. The fire surround and mantle is made out of square-cut but...

Well, that confirms it, then. Turf it is. 'Dowen 'ere in Debn' there are a couple of turf suppliers quite near - you can go and watch it grow, if you want. So, I can buy it very locally (so it'll be used to the climate and the soil) and it will be freshly cut (dug?). That ought to give it the...

Why turf, Thermo? And when would you lay turf - in this instance, given that the earliest I can lay it would be May?

Problem is, Thermo, that I've got ne hell of a lot of bramble roots (and other unknown things) to clear before I do any creative work, and time is against me. Realistically, it's going to be May before I can get to the planting stage, and summer sun on Devon soil = concrete. By that time, I...

Rethinking this, I'm now probably going to seed it. September time, I guess. Weeds won't be quite so virulent then and there might be more water about.

Excellent, Moss5. Best explanation I've seen for this balancing job. I've been fiddling with a friend's house for ages, now I will go and do it properly. But what's with all this 20deg difference that people go on about? I thought the temperature differential should be measured at the flow &...

Good, JPC. I was hoping someone would say somthing like that. No point in unneccessary hassle. Thanks.

Interesting post, this. When it says use "radiator thermometers", where can I buy these? I've looked at thermistor types, but to try and stick the little thermistor beads to the rad without them coming off as the rad heats up, seems to be a bit of a challenge. Or do you just hold it up against...