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i've heard off my father that a friend of his had a standard (non- condensing) combi fitted after april this year. the installer had submitted a quote b4 that date and said that as long as it was installed b4 july it was allowed by corgi. is that the case?

i have a job with hunter soil pipe at present. i have to alter it, and polypipe bits and pieces are in stock locally. has anyone connected hunter to polypipe b4. they both are installed to EN1329, but i don't know whether this relates to sixe. any experience please?

hello all. my father has been having trouble with his 'boulter camray 2' oil fired boiler. he only gets hot water when central heating is on. it is a conventional system with hot water cylinder. it recently occured on a combi boiler, where i was kindly given the advice that it was the...

looking for a boiler for a job im on. told by a installer i rang, that the new condensing boilers only give a 3% increase in efficiency not the 17% thats claimed. claims that on courses, even the suppliers don't refute this. he recomends a conventional 'worcester' boiler. any comments?

looking to install a shower unit about 1200 x 900. any opinions on reliable makes and suppliers of a sliding door for the above.

i'l do that . cheers for response.

im working at a property where a tenant seems to have been burning his rubbish in the fire basket, then putting it out with urine. now evicted, i havent got the opportunity to ask him for his reasons. the gas has been capped. the basket is corroded, the sloping metal piece at the back of the...

thanks for your response. 1.previously repaired leak in annexe roof abutment to main building. 2.charred timbers and spread of thread like network throughout mortar and behind bricks. not too thick though! 3.timber lintels were eaten through on the sides closest to the probable leak, and...

have a case of dry rot on a job. have stripped back all the rotten timber lintels and rafters in the process of replacing with concrete and treated timber. im going to ventilate roof void, as it isnt vented at present. whats the opinions on professional chemical treatments , as i know the...

thanks.

can i use the hep2o pipe with speedfit fittings i have. which inserts do i use.? are the inserts interchangeable.? thanks.

took a photo b4 taking slab away from below fireplace. as i was taking the slab away, the sides just dropped away from the mantel. its an old fireplace, cast iron, with tiles on the side cheeks. so the holes meant nothing at all! thanks for your help sandwell.

thanks for your reply sandwell. i'll take some photo's and post a new thread to make things clearer.

looking to remove a gas fire [already disconnected ] which is held in place by what looks like two fillets/ side cheeks which match up to the original surround, and block up the gap between surround and appliance.must be one on top gap as well. there are three small holes in both cheeks, which...

hi all. have a project at the moment installing a bathroom in the single room, detached rear annexe of a house. at the rear of this annexe is a disused chimney breast, which has been removed down to the ceiling level of the bathroom. kitchen in room below. i am looking to remove this breast...

i've gone back to that method while thinking it over last night. il just have to trench out where brick supports are, and concrete with a section of dpm under. much more fiddly, but i agree with you. thanks for your thoughts.

ive been called to look at a suspended timber ground floor which was springy. cut a long story, taken out rotten joists, thought of replacing but brick on which bearer for joist was on is unstable so id have to set those again, so think it might be simpler to concrete slab. 1/ do i need...

rang 3 local stockists today who all told me the model i have is a good one which has a low pressure valve internally, which can stick or fail. the approx cost of repair fell between £25 and £40, much better than the £200 to replace this one. fingers crossed that no more seals have failed, for...

breezer, been given an idea that it might have been running with no waterflowing into it, which is quite possible as i lent it to someone who turned out to have a dodgy tap. is there a chance yours ran dry?

i started up my pressure washer today to get no response! water pressure at the inlet is ok. motor makes the sounds but no pressure change is achieved when motor is turned on. water comes out the nozzle at inlet pressure. please has anyone got any ideas, or whether theres a reset button...