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Thanks for that, so its ok to have the following then: Insulation (new) ++++++++++++[storage space] Insulation (new) ++++++================ boards (new) Insulation (old) ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo So some of the new boards will be covered until if/when/ever I need the space for...

Hi, I have been thinking of increasing the loft insulation I have. My house was built in 1994 and has about 3-4 inches of itchy stuff at the moment. I was thinking of boarding out a small portion of it just to store empty cardboard boxes etc, nothing heavy. If I do this and buy a load of...

Start of the cold snap update :) Still doing it, although since all the changes have been done to my system its not as bad, but still there. Basically the ballcock will only drip now when I use alot of hot water in one go, for example when having a shower. If I fill the sink for a...

Sorry, I meant the ballcock sits lower than the overflow, the ballvalve is actually piped above the overflow if I remember correctly. My dripping was back yesterday when I used a lot of hot water again, but I had also turned up the thermostatic blender valve. Grrrr I just give up with it and...

Hi, Another update, new BG engineer today scratching his head. Had another good look at the system and discovered the Thermostatic Mixing/Blending valve was not working properly, it was drawing 100% hot water, and not mixing cold. He said this would cause the tank to be under more...

Hi, There is no water overflowing from the F/E tank though. Can no one argue against my two points regarding the coil? I really am at a loss with this. Engineer should be here this afternoon but I dont think he will have any new ideas. Cheers, Mike

In the tank or the boiler? If tank, why am I not getting mains pressure water rushing into the tank, which would then run into the expansion tank and trigger the overflow? Also why am I not getting comtaminated/dirty water from my hot water taps? If boiler, why does it do it when the...

Further to the above post, I have the same engineer doing a visit tomorrow afternoon (confirmed this morining), anymore advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Mike

Hi, Its been a long time since I have posted here, I have had British Gas down allot, trying to figure this out and for the moment they can't. They thought pumping over at first, but changed the circulation pump on the boiler circuit (not the radiator circuit) and checked again and...

Well the saga continues, I still get my dripping ballcock in the F/E tank. I am actually on British Gas homecare so gave up trying to figure this out myself and called the 'experts' in. ;) The first guy who turned up didnt have a clue and referred it to someone else who came, did a bit of...

Oh, well thats good then :( why didn't they just delete the relevant bits instead of killing the whole topic. Anyway, to continue my saga, I had a looksie at the F/E tank on Friday and still couldn't figure it out, so just flushed about 0.5s worth of water (as someone at work suggested there...