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I've just moved into a 1930's detached house where the ground floor is wooden (really old planks) and about 18 inches above ground. Basically the whole downstairs is freezing and doesn't really warmup. Also my survey stated that the joists had some sort of infestation and the whole lot had to be...

I've just moved into a 1930's detached house where the ground floor is wooden (really old planks) and about 18 inches above ground. Basically the whole downstairs is freezing and doesn't really warmup. Also my survey stated that the joists had some sort of infestation and the whole lot had to be...

Thanks for the info and I am definatly not doing this install myself but want to be armed with the facts when i get my quotes. For completeness i should have said that the neighbour also has a garage opposite mine - with the 30cm gap between our 2 external walls and his garage is same height as...

I am looking to get a few quotes for a new combi boiler (worcester 30cdi probably) and wanted to get my facts straight to ensure i don't get fed incorrect information. I want the new boiler to be installed on a external wall in my attached garage with a vertical flue as there is nothing above...

I had Anglian Windows come round today and give me a quote for the following work : - install new door in hallway to converted garage - move hallway radiator to opposite wall - raise and level garage floor - replace garage door with matching brickwork and matching window - install fire door...

I'm about to get some quotes for a garage conversion and wanted some advice so i can ask the right questions when the builders come round. I have a new 4 bed detached house (<10 years) with a double garage. The garage has 2 single doors and a breeze block dividing wall in the middle so its...

thanks bob, I will set 'off' temp to 10 degrees and see what happens. fits, I think i understand what you are sayng i.e I'm not actually setting temp as on or off but just saying at time x get temp to level a and at y time get it to level b and so on for 6 settings. So if i want to...

I am really frustrated with my room stat. I have a Worcester 30CDi boiler with a honeywell CM67NG wireless room stat. Everything works fine other than i recently noticed that the boiler was coming on at odd hours of the day and night - outside the times set on the timer. I looked around on this...

sandwell, I already have a good carpet and underlay plus have been around the skirting with a sealent gun to block any gaps. The floor is just seriously cold (the existing floorboards are ancient with many gaps) and as I'm replacing the floor its a good opportunity to maximise insulation...

Hi, I've just moved into a 1930's detached house where the ground floor is wooden (old planks) and about 18 inches above ground. Basically the whole downstairs is freezing and doesn't really warmup so I am looking to rip out old the floorboards and put in new ones and then carpet. I have done...

Hi, I moved into a new house 3 months ago and am stunned at my first gas bill (over £400 using 18000 kwh) and have concluded it must be my boiler. The property is 3 bed detached (1930's) and has conventional system with a Halstead Best50 boiler. What annoys me even more is that the house...

Thanks ChrisR, there is some good info in the reference section on how to mains flush the system so will give that a go at the weekend. Basic principle seems to be to block cold feed and vent pipe and then inject mains somewhere into the system (will look at my options around the pump area). and...

the plot thickens.. I now have no heat anywhere in the system - the boiler fires up for about 30 seconds and then stops for many hours. I had the boiler checked out by BG and they said it was OK and advised a powerflush at £600 which I'd rather not do as I'm getting the whole system repalced...

So much for my analysis of the problem. I took apart the pump and it looked fine. I replaced it anyway but my problem still remains. The only time my CH works is if I completely drain and refill the system. These seems to get my upstairs rad on but once the system switches off then it doesn't...

Thanks for your comments. I plan to take the pump apart this weekend as I only came to the conclusion that its most likely the pump at fault after reading these forums and eliminating most other things. I wasn't aware you could change bits inside the pump eg impellers. Are these 'standard' parts...

Hi, I have a CH problem thats been mentioned a few times before i.e upstairs rads OK-ish, downstairs cold. My setup is old backboiler with cylinder and pump/3port valve upstairs. Pretty much all the pipes around the pump and cylinder get very hot very quickly and the upstairs rads heat up in...

have found the danfoss website and looks like they have a direct replacement should i need to change the timer switch. I have also asked them if my current CP15 i soperating normally...might even get an answer!

Hi, I've just moved into a new house and it has a regular CH system with Danfoss CP15 timer unit and Halstead Best 50 boiler. The system seems to works fine but when both the CH and HW are switched on (manually or via timer) then you can hear quite loud 'clicks', every second or so and the red...

1. I do have a 3-port valve which has 2 lights on it marked CH and HW and these go on and off ok when set to CH/HW and there are no probs when weather is 'mild'. HW also gets ridiculously hot. I'm assuming frst-stat affects both CH & HW? 2. The frost stat is set to lowest setting (5degrees)...

Hi, I have a 7 year old system (new house) with a potterton boiler in the garage and a frost stat. Recently (since weather got colder) I have noticed that the CH radiators all come on for much of the time and they get really hot. The timer is switched off and the room thermostat set really low...