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Hi, We want a Vaillant combi because it is by far the quietest and will be located near the bedroom. My gas installer usually does Baxi and told me to make my own choice from the Vaillant range I have selected an ecotec plus 832...

Thanks for the replies. Ready made doors are not the right size. Top hung, good point. I will look into that. Thanks,

Hi, I would like to construct a built in wardrobe with three bottom track sliding doors. I was thinking about using these sheets https://www.slhardwoods.co.uk/products/sheet-material/melamine-birch-plywood/white-melamine-faced-birch-plywood-2440-x-1220mm They range from 9mm to 18mm thick. I...

Hi, On my boiler I have a Teddington TB8 on/off switch combined with a hot water limit thermostat (see picture). The male spade connector on the left of this picture is labelled COM and the on on the right it is "Break on Rise". Please can someone help me understand how it works. Clearly the...

Gasbanni, I think you are exactly right. But I've got the bit between my teeth now and I want to understand this old system better. I have photos: a real feast for those that like a puzzle. Please don't comment on the exposed wiring, I know all about it. Anyway, the original question was...

Hi, I was asking about my Danesmoor 20 oil fired boiler (c1970) over on anther thread but I started a new one for this more specific question. The main mechanical timer on the boiler is no longer working. It is a simple affair with two wires in and two wires out, that simple controls the...

Great info. I'll get back to you in a couple of weeks when I am back at the house. I'll bring my camera! There is a pump but I have no idea if it serves the rads or the rads plus hot water. The timer is an electric clock that turns round and little pins you can move round the face throw a...

Hi, Thanks for the info. I wonder if you can answer some more questions for me. The system dates from about 1970. The cylinder is encased in a hard shell jacket, which I thought was asbestos but somebody above suggested it is more likely fibre glass. Following your post I looked at stats on...

Hi, thanks again for the replies. I see the wisdom of draining down completely, and also of the alternative, which is to keep the heating on to to keep the damp at bay. On the upside, the drafts and chimneys tend to reduce the damp problem. I am also very attached to the house and would hate...

Thanks for the advice but it is all in order. The insurer does not cover you for loss of water when the house is unoccupied in probate, which it is. Lying to insurance companies to get a lower premium would be silly. Although, I can understand the temptation: if you visit the house once in...

I will have to get back to you with photos in a couple of weeks when I return to the house. I am pleased that I have found somewhere to get good advice. And, yes the fibres might be glass, I feared the worst that they were asbestos. It used to be everywhere when I was a kid!

Thanks for all your replies, it will take me a while to digest. Meanwhile, I can tell you it is a Danesmore 20 from about 1970. The cylinder is poorly insulated with asbestos and drops from almost boiling at night to tepid in the morning. Although I agree that it will leak its heat out into...

My aged parents passed away and their house will be unoccupied over the winder. I was advised to set the heating to come on briefly once a day to protect the system and the fabric of the house. However, I do not want to heat the hot water cylinder every day and would prefer just to send some...

I have a 1930's single brick built semi. The chimney breast is tied into the wall. As far as I understand, if you want to remove a breast inside the house the stack can be supported in the loft by a steel bra arrangement or an RSJ. The outside wall is brick but the internal wall, which...

I am looking to install a draft seal round the door but there are so many to choose from. Any suggestions about which are the best and longest lasting would be gratefully received. I have been looking here; http://www.wis-ltd.com/products/joinery%20&%20glazing/detailJoinerySeals.htm...

Yes, by primer I meant a diluted coat of emulsion. I once did a house in vinyl silk or whatever it was called and I was disappointed. If you had kids or tenants or lost of drunken parties you might want to wipe those footprints off the ceiling... but under normal circumstance I don't know...

I had several rooms skimmed with plaster. The price quoted included decoration with the plasterers providing the primer and undercoat and I would choose the top coat. I bought a very matte paint but when I was delivering it I noticed several big tubs of white vinyl emulsion, which they are...

I agree. If it is tied into the side walls it will hold itself up. I suppose a few bricks might fall out if you did not have the props. Indeed, now that I think about it more clearly, it is as you say... if it was unsupported and you started tapping with a hammer an arch shaped section...

PS, sorry, of course, I don't actually know the age of the house.