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No worries I understand. One if the installers who has quoted so fatpr wants 50% of the mobey upfront the other does not want anything upfront. do you think 50% is reasonable or should alarm bells be ringing?

one of the installers is also quoting for an ideal boiler. what is your opinion of ideal?

do you think worcester reputation is exaggerated? i have had a quick look on google and alpha seems to get many complaints.

price not first priority. one company fits worcester and the other alphas. i just wanted to know which between these two you would choose. both installers are recommended to us. i have a third coming next week.

Hello currently getting quotes for a new central heating. i have had t wo engineers so far look at the house. one of them is suggesting a worcester 42cdi and the other an alpha flowsmart boiler. we do not want a megaflow. which make between the two would be best? they need to feed two...

hello i turned off our cu for 20 minutes but once back on an mcb has started buzzing. we are having the system upgraded in a few weeks but i would like to know the possible cause of this fault and if it can be fixed temporarily. the mcb is for the upstairs lighting. regards

how long can these pipes last providing the system has been looked at well? currently 35 years old. thanks

would you re use existing microbore in a pressurized system?

i have noticed a piece of metal on both sides just behind it. maybe i should lift it?

hello, we would like to remove a marble fireplace surround, pic attached. how can i remove this without damaging it? regards

hi we have three tanks in the loft. two big ones and a small one. all the toilet cisterns appear to be fed from mains so does this mean the water tanks may be already disconnected or do the cold water tanks feed the cylinder in the airing cupboard? regards p.s the smallest tank does not have...

yes we have just bought the house. i had a look in the loft today and there are three tanks. i was expecting only two of them, any reason why a third would be there? also i am not sure where water to the tanks can be isolated, is this generally via a tap at the tsnk itself or should the valves...

the main reason for changing the system would be because we are worried about having tanks in the loft and the chance of burst pipes. the current boiler was installed in 2007 and it is a potterton promax sl. the other issue is we dont want hot water on a timer. the current system warms up the...

thanks. we are renovating the house so i would worry about leaks in a newly redecorated house. In your opinion the cost of replacing pipework in a four bed three reception two bathroom home how much more in percentage would it add to the cost of changing system to combi and changing all...

Hello we would like to change the central heating to a sealed system. The pipework is microbore from the early 1980s. Do you think the microbore will definetly need changing or can it be kept with a combi? regardd

thanks. does it need to be flush with the existing boards and skim or belowexisting skim so that the new bits can be skimmed? regards

Hello i have ripped out the kitchen in a house i've just bought. On one of the walls the dot and dabbed plasterboard is coming off as obly bonding coat has been usedbto stick it rather than the proper stuff. My question is can i just rip the bits which are blown and dot and dab a new piece of...

Hello I ripped out our kitchen today and behind a kitchen unit found a gas pipe. The kitchen currently has halogen hob. Do you think we could get a gas hob installed and connected to the existing pipe? Regards

Hello, Just got keys to our new house and I am trying to understand our plumbing system. Not been in the loft yet but it is a gravity fed system with hot water cylinder. I was expecting only two pipes to and from loft which is what has confused me as there are many more. The system boiler is...

Hello, I am ripping off the kitchen and need to cap off the pipes to the sink. Is a15mm stop end ok for this setup? regards