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In the kitchen, immediately as you walk in, on the wall above the dryer.

Yes ours is...or was. I had several Heating engineers round to inspect my boiler+cylinder (due to other concerns) and all recommended that the stat should be moved to render it useful. It was positioned right next to the boiler. (Personally, I didnt understand what was wrong with keeping it...

So a stat fitted on the wall a few inches next to the boiler would not be fitted in the correct place? and Would you say that it does not conform to Building Regs?

I believe there is a BReg stating that it is mandatory to have a room thermostat fitted to all new CH systems. However, are there any specific BRegs regarding the positioning of the CH room stat? i.e. that it should be in a cool location, such as the hall (as in most people's houses)? An...

Agreed, I was just asking if there would be space to run both cables through the same cavity to the other side

Hmm, was afraid of that. Is there any way to somehow open the light switch and run cables through the cavity there, then replace it with a switch and socket?

The loo is really small (partly under the stairs). We took out the existing corner sink and put a nice big shiny one in the hall just outside the loo Thanks - now another question - how easy to put a socket onto tiled walls? Will a tile have to be totally smashed and relaid or can a neat...

Our downstairs WC has been newly renovated and we/the builders forgot to put in a radiator. We didnt realise how cold it could get! However, recently had a bright idea, to put in a socket, and plug in a radiator when needed. 1. Would this conform to Building Regs? IF relevant, there is no...

Further to the above - I've got some pipes, both hot and cold, which were fitted very close to each other. There isnt enough room to get any lagging onto the pipes so I've been advised to use fiberglass / felt / foil rolls instead. Is it recommended to wrap all the pipes up together? Or...

Can anyone recommend a website/shop to buy an inexpensive IR thermometer (to be used in balancing radiators)? Thanks

He is not, nor is his plumber. Thats why the Benchmark booklet was left completely empty. But all this has already been dealt with in depth in another of my posts http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=247526&highlight= . I have since had a GS-reg fellow with the unvented ticket come and...

Just bought pipe lagging from B&Q/Wickes for the exposed pipework in the loft (my builder's plumbers didnt lag any of the pipes...) Most of the pipework is 22mm pipe, also some 15mm pipe. 1. Can anyone advise how thick lagging needs to be? I bought it in 2 thicknesses - 13mm and 19mm -...

Forgot to add, if it has any bearking, that my (1/2yr old) boiler makes a loud gurgling/gushing water noise when it fires up - would that perhaps indicate a different problem than a leak?

As mentioned in another post, the boiler pressure on our unvented sealed system drops about 0.4bar per week, so seems likely we have a leak somewhere. There is no obvious leak from the rads or visible pipework so I have been quoted £380 + vat or £89 per hr for a company to detect the leak...

Job almost finished, will update....