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Many thanks for all the replies - most helpful. The reason I originally started this thread was because of my own experience with BG. I should start by saying that I have had a BG service contract on my own heating for some 25 years and have always been very happy indeed with their service...

Hi, would really appreciate some advice, My parents have an Apollo 15/30B Boiler which has been serviced and covered by BG for the past 15 years. BG have just done the service and advised that the boiler should be replaced as it is obsolete and they only have limited parts available. There is...

Thank you for coming back - you make a good point that I had not considered - I guess the wall would not really be covered under the warranty. That being said, they were aware that the original trays were there and that they would cause a problem - or maybe it is normal to leave them in like...

Thanks for the info. So are you saying that it is unreasonable for us to ask them to fix this against the 10 year warranty - I guess I just thought that water leaking in would be one of the main things covered? I am not demanding they fit new trays (they suggested that), I don't really care...

Hi, I would really appreciate some advice from builders. We had our porch updated three years ago. A local double glazing company came in, replaced the windows/front door and changed the flat roof to a tiled roof. A few months ago, when all the bad weather came, we started to get water running...

Problem with leaking porch

Many thanks to everyone for the info. I have to say that a combi boiler does sound very appealing - one unit in the utility room and no water in the loft. However, I am worried that you do not really know how well it will perform until it is installed and, the external water pressure could...

Would really appreciate some advice. We currently have warm air heating with prismatic water cylinder in an airing cupboard in the bathroom. We are looking to re-fit the bathroom and the plumber has suggested replacing the prismatic cylinder with an unvented water cylinder in the loft - this...

Many thanks for all the info. Can I just check one final thing. Ideally we only want the fan on when the shower is on but the electrician said that this is not possible and it should be linked with the light coming on and off. However we do not always have the light on when having a shower...

The fan could go straight through the wall at the opposite end of the bath to where the shower is. Would this work ok or would the loft mounted unit with a vent directly above the shower be better. Electrician also advised that this had to come on and off with the light but we wondered whether...

Hi, we have a shower over the bath which generates a lot of condensation in the bathroom. We have just had an electrician quote £200 to fit an extractor fan. He has quoted for a ceiling vent above the shower over the bath with a fan in the loft which will have ducting ruuning to the outlet on...

Thanks for the info DrPlumb - now I am confused - some saying we need them and some saying we don't. However, I am not sure how it would work exposing the flue in the airing cupboard. This is boxed in very tight and I am not sure if the flue might be asbestos so I would not be looking to expose...

So it looks like the BG engineer is correct - we do not need to do anything. Thank you very much indeed.

Hi, I have had some conflicting advice and would be grateful for some info from those that know about these things.... I have a J&S warm air unit in the utility room. The flue goes up through the ceiling, runs through the airing cupboard (boxed in) and then runs up through the loft (all open)...

Hi, I have a Johnson & Starley ELJAN water heater with a primatic water cylinder. I understand that this is based on inertia and it takes about 2 hrs to heat a full tank from cold. I currently have it on for 2hrs in the morning and 1hr at night but I have been told that these are designed to...

Thanks for all advice. I am not trying to cut corners and do appreciate the value of professionals. All they need to do is put a new vent through the existing hole - no need to make hole bigger or anything. Even the BG engineer said it would be cheaper to get it done myself. BUT AS EVERYONE HAS...