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hi, I would like to get a new consumer unit to replace the Wickes own brand one that was in the flat when I bought it. I would like to get one that obviously meets all the relevant legal requirements but also one that is made by a reputable company and contains any safety features such as built...

I have been looking at the Aqualisa iLux digital. one for the bath and one for the shower. are these compatible with any shower heads and bath taps or are they only compatible with the Aqualisa products?

Thanks for the correction. I thought "combi" because it does my central heating and water. My mistake.

Damn, you're right! its a 12kw boiler, not 8kw. its a Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 612.

I have been looking at the Mira platinum. It looks nice. Stick to either Mira or Aqualisa seems the right way to go. Thanks for your help.

Maybe I didnt describe this very well. I have a Vaillant 8KW combi boiler that does my central heating and also heats the water in a Stelflow tank. The heat in the cental heating and tank are controlled by the vaillant thermostat. I chose this setup so I could have solar panels that heat my...

Thanks for clearing this up for me.

Hi, I am looking at buying a digital shower mixer and would like to know if anyone has experience with any. Which one to buy and which ones not to buy. I have a combi boiler that heats water in an unvented cylinder. I also have a pressure accumulator as my flat did have low pressure at the...

Thanks Dan. Is it made by Vaillant? I get no hit on the Vaillant website and only dutch hits on google. They really dont want anyone to know about this thing!!

Dan, I have the exact same decision as Misterg81. I also have a vaillant (EcoTec 812) and a VRC470. I already have an owl Intuition but cw but I have not installed yet due to the loss of the weather compensation element. I agree with you that an internet derived weather data is no where near as...

I was wanting to be able to control my heating and hot water via a network connection. the only way to do this and keep the vaillant weather compensation is to use the vaillant vSmart but they are £500. way too much. How much difference does the weather compensation etc have? is this the only...

Yes, it is a vaillant wiring centre. All vaillant added by my gas fitter. I also have solar panels so wanted one system to view/control them all, solar, electricity, central heating and hot water tank. Owl was the only one I could find to do all of them. thanks for your help. So the wiring...

Thanks ChewChew. The Vailant wiring panel seems to connect to a motarised valve though (maybe it connects to the boiler also) as does the switch for the hot water (differnet valve). The owl does do weather compensation but only via internet derived weather reports and not an actual weather...

Hi, I have an Owl Intuition cw internet controlled thermostat and would like to connect it to my Vaillant EcoTec boiler. The boiler currently has a VRC470 connected to a wiring pannel which is in turn connected to two valves controling the central heating and hot water. I have installed the...

Thanks. I am at the start of planning this and I am a complete beginner. I hope these questions are not too stupid. I've never attempted anything like this. Thanks for the advice. So, a shed is OK with not being secured to the floor? How would I create the floor on joists but make sure that...

Hi All, I am looking at designing a new large shed for my garden to house various items for garden and bikes and a workshop including sink/electricity etc. I am at the start of this process and since I have never done this before I would like to state what I have been thinking about and ask...

Thanks a lot for the advice guys. Much appreciated.

Have you guys got any experience with Contactum, Hager and Wylex? I am looking for a 8 or 12 way flush CU that takes RCBOs. Also, is it better to have a dual RCD 17th edition or RCBOs on all circuits.

thanks John. So, if the CU was installed before Jan 2016 then it will be OK to be a standard plastic one?

thanks john, that answered my last question.