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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    Drayton Motorized valve MA1
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    Thank you, Are there two Mid Position Valves? One for hot water and one for heating? Or is it one doing the job for heating and water?
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    Hot Water is Heating when House Heating is On

    Hi guys, Merry Christmas!!! A couple of days ago I turned water heating (water tank) and House heating at the same time. Ever since then, hot water in the tank heats up when the home heating is on. I recon some automatic valve has stuck? What can I do? Your help is much appreciated. Thank you,
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    Replacement Radiator Size

    Thank you guys, The 500mm radiator I want to install says: Pipe Centers (mm) 500mm in the Specs. Isn't the pipe centers a distance between the pipe centers? I have 560mm between pipes, so it should be plenty of space? Or am I misunderstanding this?
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    Replacement Radiator Size

    Hi guys, I have a small 480mm radiator which needs to be replaced. Can I replace it with a 500mm radiator? Will it fit? See photo for measurements. Thank you,
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    Garage Conversion - Floor building Regs?

    Thank you, Do I need to lay some membrane under Celotex? Can I tile over Celotex, or do I need to lay something on top of celotex?
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    Garage Conversion - Floor building Regs?

    Hi guys, Converting half of a double semi-detached garage into a kitchen. Not sure what to do with the floor in order for it to be warm and to comply with the Building Regulation. Can you help please? What type of floor should I lay and how high the new floor should be above the DPC? Photo...
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    Removing Wall - load bearing or not?

    The were from checkatrade from my area.
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    Removing Wall - load bearing or not?

    That is what the second builder told me, he said the bricks are cut and I need to open the ceiling to check the joists.
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    Removing Wall - load bearing or not?

    I had two builder come and have a look, one said about the council another said that I need to open the ceiling next to the wall and check the joists myself. So, no, I have not yet hired a builder as I have no clear idea about what they need :-)
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    Removing Wall - load bearing or not?

    Hi guys, I need to remove a non-load bearing wall (you can see that the brick on top was cut and no joists are sitting on the wall). My builder asked me to contact the council to confirm that the wall is non-loadbearing. But the council says they do not have this information. What is the...
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    No Main Earth Connection

    it is paper
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    No Main Earth Connection

    This is what was meant by bonding:
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    No Main Earth Connection

    Had a visit from a UK Power Networks engineer today, he checked the earth in the flat downstairs and found a fault in the cable there. He fixed it and my flat is all good now. But when he was bonding my earth I asked him what type of earth it was, TN or TN-S or TN-C-S or something else, he...
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    No Main Earth Connection

    Not yet, hopefully on Friday, when back home
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    No Main Earth Connection

    Here is a response from UK Power Networks As before the year 2002 any house then built it was NOT of the responsibility of the network operator to fit an earth connection. It was down the owner of the house to arrange to have an earth fitted for them by a private electrician. Therefore, if the...
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    Internal Insulation on top of plaster

    Let me re-phrase. Is it Ok to insulate the inside (in the room) walls on the Street facing walls. Not between two heated rooms No, it is not damp
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    Internal Insulation on top of plaster

    Internal Wall Current Cavity wall insulation is old and may have failed (the house is cold) to take the insulation out and re-insulate the cavity will cost £5000+
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    Internal Insulation on top of plaster

    Hi guys, Would it be Ok to insulate internal bedroom walls with non-breathable boards, something like Marmox or similar. The main concern, as it is non-breathable, will it not damage the walls/plaster in some way, damp, mold, etc. The walls are with cavity (insulated). Thanks,
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