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  1. LeeUK

    Timescale for central heating install

    How long would it take for a decent team to install gas central heating into a 2 bed bungalow
  2. LeeUK

    Any tips for a partial self install (pipes)

    why bordering on stupid?
  3. LeeUK

    Underfloor heating recommendations

    We have a small cottage with this fitted under a tile floor and it seems to work well. This was already in the house when purchased so no idea on type Tiles wouldnt suit this install
  4. LeeUK

    Underfloor heating recommendations

    Hi Am looking into this and will be laid onto a suspended floor / floorboards What is a good option for a quick install? Maybe laying laminate on top. any info appeciated
  5. LeeUK

    Any tips for a partial self install (pipes)

    Not a fan of solder type due to having a leak on one once and seemed ages to re seal hence the compression why would they have to be cut deeper Was thinking of external wall in the kitchen but was going to go where the existing hot water tank is due to a possibility of adding a conservatory...
  6. LeeUK

    Any tips for a partial self install (pipes)

    Hi Am considering a new gas central heating install for my home (currently elec heating). I am hopefully going to locate the boiler centrally to the house and thinking of laying pipes and mounting rads etc prior to getting someone in to do the rest. Would using compression fittings be a...
  7. LeeUK

    Mortgage issues - single block ext - how to fix

    Been there over 40 years block width - roughly 160-170mm so 6.5 inches not actually sure if its two side by side which would mean 3-3.5 inches each probably one at 6.5
  8. LeeUK

    Mortgage issues - single block ext - how to fix

    Knocking it down now is not an option to sell, maybe the buyers will do this anyway at some point I would ask a different lender myself but they are first time buyers and listen to their solicitors advice for me solicitors find fault/error rather than solve issues for their client Im...
  9. LeeUK

    Mortgage issues - single block ext - how to fix

    Hi I have had an offer on our house, small granite cottage with an old small ground floor extention for kitchen/bathroom, apex slate roof All I know is they have been rejected by the mortgage people on the basis the ext does not conform to regs due to it being single skin As said its...
  10. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    perhaps its less trouble long term, they are holiday homes that said they are not on a timer like the oil is going to see if there is a reset now the problem with the boiler is solved maybe they will keep it on the oil
  11. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    not mine but as far as I know the owners have been using the oil to heat the water off programmer I suggested they use the elec immersion to heat over summer, they had a problem with the boiler (not switching off) which is now sorted, next job is the immersions back up immersion heater?
  12. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    it is an electric stat getting different images online to a resetable stat so it might not have tripped, just broken £147 http://www.directheatingsupplies.co.uk/boiler/HeatraeIh13kwwhiteCap95606920/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=products think best to look for a reset...
  13. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    finding more realistic prices now one says with safety cut out I am changing 2 stats, same boilers different houses and both have gone! have been using oil to heat the water, tried stats and not working Im thinking there is a safety cut out where is this and does it rest itself or...
  14. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    thanks for the reply Just looking at prices online - same make stat showing £147 I was thinking £30!
  15. LeeUK

    Stat change - drain or not?

    Hi Need to change a thermostat on a Heatrae Sadia tank (cl125). I think its the single stat type (near the bottom). I presume these can be changed without draining the tank Am I right or do I need to drain? Also, are these stats universal or model speciifc? Cheers
  16. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    over 2000 posts and joined in march says a lot about you, now drink your coco and go to bed before you wake your parents
  17. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    because i'm not fitting it into a kitchen cupboard and I have a brain what is it to you who installs it and why are you all so arguementative? not getting your way in the house or at work, probably best this thread is put to sleep and I know what to do next time
  18. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    Some silly replies, you're a pedantic lot and should live a little if you dont like it go back to the froggies!!! whats that all about I havn't even said i'm fitting it, i'm suprised that they are not common place here
  19. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    And you hear of that happening all the time! In this country we are constantly reminded of laws, health & saftey etc Im not going to fit some inferior product, its made in France not china
  20. LeeUK

    Why is the plumbing system the way it is here?

    I'm just not someone who prefers to lay down the law, lots of things in life arent right speeding, chipping PS1s, copying cds, MP3s, chipped cable boxes, driving after 2 pints blah blah If we all had the right papers this site probably wouldnt exist By the way, I don't mind just being...
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