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As is always the case, I can't find the image online that I saw but it was basically like the one I have attached. If I'm looking at this correctly, if any damp forms on the outer leaf, the dpm in red should stop it from bridging the cavity and getting onto the inner leaf ? The image I was...

Hi. Hope I've posted this in the right forum as I've already asked questions re: the meter box dimensions/positioning in the Plumbing forum but thought seeing as this is related to the actual fitting of the box this board would be best. I am having my gas meter refitted from a surface mounted...

Well, I got a nice surprise in my inbox today. Got a reply from NGN re: the service pipe work.....£474 :D I was expecting somewhere near £700 to £800 judging by other people I have spoke to. Maybe it's because all they will have to do is joint the new pipework 2M from the house in my garden and...

Well, thought that was that but apparently not - lol. Northern Gas Networks can do a Partial Reconnection when they do the work which if I've got it right means that they can reconnect the meter for me once they've done the service pipe work. Sounds good but.........can my plumber connect my...

Ah well, that answers that question, he doesn't have the certificate for meter moving :( Shame really coz when you get someone you trust, you don't wanna go anywhere else. there are a couple of people not too far away however that have got the necessary certs so I'll have to ring them forra...

Asked the question on that BES link FiremanT and they answered with the spigot position so thanks for that (y) Looks like the box can be fitted in the right position outside to get shut of all the external pipe run so I'm a happy bunny. Just need to get the work booked in now with Northern Gas...

Sorry for the late reply FiremanT, was out doing the fortnightly shop :eek:. Yes, the guy is Gas Safe Registered, he's done work for me before and is very handy as he lives locally :D I also see that on the page that link points to, there's an option to ask a question so I'll do that - thanks (y)

Thanks for the reply H&C. Unfortunately that link you gave me doesn't show any dimensions other than sizes and I'm nowhere near any retailers that have them on display :(. I have a local builder that can fit the box for me (He installed a supplementary electric box for me) and a plumber that can...

Hi all. I'm guessing this will be an easy Q to answer for the pro's so here goes:- My gas meter is currently in a wall-mounted surface box with pipework exiting the bottom, then heading upwards and through the wall into the house. I'm having a lot of renovations/reworks done and as part of...

Sorry AGAS. With the other thread getting a bit heated, I didn't want to fuel the fire by replying until it'd cooled down a bit, hence the delay in me re-posting and I forgot you asked a question about water flow rate. Is this the "bucket test" ? If it is, I've just done one now with a three...

Sorry for the late reply and if I was the cause of the thread being locked but thanks to the guys for the constructive replies. At least I can now get in touch with some fitters for quotes, knowing that what I would like is possible.

Sorry AGAS, was just replying to the other posts and didn't see yours. It's a three bedroom bungalow (dunno when I mentioned it was only a one-bedroom ?) 17M long, 8M wide apart from the kitchen/bathroom bit which is 11½M wide. The boiler is a Worcester Greenstar 30i if that makes any...

The one at my mates house is only 8 years old and tbh it struggles, hence why I'm considering a separate hot water boiler. Really don't fancy digging the pipework up and I can't see our lass being too please about it either ! I don't want another combi boiler installed, just a reasonably...

I see where you're coming from now, sorry I didn't understand. Thanks for the suggestion but that would still rely on storage of hot water wouldn't it. I would like to be in the position where I can have as much water as I want, when I want. I hesitate to say money is no object but I do...

Thanks Agas but I don't understand your bungalow comment ? As to the hot water tank, I just prefer to heat water as and when I need it, not when the system decides if you get my meaning. I had two separate boilers in my old house and preferred it that way. I just want to know if what I would...

Cheers PullerGas but I don't want to use the combi for any hot water supply, just the central heating. The combi is at the other end of the house (it's a bungalow) to both the kitchen and the bathroom so I wanted to leave that as it is and get a separate boiler put in at the other end for the...

Cheers. Is it simply a case of the installer cutting the hot water pipes to the combi and rerouting them to the new boiler or will he have to do any modifications to the old combi ?

As the title suggests, is it possible to use a combi boiler for central heating only ? The boiler working fine for the heating but it's a bit underpowered for hot water. Was toying with the idea of getting a separate hot water boiler like I used to have in my old house.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I know that 6mm in most cases would suffice but I thought that to future-proof the install as much as possible, I may as well run 10mm. I do like the idea of the 20A MCB at the CU up until the time when/if the induction hob is fitted, that never even crossed my...

Hi. Wondering if you guys can offer any advice on the situation we have in the kitchen please Basically, the whole kitchen is being cleared out and re-done, plaster off, new units etc etc. Now at the moment there is a plug-in oven and a gas hob that exists but in the future, once the money...