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Really ? I thought every electric shower had to have a switch to isolate the power supply

Hi Just moved into a new house to find the electric shower is always live there is no pull cord in the bathroom but there is a switch under the stairs by the fuse board that isolates it. Its all pretty new as the bathroom has been done out recently and looks like 10mm cable Is this ok /...

Yes of course i fully understand that

I was basically hoping to buy the boiler , filter ,flu , thermostat myself and get someone in to fit it

The new boiler position will be about 6ft from the main gas and water inlet ...its going into a old kitchen where there is also a rad and hot water so im hoping it will be a straight forward job for someone.....the old boiler has already been capped off and taken out

Hi Alan we had the water board in few years back to put a new main from the middle of the road into the house

Thanks McCombi for getting back to me, I was looking at the 40kw as was only few hundred pound more Our house has 13 radiators would you go for a 33kw or a 28kw (Would both of them be suitable for standard size gas pipe? ) Also are you a Baxi fan as i have read there are lots that are not a...

Hi All Ok my Baxi 105e has finally given up after 16 years so I'm after a few questions answered 1:- I'm looking at either a Baxi Ecoblue 40 40kw or an Ideal Vogue GEN2 C40 40kw, I like the Baxi as comes with a 10year guarantee and our last Baxi has been pretty much bulletproof for 16 years...

ah i see so it can be done then ,can the gas supply be a deadleg ?

Hi All Ok my baxi 105e is on its last legs we have had it 15 years so time for a new one. I want the new boiler in a different location it will be on a outside wall and all the pipes are also on that wall running under it (Hot+Cold Water , radiator and gas) as its a old kitchen that have been...

yes all upstairs taps....the boiler wont stay fired up when there turned on but downstairs hot tap turned on the boiler stays fired

Sorry to bother you guys again but I have a update Chap came out yesterday and fitted a external expansion vessel and a new hot water diaphragm I kept a check on the pressure all evening and seamed spot on to me didn't rise or fall at all just stayed the same But I still got the...

water is spurting from your expansion vessel when pressed in so going on what other people say I take it that its knackered just im a bit confused why I still get hot water down stairs

thanks for the reply pete Im just weighing up my options really between getting the ev replaced or get a new boiler fitted as my 105e is about 11 years old what is the life span of a boiler ?? what would you suggest pete get it repaired or get a new boiler ?? Thanks

Hi Again Right a update and a question I need answered OK,pressure all over the place water only sometimes gets hot finger has been pointed at a knackered expansion vessel. BUT The water downstairs is still boiling hot its only the shower that goes cold so is it my boiler knackered...

oh dear thought it might come to that. is it a hard job for a plumber ?? also would it be expensive ??

hi again update :- just went to try to put pressure in the vessel and hot water came spraying out I take it that's not supposed to happen

Ok great thanks paul I remember having that done before I think,Had a plumber put a foot pump on top of vessel Is that the way its done ?? Thanks

Hi All Got a baxi 105e The pressure is all over the place , one day its low and needs pressure then the following day its off the scale high Any ideas why this is happening Thanks