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you sound like that other useless guy kevplumb who insults people and makes wasteful posts. No one asked your *opinion* specifically so either give facts or go away.

Thanks for the replies- It is good that I might not require a pump at least for the shower. Is the pump that is supplied attached to the whirlpool bath still an issue for the combi/condensing boiler? I can't remove the pump. In general, I wasn't worried about the cold water flow, just the...

Hi I have a new 51000 btu space heater from sealy and it is connected to a 19kg orange gas bottle via the supplied regulator and hose. When I run the heater, I almost can't breathe- the lpg stinks so much and feels like my throat burns- I find the heater is really unusable because of this...

Ok, I just read the Boiler FAQ in this forum and don't understand what wall hung boiler to use now. The boilers only role is to heat the water for the 1 bathroom which will consist of 2 sinks, a shower with spray jets, and a whirlpool bath which has a pump. I am not sure, but the shower...

I am looking for a chart of sorts with wall hung condensing boiler manufacturer, model, kw, flow rate of hot water/min and avg oil usage per hour. I have been reading on this forum that LPG may not be the best way to go because of cost of LPG and that the lpg boilers break down? I...

Hi, I am tiling a bathroom and have a fireplace inside of it. The fireplace is a solid cast iron combination fireplace. It is a wood burning fire. I need to know if I can tile up to and under the fireplace surround with ordinary tile such as porcelin. In stores I see granite hearths...

How does one deal with insulating and dryliining walls that are not straight or plumb? I heard that foil backed insulated (25mm insulation) plasterboard does not dot-and-dab well? Also these boards are amazingly expensive I'll need a more economic solution. If I batten, the battens...

I used ratedpeople.com to find a tradesman. He quoted 1600pounds to install two soil pipes and I accepted and wrote a check for the deposit. He also said that if the work takes less time he will charge me less. Bonus! On the day he started, he dropped off what I consider to be an...

Hi I have lifted up my joists to replace rotted soil plates and such and have noticed that the ground underneath the joist (consisting of lightly concreted rubble) seems to remain damp (not puddling water, just cold and damp to the touch) most of the time. Should I cover the ground with a thick...

hello I am going to be drylining my house and using battens on the ground floor to screw the plasterboard to. As my brick walls are somewhat wet, I am wondering if anyone here has coated the battens or protected them with membrane etc so rot will not be a future issue. Thanks for your comments...

hello is it odd to request the main electric and consumer unit to be moved? Mine is currently under my stairs and I've been thinking of putting a cloakroom there instead. I am going to upgrade from 60 amp to 100amps anyway. I thought that putting the consumer unit in a cupboard near where it...

Hi I was wondering if it is ok to use 10mm electrical wire with standard sockets. I know that it is typically used for cookers and such, but is it against building control etc. to use it for everything? Please comment on same question for 6mm wire. Thanks. C

I think there is a misunderstanding- the 3kw heater I mentioned was just a freestanding hot air heater for the house that I plugged in it is not involved with the boiler. But, just to clarify- what you are saying is that it is unusual and unlikely that I can get the hot water from the boiler...

The boiler is working, but instead of it being heated by gas which was shut off, it is using electricity. We have hot water. But only one copper pipe is hot, the rest are cold which doesnt make sense if water is supposed to get to the radiators. Hubbie just checked and we have the blue box...

Help! No heat, but do have hot water. Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post I didnt know where to put this. There was a leak so our gas was shut off. No heat. In the meantime, we are using a backup electric system to heat the water. The boiler coil is working on electricity and the water...