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Hello all, Here's the deal. My buddy, for "buddy" read "dimwit", needed his pump replacing in his boiler. I told him the pump that he needed and where to get it for a reasonable price. He duly went and got the pump and called on me on his way home to make sure it was the correct one. I...

Hello all, The pump has gone on my mates boiler. He has got a new one, a Grundfoss. Does he need to drain the system before he replaces the pump? If not, what is the procedure? I have actually done one of these before, on my own boiler but, for the life of me, I can't remember draining the...

Hello all, I'm having a new kitchen in the near future and would like to get some kind of sound system that's designed to be fitted under a wall cabinet. I've seen one or two but they seem to be a bit cheap and plasticy!! I would like it to have a radio (possibly DAB) and I would want to be...

Hello all, I posted a question here earlier this week asking about BROAG boilers and whether they were any good. I got a good response and it's obvious that they are a good boiler. In the meantime I've been reading other posts asking if "this boiler or that boiler" are any good and they have...

Hello all, Being unhappy with my Worcester 24i Junior I have decided to look into getting a replacement. The pump on my Worcester has gone once and the system just won't hold pressure due to an annoying leak in the boiler. I have heard a little about BROAG boilers but would appreciate some...

How big does the overlap need to be? Is there a minimum?

I don't know really. I suppose having had one chemical traetment fail on me has made me wary. At least if I physically replace the DPM, I know it won't fail, cos it can't.

I did mention in the first post that I have done this on one wall and it's failed. I don't want the bother of doing it all and having it fail on me. I would rather do the job properly and then I know it's done. Don't want it coming back to haunt me in 18 months when I've redecorated the place. I...

The single skin is internal. The damp only reaches a certain height which os why I'm fairly confident that it's rising. Also the house is well heated and I'm not shy when it comes to keeping the place warm.

Gregers, They were my first thoughts but, I did it during fairly warm/hot weather so that kind of rules out condensation and the bridging theory doesn't hold up cos one of the walls is a single skin. I think using the power chisel to remove the old plaster has caused enough vibration to...

Hello all, About 18 months ago I got around to gutting my living room because it really needed it. I took the walls back to the brick and then dry lined it and skimmed it. A few months later I started to see damp patches along the base of one wall. This got worse over a period of a couple of...

I have a leak on my 24i boiler. A while ago I had to replace the pump head on my boiler because it had failed. At the time I also had a leak that I couldn't locate but assumed that it was the pressure relief valve releasing water due to the faulty pump. The pump head was replaced and works fine...

Thanks for all the replies fella's.

Hello all, This is a general question about how builders price jobs. I am planning on getting some work done in the new year and was wondering about prices. I need a couple of walls taking down and lintels putting in place (obviously). I will need some brickwork doing also. The question is...

Well done for taking the course. If all you ever do is your own house it will still pay for itself. As you gain experience of skimming the consistency of the mix will become less critical. Obviously you will never be able to skim with water! but, you will be able to cope with a thinner mix. The...

£48 + vat actually

I hadn't bought it at the time of the first post and still haven't cos it's been returned now, so I haven't bought one. Any chance of any help on here?

I had got one but when I took the old one off I put it on my bench and put power through it and it worked so I returned the one that I had bought. Is it normal for the pump to work intermittently when it's goosed or is it the thermostat that has gone. . Is there a way of knowing that it has gone...

No I hadn't bought one at that point and I still haven't, following the advice that I got from someone that knows what they are talking about. It looks as though I will now, or maybe just the thermostats that has now been helpfully pointed out to me by Lagunaglan. Your advice would be more...

Hello all, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this problem. It appears that the pump on my boiler is faulty. All that I have done suggests that this is the case. The water enters the system through the loop without any problem so the system is full.. The pump is getting the required 240v...