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Great, many thanks! We seem to have survived Easter without blowing the house up so looks like it worked ok. Can't wait to rip out the combi and replace with a nice old fashioned heat only boiler, stored hot water, separate pump and expansion vessel when the house is renovated! I know the...

So, as is usually the way, my boiler chose the most inconvenient time to break down- Easter weekend when expecting a houseful of guests! I have bodged a repair but just wondering if it is safe... The problem is the diverted valve (glowworm betacom 24c) which appears to have been leaking into...

PS Don't judge me on my hedge! It's an old pic dating from purchase day!

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I'll try and get a pic up soon! It's a very ordinary victorian terraced house. I have a ground floor bay, bedroom bay above, and a smaller window over the front door. To be honest there is not a lot of brick, it's mainly window. I have been quoted £4500 which includes replacement of upto 60...

Does anyone have experience of a reputable company in south london who will undertake this work? I have had a reasonable quote from an excellent company, just wondered if anyone has first hand experience of anyone else? Yes I am aware of the potential issues that removal may uncover, but I...

Sorry to start yet another DIY rewire thread. I have read several which all seem to descend into an argument about DIY electricians putting their homes and families at risk etc! I would greatly appreciate advice on what it's sensible and safe for a competent DIYer to do to reduce the costs...

Just a quick update and thanks to all who offered advice initially. Complete new system was installed and has now been running for the best part of a year, perfectly! In the end we opted for a thermal store, more for convenience of link up and to ensure plentiful hot water than anything...

Thanks Misterdubya. However have tried all of your suggestion previously to no avail. With the pump running on max, no DHW demand and all but one rad turned right off there was still joy even after a couple of hours. I tried this with each cold rad in turn again no luck. I am not sure if I...

Can anyone help me shift a stubbon airlock?! My central heating was working fine until recently when I drained the system in order to remove a few radiators whilst decorating. However on refilling only the upstairs rads get hot. I have a pressurised system. Each rad has been bled several...

I wish I could find a heating engineer / plumber as consciencious as those on here - the registered engineer who installed a stop cock the wrong way round, left gas leaking from a badly fitted cooker bayonett and wired my immersion heater to a dissused 13 amp ring main socket should take a look...

I know - I'm not a huge aga fan - I take her point about them looking good, but that's where it ends as far as i'm concerned. The brochure says they are the green option as they are made from recycled iron and that you can bin the electric kettle if you buy an aga - then two lines later they...

Thanks ChrisR. I may not have made myself very clear in my original question regarding the woodburner. Basically I want one as a focal point in the sitting room which is where I will spend most of my time. As I have free logs it makes sense to use them, and as I am at home most of the time...

Thanks Bengasman. i hadn't considered the prospect of floating dead pigeons but now you come to mention it... The size of the pipework inside the house is not the issue, it can be as big as required as all is being replaced, but the supply itself is small (I estimate 15mm) It is the original...

I have just bought a large victorian property in need of total renovation. Part of the work will involve total replacement of all plumbing, including installation of an entirely new HW / CH system. So far I have had different advice from each of the three heating engineers who have visited...