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Sorry, this is a long one. Moved into a detached bungalow a year ago (last winter). The loft is about 50ft long, with gable at each end and ridge height about 10ft. Most of the loft is double layer insulation. 99% of the liner is bitumous, with the rest breathable. All in good condition. There...

Well, that went better than I could of hoped. Bled it, fired it, repeated around 5 times till it just ran... beautifully. Got no more than a cupfull out of it, along with a ton of air. Checked the flue first, which is straight out the back and just through the wall to the outside world...

Oil delivery tomorrow so willknow more about the state of the boiler after that. The solar thermal system seems to be working... if the sun ever puts in an appearance. Yesterday we had only a few minutes of sunshine. Today almost an hour! But during that hour the collector got to an almost...

Put the solar panel back into service today, but just as light was fading and it was starting to rain. Filled it with antifreeze. No idea if that's right or wrong. Used a stand pipe into the top of the system on the roof and let gravity do it's thing. If there's any sun tomorrow we'll find out...

Thank you. Most helpful. Will check the flue before running. No delivery yet. And I've no intention of making any type of adjustment. On a good note we did manage to repair the leaking solar panel today. Soldered a piece of copper pipe over a 1/2" split in the manifold pipe. Suspect it was...

Hello. I'm sure you get a lot of people join here to ask 1 question then they're never seen again. Well, I've got a few questions to ask, about a real mish-mash hot water and central heating system. My son has just today moved into a house that has been empty for 4 yrs. It's rural so no gas...