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Hi all, I’ve noticed a discrepancy in pressure between the physical filling loop dial (1.5Bar) and the LCD pressure display on my system boiler (1.2Bar) Having gone and inspected the plumbing under the subfloor it looked dry and no leaks etc, but noticed the filling loop runs into the flow...

Hi, I’m looking to either:- upgrade the current double glazing units (28mm) OR, both, the units and frames (70mm) in one of our rooms. I have a couple questions to help me decide. Option 1 - One local company offer a double glazing option with much improved acoustic and thermal performance...

Hi all, Ours is a 1950’s property with an air brick ventilated crawl space below the ground floor (With great access). The CH pipes down there are of course in a cold environment with being that space being open to the outside air via the air bricks. I’m wondering how far I should go to...

Hi all, I've been doing a bit of investigatory work recently on trying to improve how rapidly the temperature is falling in a recently built rear extension. It was all built to regs insulation wise as far I know and was signed off by building control. That said, having taken my thermal camera...

Hi all, Wiring question for what will form part of a media room for me. Thinking of lighting the alcoves under the shelves with LED strip lights plus diffusers. I want them all from the same source so a single switch/button press will affect them altogether. I'm certainly no spark and never...

Setup - Worcester Greenstar 8000 system boiler, CH Only, powers 14 radiators, and no hot water (that's powered from another boiler) Hi all, I'm hoping to get some help diagnosing (and maybe solving!) an issue i'm finding with our CH system. These are the main symptoms i'm noticing:- :- One...

Hi all, I've noticed our recent rear extension has been getting colder / retaining heat worse than the rest of the property, so decided to investigate the doors and windows. On closer inspection noticed a lot of draught coming in through gaps between the the higher up fitted window frames and...

Hi there, looking for a bit of advice and guidance on this one on next steps etc. For a bit of background, we had a engineered wood tongue & groove parquet floor fitted back in September and since then it's just felt weird to walk over, it creaks and pops, has some bounce in parts of it and has...

Morning all, I've noticed very recently that our Worcester Bosch Boiler is constantly ON and making a fair bit of noise. The flame is not on, but certainly sounds like the pump is running, AND the water temperature does seem high considering we've not had any demand for it for a good 48hrs or...

Hi all, I noticed today two of the windows on a recent gable extension looked weird as I walked past. Assumed it was a bit of dirt, though after I wiped them down from outside and inside, it didn't remove any of it. Not sure if it's dirt on the insides of the panes, or condensation, or what...

Hi, We’re looking to install a motorized projector screen on this faux chimney breast. It will be the full span across, has two mounting points, and is about 12.5kg or so. As it’s not a wooden stud frame I’m limited to only going into the plasterboard with fixings. Does this sound ok? Or...

Hi all, We've had a Dru Global 100 Gas fire fitted in an extension recently, we had it on for the first time properly last night (we were told to let the plaster dry on the newly made chimney breast for a few weeks before using the fire). Spec :- Dru Global 100 BF Issue is the we had the fire...

Hi all, We had a 35kw Worcester Bosch Greenstar 8000 life system boiler installed a few months back. It's CH only and powering 15 rads of about 30kw or so at T50. All the rads and piping are all new too. Basically a full new system. We're facing a problem where we cant get all the rads hot...

Hi, we had a french door pair of Rockdoors fitted last year. In the Winter this time round we noticed alot of cold in the hall and when subsequently inspected the doors more thoroughly, noticed a bunch of issues. Not sure if installer or Manufacture at this stage, Two main issues are draughts...

Hi all, Visited a property yesterday for the first time in a good few months, resident had complained that the electrics in the kitchen were tripping out from a double socket behind the washing machine. When visiting I could see alot of mould on the walls and quite a lot of condensation...

Hi all, Trying to verify ive been given the correct info here (oppose to what's convenient for the installer) Having a new boiler 36kw system boiler installed which will be 3-4M or so away from the gas meter, with id say about as many 45/90degree turns in it. (3-4). Installer has suggested...

Hi all, As part of some renovations, having some older radiators replaced with newer ones. Want to take the opportunity to maybe add a couple rads but without asking too much of the boiler. Wanted to ask, when working out the total BTU / wattage, should I be calculating at T60 or T50? My...

Hi all, I've been addressing a bunch of issues i've noticed this winter. One of which has been tracking down the source of high humidity (70%+) through the dwelling. Having setup a bunch of digital temperature / humidity readouts in parallel, i've noticed the highest humidity by some way is...

Hi, Super straight forward question, sorry if this is stupid. Noticed quite a few drafts on the UPVC windows in my home and could only find USA tutorials on how to adjust (which the mechanisms looked totally different to mine).... anyway, for compression/pressure adjustments. Is it an allan...

Hi all, I'm trying to track down and fix a problem we've noticed this Winter where we're waking up to a really cold property, some mornings it's been as low as 7.5 degrees inside and we believe there's likely a bunch of issues contributing to it. We're dealing with fixing the loft insulation on...