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    Lead replacement - Is this quote in the ball park?

    Ive had a quote to replace lead which is between the house and a flat fibreglass roof (which is also a fairly large balcony area). The original lead, I am told, was installed wrong, as it wasnt split in to sections to allow thermal expansion and contraction, so it has split. It also seems to...
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    Worcester Bosch R 40 HE blowing fused spur

    As subject, our R40HE is blowing its supply fuse. Plumber checked over the condensate system in case of blockage or leakage was leading to overflow, nothing evident, he did witness it blow again, during running, and it was very sudden, no fault before or such. I know this is the worst type of...
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    Underfloor heating controls - a conundrum

    Almost a year ago I was trying to resolve a few issues with our underfloor - see orignal thread in plumbing here: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/underfloor-heating-a-couple-of-issues.493454/ The meachancal side is fairly under control (!) now nut the control side - electrically, is still...
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    Underfloor Heating - A couple of issues

    Hello, I am hoping for some assistance troubleshooting my UFH system. Background: House is about 10yrs old, we are the second owners. Boiler is a large combination boiler, housed in the garage. Heating is UFH throughout property, on both floors. There are two manifolds, one on ground...
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    Which type of boiler and system for our situation....

    Please bear with me for a short while, as I try and explain what's afoot.. My mothers property is a large house, which has currently got a rayburn range doing both heating and hot water. However this unit has 2 problems... 1. it isn't really quite big enough, since the property has been...
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    Garage roofing modification

    My garage roof needs some attention - its a flat sloping affair from corrugated asbestos type sheeting. The main roof is fine, however the wooden edging that bridges the gap between roof and concrete walls is shot pretty much all the way round. Currently there is vertical wood as described...
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    retro fit trickle vents

    Can anyone advise? Guessing the double glazing in my house was done prior to regs requiring them. we get condensation on bedroom windows and i don't like leaving windows open at night or my g/f closes them... anyone done it or have any info. have found vents on ebay, just don't know whats...
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    A couple of problems

    Hi all, I have a couple of problems in the house I bought recently. In general the heating is fine, and so is the hot water, controls all work, thermostat seems to regulate ok and the radiators heat up and hot water is always available from the cylinder. Boiler is a glow worm energy saver...
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    Pitched roof on to sectional concrete garage

    Hi all, This is my first post so please be gentle! I have moved to a house with a sectional concrete garage or around 19ft by 9ft, which has a flat roof made from what looks like fiber based corrugated material. It is in ok condition but will prob need repairing in next year. I am...
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