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    Radiators Running Lukewarm when Heating Off

    Hi I'm fairly handy but don't know boilers so well so please excuse me for any schoolboy errors here. We have a De Dietrich (model F67110**correction** - apparently this just means a French-made model. There are 2 "type" numbers on it: GT/GTM/GTU 1104V and MT 130) oil-fired boiler which...
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    Cleaning 1500L Domestic Fuel Tank

    Hi Apologies if this thread is in the wrong section but I hope it comes under the "central heating" header. I have a plastic domestic fuel tank (for our fuel boiler), 1500L which needs cleaning. The quotes are coming in ridiculously high so I'm considering doing it myself. The tank has 4x 7cm...
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    Hot Water Pipe supplied by 2 Different Boilers

    Hi This is a theoretical question for now, so no need to worry about the "whys" of the situation! If I have an existing fuel-fired boiler providing the hot water to a tap, and I "T" in another pipe (to the pipe going from the boiler to the tap) supplied by an emersion heater, will the water...
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    Best Way To Stick a Wooden-Mounted Mirror to a Plaster Wall.

    Hi As the subject says really, I have a 1cm thick wooden-backed mirror - when I say wooden it's the type of painted chipboard (I think) you'd get in a flat-packed wardrobe - which I need to mount in a bathroom. I picked the wooden backed one because it leaves the mirror pretty much flush...
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    Attic Insulation with High Ceilings.....

    Hi There I'm considering insulating my attic floor to save energy etc. However my house has 2 floors with 3.8m (about 13feet) high ceilings on each floor, so my question is, will attic insulation make any real difference or is it just going to keep the top of the room (which is too high to...
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