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    Immersion heater - timer control

    I am having my direct unvented cylinder replaced shortly with a Heatrae Sadia Megaflo Eco 145dd. As part of this I want to have more control over the immersion heaters. I'm on an Economy 10 tariff and the current set up is a 1) dedicated Economy 10 circuit from a 16A breaker to a 20A DP switch...
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    The cheap way out??!!!

    I have recently screeded a concrete floor as it was uneven - I now want to tile it. I have some porcelain floor tiles - is it possible/sensible to lay the floor tiles with a building sand/cement (3:1) mix rather than use an expensive tile adhesive. For your reference the room is very small...
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    Damaged/Missing Roof Tiles

    I'm a keen DIYer but a novice with roofing work. I have a house circa 1915 (Edwardian) with a main roof tiled with rosemary tiles. I am just doing some repairs and wonder if anyone could help. I have missing/damaged ridge tiles and missing roof tiles - is it difficult/expensive to get good...
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    Screeds and DPM's

    I have a small (2x2.5m) outhouse which I am converting to a utility room - it is single brick with a concrete floor the surface of which is only a couple of inches below the top of the damp proof course. I would like to ensure that there is no water penetration through the floor before tiling -...
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    Dribbling hot water

    Grateful if somebody could help. I have a gravity fed DHW system (cold water tank/indirect vented cylinder) with a Worcester system boiler. No FE tank. My trouble is with the hot water from all taps/showers-its at a trickle (about 1litre/min!!), the cold water outlets are all fed from...
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    To Vent or Not to Vent!!

    I have a Wbosch system boiler with an indirect vented cylinder. I'm considering installing an unvented cylinder (santon/albion) to improve my DHW pressure. The problem I have is that my cold mains is entirely piped in 15mm copper (to replace this with 22mm would be too costly/disruptive). Severn...
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    Hot water trickle !!

    Grateful if somebody could help. I have a gravity fed DHW system (cold water tank/indirect vented cylinder) with a Worcester system boiler. No FE tank. My trouble is with the hot water from all taps/showers-its at a trickle (about 1litre/min!!), the cold water outlets are all fed from the...
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    A Mystery overflow.....

    A question regarding a mystery overflow. 1st my system. I have a recently installed Worcester condensing system boiler. I have a normal vented HW cylinder and a CW storage tank. The FE tank has been removed when the system boiler was installed. The boiler works fine - HW and CH are both...
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