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this is BTL property that we recently bought and we need to get the EICR done before we rent it out hence i need EICR.

Thank you for all helpful answers. The E7 CU will not be live during the day time. I hope that is understood and test will still be carried out?

Looking for some guidance here The left hand side fuse box in the pic only have 2 fuses which are used for economy 7 storage heaters, rest of the fuses are in the right hand side fuse box. bot the fuse box serves same property, I am applying for EICR and there is one question in the checklist...

Vaillant Echo Tech 637 system boiler. I get F28, F71 when heat demand is on and manually it takes at least hour to start up

heating/ hotwater system drained we will still be using the house and other water appliances (for example kitchen). do you think we need to turn off the mains if the water is being used? Also we have gas fireplace so we are still warming the house but not using the heating / hotwater from boiler

It is unvented system so no expansion tank in the loft but yes this is very good advice. I have just been to my other property in Oct and cleaned the small tank and boy! it has lots of gunk accumulated over 10+ years

Hello Our boiler is 15 years old as we have appointment booked to replace it in 2 weeks time. Unfortunately it has broken down last night. Shall I drain the system to preserve pipework from freezing ? we do have secondary accommodation so we are not left in cold but I want to ensure that my...

Thanks for your invaluable feedback and it looks like you belong to Bond family to come up with the number 007! 8) No! i have not got those many quotes.. I got 5 to be precise (3 local, 2 national)!.. But I think it is in someone's rights while making such a costly investment in such a...

Apologies but you confused me! :shock: How does it makes me lazy when (compared in terms of efforts required)it comes to starting a new thread or posting further question in the relevant thread started by someone else? By doing what I have done the related and relevant information will be...

I am also in the process of getting quotes for the boiler replacement for my 3 bed - mid terrace , 8 Radiators house. Existing system is a heat only open vent system with Ideal WR50 (not sure about the 50 bit!). I have got quotes from various ppl. Including BG and nPower. Discounting BG &...

Thanks Burnerman & JohnD for your comments John, re: the segmented disc timers that rotate like a clock does they also work every day ... i know they are only for 24 hrs so you cannot vary the on and of time but do they work every day so if set it to come on at 7pm and go back to...

my plan is to put the energy saver lamps on the timer? i hope it can cope up with those if not the boiler switch! the last thing i want it to blow up when we are not around.... can someone confirm they have these and fine for lights please? i need to make a decision and i am worried...

kind of disagree as the seller help is least intuitive name for the tab to know that is the place where questions can be asked... may be getting used to Amazon format! (used to e-bay straight forward - ask seller a question) but thanks for the help and info!

Thanks a lot for help and advice. So good news is that battery charges when it is plugged in ... yeah understand about the finite battery life. Have to live with that!

Thanks you.. was trying to find out the customer service page for asking question.. :)

Hello helpful people out there! I am looking forward to some guidance before purchasing one of these. As me and my wife both have late night shift we come back home late in the night. I want to switch the lights on and off automatically to create the illusion that house is occupied to...

Hello helpful people out there! I am looking forward to some guidance before purchasing one of these. As me and my wife both has late night shift we come back home late in the night. I want to switch the lights on and off automatically to create the illusion that house is occupied to deter...

Apologies :oops: :oops: This is the first time i am fiddling with these systems... Being an IT consultant do not have to touch 'moving parts & leavers' much But the values are out and back to working now.. Thank you for the good tip to get them unlocked manually!

Did this and bingo !!!! It came out and now moving as i override the programmer to test it! Actually i want to turn my heating on for period time now that winter will be soon here so was testing the system and making sure that all heaters are ok and all. The system was not starting as i...

right! except the blue in colour got them out by using the button.. the level is too tight .. last thing i want to break it. there is a little semi circular hole beneath the lever can i do something with that ??