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I'm in the process of insulating my loft using standard mineral wool insulation rolls. I have bought 100 and 170mm rolls with the intention of laying the 100mm between the joists and then laying the 170mm rolls at right angles over the top. I have managed with some degree of difficulty to...

Many thanks for the info, much appreciated. Given I know nothing about the various types of insulation available, is there any particular type of roll you'd recommend? Also, is there any particular better way of achieving the 270mm insulation, i.e. 1 x 170mm overlaid with a 100mm roll or...

I recently had my ageing roof replaced (on a semi) and was somewhat stunned to receive a letter from the local council a few days after it was all completed demanding 125 pounds for building regs approval. Anyway, the part that I'm really concerned about is having to fit insulation to the loft...

Thanks for the advice. I assume it's something that a plumber rather than a boiler engineer would be happy to do?

Just to follow up to say that I did eventually manage to get at the dust cap of the expansion vessel. Pressed the pin and unfortunately water came out. So now I'm looking to get an external vessel fitted. Have called 3 engineers from the Thomas Local .. none were interested. Is this a...

My post code is M33. And believe me, I don't do 'posh' .. if I was a 'posh git' I'd have the money to replace it :P

I read the FAQ and I'm just not confident enough nor competent enough to do it. There's no water dripping from the boiler to the best of my knowledge. IIRC the heat exchanger was on the left hand side but was replaced about a month ago.

I have an old Vaillant combi bolier, I think it's a VCW 242 EH which in general has given me little trouble. Over the last few years though it has started losing pressure and has got to the point where it's a real nuisance and needs topping up every time it's used. It's been suggested that...

Thanks for directing me to the FAQ which I've taken a look at now. Unfortunately, I'm pretty hopeless at these things and I don't think I'd be able to do it myself. I'll make another post and see if there's anyone in the area (Manchester / Cheshire) who might be interested in doing the job.

Given that I'm pretty much clueless in regards to boilers in general I just want to make sure I've understood correctly. :) If when we test the expansion vessel it just needs repressurising could that be done without removing the boiler? And if it needs replacing I could instead have a...

Many thanks for the advice, appreciated. I have the boiler under the stairs and haven't as yet been able to try what you suggested but hopefully once I've emptied the area I should be able to get at it .. I did manage to get my hand round the back of it tho and think I could feel what you were...

I'm in Sale. What I'm trying to avoid is sort of throwing good money after bad .. I'd prefer to try and have the boiler repaired but don't want to keep throwing money at it and still end up with a faulty boiler.

I did some very basic research on the internet at the time and suggested it to him and he simply dismissed it. Given that I personally have absolutely no knowledge of boilers I wasn't really in a position to debate with him. Do you think I should get him back in again and insist that he check...

I have an old Vaillant combi bolier, I think it's a VCW 242 EH which in general has given me little trouble. Over the last few years though it has started losing pressure and has got to the point where it's a real nuisance and needs topping up every time it's used. I got a CH engineer to...