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Thanks to everyone who gave me advice on the last posting I have an exisiting warm air system johnson and starley j54-64 (must be over 25 years old at least) The Fan unit has burnt out I would like to upgrade it to something a little more efficient and powerful I need to keep the...

hi i just went to the garage and it is MUCH drier since teh plaster board came off. still wet at teh bottom but i presume this is where the condensation has dripped down as opposed to rising damp. if there any thing lost by adding teh membrane anyway even if it is largely due to...

The unit which no longer works is a j54-64 j&S the documentation states the following: 15.8-18.8kw (57mj/h, 54,000btu,/h to 67.5mj/h, 64,000but/h

hi thanks for that it was a standard board- so when you say use insulation - is there any particular one you would recommend i was going to buy the 'vapour' plaster boards also i see newton do a 5mm and an 8mm membrane is bigger better?

i understand exactly what you are saying but surely if amembrane is fitted to the inside then i can get the outside repointed and then sealed with a breathable coating which will allow it to dry out with time

fair point but as long as i get teh outside sorted vairly soon would you be in agreement it would be ok to go ahead and get the inside done and sorted? if not what could be teh potential problem. plus the outside may be wet but we never had a problem before teh plaster board went up on the...

i have a slight problem here- the work must be finisehd by end of january the damp specialists that have seen it advised me that this can be done after with no problem. another problem i also have is that the otherside of teh wall is on my neighbours land. i will need to seek permission...

apologies i am converting it myself with the help of a home maintanence guy that i am friends with, budget is an issue and want to keep costs down if possible

floor has a DPm as redone not so long ago. has insulation too - polystyrene no DPC out side of wall is wet too with poor poiting - plan to sort this in the summer no gutter or roofing problems watertight it is a garage but will be converted into a room with good windows and trick vents, no...

so does this mean you would go for just teh newton 5m,m on its own. is it easy to get a tight seal on teh brick work that is dry and not problematic so the mositure does not seep round advice tips where to buy it a a decent price with teh right fittings? is this something for me to do as a...

Hi i have a garage which is single brick walled along teh back. it was plaster boarded with dabs and a large amount fo codensation formed. - i have not converting it myself into a room with heating etc. when i took the plasterboard off (which had lots of moisture where the dabs were)it was very...

well if i knew a good installer i would not be on this forum now. I guess a general consensus is a good place to start in terms of the site - its a pretty standard sized house and feel i have given sufficient information to gain reasonable guidance for now but appreciate your point to some...

You clearly are 'for' the air heating: 1) is this not more expensive to run? 2) does it not make the air feel dry? 3) will i not then have 2 'devices' so to speak to have to look after and maintain - at least with a storage combi does this not i kill 2 birds with one stone (especially if...

this does seem prety decent especially with the 5 year warranty if the isntaller is viessman trained - however i`m guessing most installers including my own arent so i will not benefit from this without probably paying over the odds for specific installer. What are your thoughts - do you know a...

I still do not understand one point there is mention that a house of this size should not have a combi - this is fair enough and never suggested A combi storage ,which from what i understand is basically a normal boiler with a cylinder but built in so better than an ordinary combi there...

Hi thanks for all your responses: I am fairly certain i do not want a hot air system and happy to go with radiators for a wet system I am still unclear what to go for though it sounds like people are plugging the worcester bosch storage highflow which appears to give teh best flow rates...

Hi This is my first posting so apologies f this has already been discussed to death I live in a medium to large sized house which has a terrible heating system - Johnson starley hot air system (heater on teh ground floor). The hot water is heated via an immersion heater in a tank on the...