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Thanks The boiler does turn off when on full, from what I can remember. The house is 1890, end of terrace, so no cavity This year , Ripped out the loft room ceiling and put in 75mm Celotex, pulled up the floorboards and put in 200mm rolls. This room no longer gets crazy hot in...

Thanks, that’s actually great common sense, slightly embarrassed to say I’ve not tried that... and I'm guessing a TRV = a Thermostatic ???? Valve ??? Thanks

Thanks for the responses, I did not formally calculate the output required for each room. I wouldn't know how to. The rooms are large doubles and get cold in winter even though the rads were working and turned up full. I've insulated where possible and changed from single to doubles. I...

We've got some rads in our heating system that are not working correctly. The property has 4 levels including the cellar. There are 15 rads in total. Over the years I've upgraded 11 of them, bigger in size or single to double. Two rads don't heat up fully, one is large @ 40cm x 300cm...

Thanks for the input, Boiler fixed for the time being for a total of £168, inc. £70 Labour. Hopefully it goes through the winter without any other issues. Great website ! Thanks to all involved !

Thanks for replying it was partly due to me not being able to understand what the guy was saying as he had a very heavy accent. I've since spoken to the office again and it's the Hot Water Operating Valve thats in need of repair.

Morning all, I have this old Valliant VCW Sine 18 Combi boiler in my property. It's was certified/serviced at the start of the year with a clean bill of health. It's now delevoped a problem where it will only produce hot water when the heating is on. I struggled to find a Local...

Hi all, I'm in the long process of revamping my old victorian house. I've got to the staircase and I have two split boards (not sure the technical term). There's also a big gap appearing between the board and the upright that needs pulling together. The dark line in the pictures I...

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