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I have an old UFH system, a 5 zone manifold downstairs and 3 zone manifold upstairs. Wiring is into ezc 11-8 microcenter. Last year the Sunvic valve appeared to failed twice and was replaced. Simply put a thermostat called for heat, the manifold pump ran and the boiler fired up. However...

I had a new Vaillant Eco Tech Plus 630 boiler fitted in December 12 and the heating engineer set the flow temp at 60c from the boiler. I have mixing valves fitted to each UFH manifold. I posted various queries about the flow temp / operating time etc here having had the boiler fitted see...

I have a bathroom extractor fan fitted on a SW facing wall which is letting a backdraught. Searching on here i need to fit an in line shutter. Straightforward not quite? The fan ducts through a length of 4inch Osma. Can anyone recommend a suitable shutter or do in need replace the Osma with a...

Hi Turned on my U/F heating this afternoon to check all is OK before winter and I think I have a faulty / knackered Sunvic SZ2301. I turn the room stats up to 30 and the manifold pump doesn't run - it looks the actuator isn't working. The same set up on the other manifold fires the pump...

A few days ago woke up and the boiler had failed to start due to a low pressure error. Having had these before i knew it was a leak and checked my UFH manifold, where a pin head valve had leaked shortly after the boiler was installed, no leak there but there was a damp area just below a T in the...

In December 2012 I had my boiler replaced and DHW and UFH are from a Vallant Eco Tech Plus 630. Installed and everything fine until today I have an 11 year old Megaflow. Never had to do anything to it or had any trouble with it. There are two Honeywell valves, in line, on the pipe leading...

Just had a new Vaillant Eco Tech Plus 630 boiler fitted and the heating engineer has set the flow temp at 60 degrees from the boiler. Have 3 manifolds, 10 loops, all with adjustable mixing valves to control the mixed underfloor and under screed zones. The old boiler didn't have a programmable...

Hi Just completed building an extension to my home, complete with overspend, and my 11 year old Baxi Barcelona appears to have died. I am looking for a decent replacement. Owe my in laws a few thousand quid but will be able to re-mortgage next year to cover that and the new boiler. I found the...

I can't seem to find an answer to this on the internet so does anyone here know the answer. My employer has fitted new UPVC windows in the office where I work. The windows only open about 6 inches on the first floor and above as they have been fitted with a locking mechanism which when opened...

Hi Need a quick piece of advice as to how best to prepare a ceiling for plastering. The square extension we have had built has a double truss across the room between its two side walls. From this double truss there are a further 5 trusses (another double and 4 singles) that have been...

Hi Had a skip delivered Friday and forgot to protect the inspection chamber cover....cracked lid but no drain damage I have a plastic Osma inspection cover which is screwed down. It is 500mm x 500mm, the top of the riser below is 480mm wide and the drain 450mm wide. It is on a tarmac...

Whoever plumbed our kitchen waste into the drain left the white 40mm pipe outside of the plastic osma grate that covers the drain. I thought it would be a simple job of adding a longer piece of pipe or adding an extension and fitting through the grate. Then i realized the pipes are cemented...

Hi I have acquired the land at the end of my garden (from my father in law) with an understanding i build him a new garage for his property. I intend to build a new double garage for my property. There will be one oversite for these garages. The existing garage my father in law uses has a...

I building new garages and an extension to our home. The property is built with Ibstock Bradgate Claret bricks. I need around 6000 for the works but around 4500 are for the garages. The cheapest quotes for the Ibstock's I have are £450.00 per 1000 + VAT (Ridgeons) and £433.00 per 1000 + VAT...

I have underfloor heating throughout my property with thermostats in each room. I intend to build a 5x4 or 6x4 conservatory (maybe an extension if persuaded on my building forum posting) and convert my detached garage into a playroom. See my post in building regarding this. I find...

As a regular user of internet forums i know how helpful they can be solving problems so here is my dilemma. I live in a self built detached chalet bungalow with a south facing garden. The property has a detached garage with its eastern external wall gabled in line with the west facing gabled...