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Totally agree. Standing charges are a complete rip off. There was absolutely no need for them to jump up when the price of fuel increased. I was on a fixed deal until last November, 7p a day for each fuel, now it is 27p for gas and 43p for electricity. Ofgem is a joke and seem to be working in...

The IHD is reading zero for today, so I don't think standing charge is included. Even if it is, it would be 53p a day and a saving of £95 over six months. My argument stands. Yes, heating MY water is significantly cheaper on electricity than gas. My bills prove it. Using gas takes far far...

There is another good reason. The Ideal Classic has a pilot light. At current gas prices it has been costing me 80p a day according to the IHD. (The boiler has been off since 1st April, but I left the pilot light on just to see). On average, I have been turning the boiler off from May to...

Flow on pump is correct. No solar, With just two of us in the house all the time I find the very well insulated immersion heater on 24hrs is by far the cheapest way to have hot water whenever we need it. We shower, so have never run out of hot water, even though the immersion only heats the...

Just to give the guy his due, it only took a few minutes to change the 3 port valve, which he first diagnosed as the problem. It wasn't, which I knew anyway. The rest of the time was spent looking for a fault in the circulation, even though the pump was brand new (fitted by yours truly) and...

No, definitely rust. (Unless the mice have been eating the boiler!)

fixitflav. Trouble is, I'm not even sure the problem is the control stat. Could be the gas valve or anything really, but definitely in the boiler. I could end up changing everything, including the drop down front panel which dropped off years ago! The burner is also showing its age with lots of...

ianmcd, that is interesting, and a bit disappointing. I am changing my Plumber as I am now not too happy with the one I use. He has been fine all these years for servicing, but, I think, out of his depth when it came to this problem. I kept trying to tell him it wasn't a circulation problem, but...

ianmcd. According to the Plumber/servicing chappie/ who has checked with suppliers, the gas valve is available but not the control thermostat. It may be the case that parts are available somewhere, but let's face it, the RS40 was a very reliable boiler but discontinued in 1995 and is terribly...

Just heard back from engineer that part is obsolete, so it is a new boiler. Shame, just a few months before its 30th birthday. Anyway, it is a good opportunity to upgrade to one that has electronic ignition. It is surprising how much the gas costs now just running the pilot light. Thanks for...

ianmcd. - Thanks for the suggestion. All radiators bled and expressing water. The pump states it is circulating at 1.1cubic mtrs. There are no cold radiators, only luke warm at the bottom. It does appear that the boiler is cutting out after getting like warm. The flow pipe immediately out of...

Hi everybody, looking for suggestions to fix my Ideal Classic RS40. OK it's 29 years old, but this is the first time it has let me down, it is a simple boiler so I feel safe leaving it in the winter when I am not here. (Well, until now) The problem. We got home from a trip and the central...

All fixed now. A light abrade and the next coat was fine. I agree that it was probably not necessary to sand as it seemed to be fine even over the areas that still showed bloom. Thanks for everyones help. No more varnishing in the afternoons!

Thanks Robbie uk, I should have mentioned that my lodge is in the Algarve, Portugal. Temperatures are still good, last evening dew was a big surprise as the air had been quite dry up till then. Waiting for it to harden a bit now before sanding.

Hi everyone, I am varnishing the outside of my wooden lodge with Bondex classic teak. All OK until this morning when I went out to look at the bit I did yesterday. A very heavy dew came down last evening and all that I painted in the afternoon has bloomed. The sun is out now but the blooming...

Many thanks endecotp, That info is very helpful, and I've gone to the links you gave which has somewhat settled my concerns. I spoke to to Danopren today here in Portugal and although I can't speak much Portuguese, and the person I spoke to spoke limited English, we did establish that the...

Thanks woody, I thought Roofmate was EPS which I understand is similar to XPS except in the manufacturing process. Maybe I'm wrong as I have zero knowledge in this area, perhaps someone can clarify the difference between the two. Danopren is not widely available in UK yet so I have included a...

Hello everyone I have just had the floor of my wooden lodge insulated. The lodge is on wood piles. It is a suspended 18mm flooring grade chipboard floor, open underneath on all sides and the floor is very cold in the winter. The builder quoted 60mm Roofmate and a vapour barrier, but has...

Thanks Ignicolas, not sure of your point? Nice under stairs ideas though on that website, although I now see the link has been removed.

Anyone used Wickes 'Truewhite' water based gloss. They state it never goes yellow - Really?