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45yearsagasman Could you explain why you were lost when I suggested this was the plan for re-siting the boiler ? I have a small kitchen (so minimal space for positioning the boiler there), and I wish to convert the cupboards that currently contain the existing tank and boiler into usable...

Gravity Fed Hot Water & Heating System Drayton Mid-Position Actuator MA1 Lifestyle LP722 Grundfos UBS 15-50 Selectric Baxi Solo 3 PFL 80 Non-Condensing Conventional Boiler I have the above system in my 1970's end of terrace. The boiler has started making a loud noise when in...

Thanks for the replies. It is the only vent in the house, on the end wall of the terrace. I don't know about it 'venting the cavity' I guess it does but there are no other vents around the house. I like the idea of the insulation board to fit the aperture, but I wonder then if the external vent...

Thanks for the reply Frank I'm not sure about doing the knocking out of the outside brick grill and re-bricking myself ! Although I would like to do this as it is would seem to be the 'proper' way of finishing it. Do I literally just need to chisel out around the mortar, release the grill...

Hi there, I'm looking for some building advice. In the living room of my 1978 end of terrace on the end wall I have a vent measuring 24cm square. I believe it would have been there when the house had a back boiler installed originally. The house has cavity walls and I had cavity wall...

thanks for the prompt reply petit_pablo. Unfortunately I don't have a multimeter, I will have to purchase one and get back to you !

Gravity Fed Hot Water & Heating System Drayton Mid-Position Actuator MA1 Lifestyle LP722 Grundfos UBS 15-50 Selectric Baxi Solo 3 PFL 80 Non-Condensing Conventional Boiler I moved into my first house a 1978 semi-detached last year. I'm wondering whether I have a problem with the boiler. I...

Gravity Fed Hot Water & Heating System Drayton Mid-Position Actuator MA1 Lifestyle LP722 Grundfos UBS 15-50 Selectric Baxi Solo 3 PFL 80 Non-Condensing Conventional Boiler Recently the Hot Water has stopped working when I activate it using the control panel, I think it is because the...

Last year I moved into my first house, a 1978 end of terrace. The house is situated near some old oak trees inhabited by the usual birds and squirrels. Since I moved in, every so often we hear what sounds like scratching in the loft, the odd time what sounds like small creatures moving about...

Hello, First post to DIYnot, looking forward to learning as I refurbish my first property, a 1970's end of terrace. Before purchasing the property last year I had a survey carried out separate to the HomeBuyers standard survey for my piece of mind. One of the points made was, "The gable...