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Hello! About 5 years ago I bought an old house. Part of the lounge is a flat roof. I stripped it off to the joists and covered it in 18mm ply. I got a 'recommended' roofer to put some torch-on underfelt on. It leaked. He was 'too busy' to come back. I got another roofer. He covered it in a...

Thanks for the replies. It's definitely my wall as it says so in the deeds. The previous owner took the wall down intending to rebuild it, but didn't. In the meantime, he erected the 'temporary' fence on my neighbours side of the remaining wall. My neighbours house is rented, but the...

Hello! My garden is about a foot lower than my neighbours. There are the remnants of an old stone wall level with his lawn, but on my side of the boundary. I want to put a fence up, replacing the existing one, which was put up by a previous owner of my house on my neighbours side of the...

Many thanks for the replies. The room stat looks about 50% cheaper, so that's the one for me! Thanks again. Paul

Hi! Sounds daft, but I'm making a box to brew beer etc. Years ago I had one. 40w bulb in 2 cans slotted together, thermostat off my aquarium. Fish long gone, don't worry. Asked at Maplins, and girl showed me plug-in timers? Never heard of a thermostat. Local DIY said, 'Do you mean a room...

Thanks for that. I was expecting a page of abuse for not reading service requirements correctly. The point you make about oxygen seems totally valid to me. If Ferroli ever quote their engineer's recommendation to me I now know what my answer will be. Thanks again. Paul

OOps! :oops: Sorry! Caused myself work by not reading properly! Saved myself future work by now reading properly! Having checked the manual - which I leave to the service/Ferroli engineers to fill in etc - it only needed flushing and inhibitor when being commisioned. I read it when it...

Yep, seriously. Missed a bit off as well - Also make of flushing agent used. Paul

The warranty states it has to be drained and flushed yearly. Sections to be filled in in service part of manual, with date and make of inhibitor added. In answer to a previous question, it's an Optimax HE Plus 31c, with 8 rads. Paul

Hi! He said the system was causing the seals to go hard and snap. Said he could scrape the build up of metal off them with his fingernail. That's why he said it needed the power flush. I never saw the seals by the way. My service engineer ran the system for 30 mins after installing the...

Thanks for all the replies. So many! My local service engineer came out and installed a Magnaclean the other day. Reason I was going for the Fernox was I read they did both sludge and metal filtering, whereas the Magnaclean only did metal. However, the engineer said the new Magnaclean does...

Hi. I agree. Read loads of complaints everywhere I look on Net about Ferroli boilers and service. Does it, or any other boiler, need a yearly power flush though, as they've told me? Regards, Paul.

Hello to all. At my wits end here. Ferroli engineer been out to various faults 6 times since November - mostly system pressure pouring out of boiler like a sieve. ( Been about a dozen times in 3 years. Great boiler!) Boiler not worked at all since 17th Dec. (lovely Xmas/New Year!) despite...

Wow! Thanks for all the replies! Sorry about the 12" bit. I meant a 12" wall with 4" cavity. :oops: It has air bricks, but only on outside wall, not straight through. I did block them up but wasn't sure if I'd make it worse, so unblocked them. There's definitely no cavity insulation...

Thanks for the replies. The walls are brick with a 12" cavity. The ceiling is good and 8' high. The floor is dry. Paul

Hi! Bought an old 3 storey house with an elderley utility room extension. Roof is single pitch and tiled. No idea if it's insulated, cos no way of gaining access. 3 walls are exposed, cavity with air bricks. Obviously, as a utility room there's a dishwasher, washing machine and sink in...

Thanks for all the replies and help. The one for ebay doesn't do them. The Lunns site looks very encouraging, however... Stax emailed me and said he thought they were from their discontinued Deva/Methven range. I contacted them, and he was right. I ordered 2 pairs this afternoon at a cost of...

Sorry about that. They definitely aren't private. Checked and rechecked the settings. No idea. Thanks anyway. :? Paul

Thanks for the reply. Hope we don't need new taps, the wife paid about £400 for them! I know, you've no need to tell me. :cry: Paul

Hello. Anyone know where I can get odd-sized ceramic tap replacement valves? I've tried everywhere Google can offer. One supplier said my measurements were for a 3/8" or 15mm valve, but he and everyone else only sell 1/2" or 3/4" BSP. They were installed by a plumber 6 years ago, and I don't...