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Good morning Can any of the regulars give advice on a gas boiler installer in London to replace an unvented ergular heat only boiler and install a Vitodens 200 boiler like my neighbour has put in? Would really prefer someone who is passionate about gas and contributes to the forum then some...

I am about to spend many thousands of pounds (8) on a new Vitodens 200 install to replce a very old Ideal Mexico 2 with a cylinder in the airing cupboard Its in a house which has 15 cast iron radiators and two bathrooms (although they wont be used at once) I am going for a 35KW boiler and...

I have a residential house which has commercial pipework and a system in place - It is a gravity fed system. I have had quite a few heating engineers come to the house and they all have suggested to switch to a combi boiler even though the house has five bedrooms and two bathrooms and 15 cast...

I have some aluminium frames which are a good 20 years old - They still work but the glass has blown on a few of the panels - This has got worse over the last five years and was noticeable ten years ago Speaking to glass manufacturers they are looking at 3K for supply of the glass only plus...

I replaced a main 24 HE with a Mains 30KW eco compact last week - I arranged to have (1) The boiler and flue delivered, thermostat open boiler, scale inhibitor and magnatec filter The cost of replacing the boiler (labour only) was £500.... Thats in london mind you The work was done from 9AM...

Its my turn to complain about london gas fitters ! I have a Main boiler installed in 2007 and its not worth repairing so I want to get it replaced. I have had these replaced in the past at my parents flat and it took one person one day for a quick flush through and installing new combi and...

I know that hardie backer board is preferred for plasterboard installation - I have a stud wall that has fallen off and the plasterboard has all crumbled so I will need to get that replaced - I thought about screwing in some hardie board after I have removed the old plasterboard but I wanted to...

I have two flats connected to one electric meter. Yes I cannot believe it but I am paying for another flats electric! I have contacted power network who have told me I need a new MPAN number and said I need to contact Uk power networks I have contacted Uk power networks who have told me that...

Please bear with me because I am confused about what I am seeing. I have a 10mm cable running from main cu protected by 80amp rcd. The man is 40 amp the 10mm cable runs to another consumer unit feeding the garden outhouse since yesterday the rcd trips and it is the b40 mcb that is causing...

I have a honeywell thermostat which is hard wired to my combi boiler and works fine As my combi boiler is getting replaced I am told that I need to replace a perfectly working thermostat/ Is that right and if it is can anyone tell me a decent and cheap hardwired thermostat - I do not want...

I am having my combi boiler swapped out and as this is the first time I have changed a boiler I want to know the following please from you kind folks about what paperwork the installer will give me when he leaves The boiler is a Main combi which is going to get swapped out for another Main...

Some of the people here were very helpful in a previous thread and I have decided to replace the following two fuseboards - I am doing this purely to get a EICR report which is fine The electrican asked me to buy a fuseboard so I would just like to check if the following fuseboard can be...

I have a small three bed house which I used to live in but is now rented out to tenant who have been there for three years without any problems I have to get an EICR and the electrician has told me the whole fuse board needs replacing despite there not being any problems - I dont have any...

My neighbour lives in rented accommodation and was wondering if this boiler is old enough and should be replaced by her LL? It looks like it is 13 years old or more but does work ok Its a microgenus 23 MFFi if that helps Thanks in advance and have a great weekend

I now have to choose between two boilers 1) Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 825 (ErP) 2) viessmann vitodens 100 The flat is a small two bed 55 square metres flat in central london where space is a premium. Its a smart flat with one bathroom Both boilers are the same price and will be fitted with a...

I have an older bathroom where the tiles are just worn and look horrible. The floor tiles also look bad on the tiles around the bath I really want to paint them white. Some YouTube videos show a great outcome so can this be done? On the floor can I just stick vinyl tile squares on top of...

I’m in the market to replace my main combo boiler which is ten years old and is 25kw. I simply don’t know which boiler to choose from. I want a boiler that looks nice and futuristic like apple design and have nest thermostats. I was going to choose the Worcester Bosch but people on here...

After spending time in europe I came to admire copper guttering and Down pipes I don’t think I ve seen that in the Uk and some of my guttering needs replacing. Is there any reason why copper guttering is not more widely used ?

Where do people generally buy their boilers from? Is there a Toolstation screwfix equivalent for boilers and flues cheap cheerful ready for collection sort of and good customer services. Toolstation have very few boilers

I ve seen a few paint flaking threads here and I’d just like some help in confirming this is damp damage. Yes we had a leak from the flat above but it was a little further away from where it’s all peeled can I just sand and paint again and what paint (zinnser) or otherwise should I use for a...