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anyone any ideas where i could get a replacement seal for the casing of my 1986 ideal Elan balanced flue boiler? The original is beginning to fall apart now! Its just a kind of asbestos rope type thing so its probably possible to improvise? Please dont do the usual reply when I ask about my...

Would it be advisable to convert my heating system to a sealed type? The reason I ask is my boiler often makes a kettleing noise. Ive tried the usual ideas - flushing, silencing treatments but after a while it becomes noisy again. The boiler is an Ideal Elan RS balanced flue unit which I...

Fitted a new chrome towel rad in bathroom. Ive been told it has to be earth bonded despite being plumbed in Hep2! Where is the line drawn on these regulations? Do people earth bond their metal shower cabinet frames? How about a metal bog roll holder? A tap which has only flexy connections - how...

got a job where the guy wants a large(ish) tile sliced up to std brick size & then fitted to his bathroom in a brick bond. Im concerned about the cut edge finish especially as the tile core is brown & the finish is white! he wants quite a wide grout gap which is the only saving grace! Any tips...

Ive just plastered over my new cables ( all in verticle & horizontal) as an extension of existing ring main. works fine! i aint involving the assholes at BC in th ecouncil as Im less than 8m2 of floor space! ( due to clever measuring techniques) boom! boom! :P

I fitted my boiler 24 years ago when we moved in, Its an Ideal Elan2 RS40 balanced flue. It has performed faultlessly all this time apart from one thermocouple & the gas valve! I just give it the odd hoover out! What I want to know is: is it worth replacing? We currently pay £85 a month for...

any tips on how to remove a cracked floor tile fitted over electrical heating without damaging the wires? (i already posted this I know in the wrong forum!)

any tips on how to remove a cracked floor tile fitted over electrical heating without damaging the wires?

Hi, I have just fitted an Aqualisa shower in loft above shower (as recomended) The pump unit is (just) below the base of the cold water tank (as permitted) & I have tapped into the cold feed from the tank & also the hot water expansion pipe that loops over the top of the cold tank. This was just...