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    New boiler with hot water storage?

    Current boiler is a vaillant combi. It's 20 years old now so thinking of having it replaced this summer. The boiler is located quite a way from the kitchen and bathroom, about 15 metres I would guess, so it takes a while for hot water to reach the taps, therefore wasting water and gas. Bit of a...
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    Cool domestic hot water

    Boiler is vaillant 824 turbo max. Since the very cold spell of last few days, DHW has been intermittently warm, but not hot the diagnostic codes are all as they should be, indicating diverter valve is operating ok. Could this just be due to the very cold incoming water supply, or diverter...
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    Smoke alarm beeping

    One of my four Interconnected BRK smoke alarms started beeping the other night. The alarms are mains powered with 9v battery backup. I got it down to replace the battery and noticed the expiry date of the alarm was 12 months ago. As they were all fitted at the same time, I ordered four new...
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    OMG I'm appalled!

    This week we are having new gas service pipes installed. We received several leaflets explaining what was happening, and were advised that once the pipe was connected up, the gas supply would be left off and we would then receive a visit from a gas certified engineer to test the supply and all...
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    Cost of a porcelain patio.

    I'm planning to have a patio laid in porcelain slabs over an area of 27sqm. I know the cost of the slabs I want is £27 per sqm so that's £729. I have obtained some quotes for the work. The first company came and carried out a detailed survey and then sent me their detailed quote breakdown of...
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    Vintage electric sewing machine.

    My wife loves her sewing machines, and we just picked up a vintage Singer 185k made around 1960. Before letting her loose on the machine, I decided to check the wiring. There was a cut in on of the leads, so I opened up the electrical connector box and cut out the defective piece of cable and...
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    Haier freezer problem.

    I have a Haier American style fridge freezer. Normally the fridge is set at 5 deg c and the freezer at -18 deg c. Recently the appliance has got quite noisy and the left side is quite warm (more than usual). The fridge temp remains constant but the freezer fluctuates, displaying different...
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    Noisy consumer unit?

    My daughter moved into an apartment a few days ago and has been troubled by very loud buzzing/banging noises at random times. The landlord sent a plumber round thinking it may be the boiler or pipework, but he couldn't find any problems. My daughters been doing some googling and found youtube...
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    Another EV query.

    I have recently bought a new electric vehicle. (Hyundai Ioniq 5). One of the features of the car is a 13amp 3 pin mains socket below the rear seats. This derives 240v from the main EV battery and can be used to power / charge portable appliances with a rating up to 16 amp. So for example if you...
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    Electric vehicle charger cable

    A few years ago I had a plug in hybrid vehicle which only charged at 16 amp, 3.5kw. So I had a charge point installed cabled to its own mcb in the consumer unit. The installation was rated for 16amps. Time has moved on and my latest EV will charge up to 32 amps 7kw. I am proposing to have the...
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    Ideas for decking balustrade.

    My rear garden slopes down away from the house so am planning to build a timber deck to provide a flat seating / dining area. The rear of the deck will be about 2.5 metres from the house and will be about 80cm above ground level. I realise that this will require a safety balustrade as its above...
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    Dimplex heating controller

    My daughter just moved into a flat which has electric heating. The radiators all work by manually switching them on and off, but the programmer / controller doesn't seem to do anything. There is nothing at all on the display which seems to suggest there is no power to it. She has tried all the...
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    Boiler service query.

    I have a Vaillant Turbomax which is serviced annually. My previous service engineer used to go outside and stick a probe into the flue, presumably to check exhaust gasses. However he has now retired and he recommended another engineer. The new engineer doesn't go outside to check the flue...
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    Smart radiator valves compatibility

    I'm currently using a Honeywell Evohome system with an ageing Vaillant boiler. Thinking of having a new boiler installed soon, probably another Vaillant or a Worcester Bosch, but these seem to have their own smart controller systems and I'm not sure the Evohome would be compatible. However...
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    Shower fittings

    Currently have a Triton mixer shower which i am replacing with a tower shower panel. After removing the old shower I am left with, on each pipe, a female 1/2 inch brass fitting which has a 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch dog leg male to male fitting. The new shower has 1/2 inch flexi pipes with female...
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    Insulating behind boiler

    Thinking of having my ageing boiler replaced soon. It was installed originally in a garage mounted directly on a single skin brick wall which gets cold on winter. The garage has now been converted to habitable space fully insulated but the boiler is still in its original position with a wooden...
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    Sizing a boiler

    My current boiler is a vaillant turbomax 824 which I presume is a 24kw output. Its getting quite old now so considering having it replaced with a similar current vaillant model. Since the boiler was installed, two additional small radiators have been added. I measured all the rads in the...
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    Vaillant Turbomax plus 824e DHW problem.

    Boiler is a Vaillant Turbomax plus 824e. Problem is no domestic hot water. CH works fine. When hot water tap is opened, no led or status indication on boiler, so not detecting request for hot water. Initial thoughts were a problem with the Aquasensor. Struggling to get an engineer out today...
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    Faulty Hikvision camera?

    Have had a Hikvision cctv system installed for about four years. Just recently one of the cameras, after switching to black and white infra red night vision, seems to go into a sort of ghosting image. However it is ok on daytime colour image. I powered down and rebooted the complete system and...
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    Fitting external expansion vessel.

    I have a Vaillant Turbomax about 18 years old and it looks like the expansion vessel has failed. As the vessel is located at the back of the boiler thus making it a difficult and expensive job to replace, I'm considering fitting an external expansion vessel. I understand that this should be...
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