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thank you simon. 1. there is no space for an accumulator on the ground floor or basement. there is also only around 400mm loft space (it's a stepped flat roof) is something on the roof an option? 2. i'm going to get the pressure and flow rate tested again at each floor. i'm sorry, but can...

thanks for the reply all of these have been done - there was quite a lot of rubbish in the tap head strainer for example. the flow rate was even worse before this was done!

Hi, I'm just finishing refurbishing my 1st & 2nd floor maisonette in London. A new 32mm water supply was fitted by Thames Water (previously 3 flats shared the one supply.) The plumber put the stop cock on this in the communal ground floor level cupboard where it previously was, reduced to...

Hi, I was wondering if people could give me their opinions on whether they feel siting a system boiler in a bedroom or a small bathroom in a rental flat would be better? They are the only two options we've got as the flat is in a conservation area so we can't have the flue come out the front...

thanks xenon will mail you. quick question - just talked to the 2nd roofer and he is saying the reason he is not using the system the other roofer was going to use is because our flat roof has several 'steps' in it. he thinks that where the mineral capsheet bends over these steps, it will...

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it's in w10, west london - that price also includes removal of all rubbish, code 4 lead flashings to the abutments, all the carpentry work involved to fit the new skylights & access hatch and recovering a small side section of roof (only about 4m2) but no scaffolding (as it's already up) i...

unfortunately that isn't really an option anymore due to the timescale and scaffolding costs (it's already up) is the 2nd roofer's system going to cause me problems in the future? should i try and find someone else? (difficult at short notice...) it's not a cheap job by the way - about...

hi everyone, i've been let down by the roofer who was going to start work next week replacing the large flat roof on my house saying he can't now start for 4 weeks. i've found someone else who can do the work (who's been recommended to me by a good builder i know.) however he says the 3...

hang on there simond asking for advice isn't such a bad thing - i know i made a mistake by having such an open specification for the boiler and as i said, if i want something changing that will entail extra work or a higher priced product, then that is something i would pay for i pity the...

its a 4 bed flat with 2 baths with showers & 1 wc (and kitchen.) just found out that this model ariston has been discontinued. the contractor says it's fine as their heating merchant still has them, but i'm a bit suspicious as to why a fairly new model would be replaced after just a year or...

thanks guys. anyone else know if aristons are noisy? that could be a real clincher for me as the boiler & megaflo are going in a cupboard in one of the small bedrooms (nowhere else for it to go, but it is just a guest room.) i hope the megaflo itself isn't to noisy (i have a sinking feeling...

hi, i'm having our new flat done up at the moment and for the CH system i specified a 'megaflo & system boiler or equivalent to be approved' when the main contractor priced for the job. they originally wanted to put in the ariston primo cylinder instead of the megaflo. i searched on here...

thanks everyone... i'll try and get someone else in to have a look as well...pretty hard at this time of year... so someone should (in theory) be able to run the correct cable (6mm^2 T+E) from the a spare point on the existing fuse box (even though it's old) with the correct amp fuse...

So an electrician came and looked at the job and said that I would need a new consumer unit (It is the old style fuse box with the large 'pull out' fuses with replaceable wire.) Sorry I just realised that 'consumer units' is the term just for new boxes and I incorrectly used that in my...

wow- that was quick! thanks for your advice. I should explain a little bit more...I'm renovating the flat as a temporary measure. I'm putting in a planning application to add an extension and convert it into 2 flats at the moment (it's a very oddly laid out 2 bed at the moment), but it really...

Hi, I'm renovating an old flat, putting in a new kitchen at the moment. The old gas cooker has been removed and I wanted to put in an integrated electric oven and gas hob. The first worry was that there wasn't a seperate ring for the cooker (the old one was gas) that we could connect the...

thanks weareleeds... can anyone recommend a corgi eng. in my area to do this?

hi, i've got an old thorn emi apollo boiler in my flat...no idea what model it is as there doesnt seem to be any info on it... the pilot light keeps going out - had a guy come a look at it who thought it was the thermocouple...he bought a universal one with him which obviously wouldn't fit...

hi, i've got an old thorn emi apollo boiler in my flat...no idea what model it is as there doesnt seem to be any info on it... the pilot light keeps going out - had a guy come a look at it who thought it was the thermocouple...he bought a universal one with him which obviously wouldn't fit...