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Hi All I had a new boiler and solar system installed about 7 years ago. In May 2016 the solar stopped working and I had Glow worm engineer fix the problem by replacing the solar thermal sensor which slides into a pocket at the bottom of the tank. In May 2017 the same sensor stopped working...

I wonder if anyone can advise me. I have my boiler cylinder and solar water system and its controller in my upstairs bathroom. My programmer is downstairs in my living room immediately below the bathroom. The hot water cylinder has a thermostat. I can check what the temperature of the cylinder...

Hi All I am in the process of finalising a new system for a 3 story semi with 5 bed rooms 2 bathroom 2 kitchen and shower room. Approx 142sqm. The house functions as two houses for us (a couple) and one of my children's family of 2 adults and a child. We are removing an old baxi boiler...

I am looking at replacing for convenience of installation, our very old Baxi 554 BBU with the latest Baxi BBU 15 HE. Has anyone here installed one? had any problems with one? Or know of any alternative that could be fitted in the existing fire place? I realise they are very expensive...

Is it possible to add an additional hot water cylinder in the floor above the existing cylinder and connect them together? I am exploring doing this as I need to increase the amount of hot water and I do not have room to replace the existing cylinder with a larger one. My existing system is...

Hi All What the best way to drill holes for pipe work in italian porcelain tiles. I have tried masonary drills they blunted within minutes I bought a small arrow headed bit recommended by a local building centre but it broke after the first of a number needed to reach a pipe size hole...

I have just replaced a felted flat roof with a 12.5 degree (lean too type) pitched tiled roof with much help and advice from this forum. The roof is somewhat un-orthadox in that the rafters run from left to right rather than top to bottom. I had planned to use standard vent tiles at the top and...

Hi I want to run my pipe work through the 8 x3 joists in my 8mx4m low pitch flat roof. I want to avoid joints wherever possible and therefore 4m lenghths would only need one joint. If copper is not an option what s a reliable alternative? Thanks gms

I am rebuilding a single story kitchen / utility rooms extension on exsiting footprint with new 1m foundations in a semi detached house built in 1900. I cannot use the party wall which has a neighbours parapet wall on topas a load bearing wall for the new roof which is replacing a flat roof...