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I have posted about a month ago about my heating oil consumption which I think was quite heavy. Well, I have only found out that my nearly 15 years old boiler is non-condensing if I'm correct, having read this link: https://www.homeheatingguide.co.uk/efficiency-tables?model=008191 It is Grant...

We have thermostat in the hall and we are in house almost all day every day so what setting should I set the oil boiler to? I set it to the lowest as the heating always run all day and also that we have the solid walls with single glazed windows. But I was thinking that maybe it is best to...

We have this oil burner installed back in 2004 so it is 12 years old. We usually have it running all day for many years now. We have had it serviced by OFTEC certificated technician for a few years, during which he had replaced the bearings and then the following year, he suggested that the...

My loft had extra layer of insulation installed around 10 years ago and not long later, I had boarded less than 1/3 of the attic floor. What I did was to cut the insulation between the joists, squeezed them in and screw the board down. However, I have just found out it can affect the...

This vent is near the top of the exterior wall of the kitchen. It is the same on the other side of the wall, inside an old fashioned permanent larder and there is nothing in the cavity between two vent plates. There is draught coming in from the outside so is it ok to block both side of...

Hi all I will make some new shelves to alcove in my small shed for tools storage etc. What I have are MDF 400mm wide for shelves and 34x18mm battens for support. The length of shelves will be around 2 metres but after reading some shelves tutorials, they inist on using 45x18mm or 50x25mm...