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Hello again and thank you Armo74. I have checked the F+E tanks and they do both contain water. Can I take it from Armo74's response that the problems are likely to be with the 3 way valve? And that the valve may not need to be replaced? I should add that neither of us feel confident to do...

Thanks plumbplumb. OOPs- I may not have described the system properly. :oops: The heating is pumped and the system has header tank(s). Unfortunately I have posted whilst our daughter is asleep and the HW system is in her room so I can't check that at the moment.

Hello there. We have a problem in that we have no hot water, although the heating is fine. We have an gravity fed system, an old but functioning Glow worm 45-60 boiler and a summer/winter switch that switches the radiators on and off. For a good six months the switch has not been working...

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Interesting demonstration! It's an oldish non-combi boiler. I reckon I'll prob go for wireless stat - make life easier- as long as they're not too expensive Thanks for your help

Thanks - The boiler and programmer are in the kitchen and I want to put a thermostat in the room next door, so I don't think I need a programmable thermostat (but I'm not sure exactly what one is). I have heard of wireless stats but thought they were much more expensive.

Is it ok to run the wiring for a room thermostat behind the freestanding cooker (hob and oven) in my kitchen? I'm thinking of running the wiring behind my worktop / cabinets before I fill in the small gap by the worktop with tiles. Is the cooker likely to cause a problem? Thanks for your...

Sorry about that Simon The stairwell is narrow - 700mm wide - going straight up a flight in a small terrace, so it's only a small space. It gets v cold as it's next to the passageway and over the cellarhead. My main concern was that it'll use loads of energy to heat this area, but I might...

I am thinking of installing one of these in the kick of my stairs in my very cold stairwell. The outside walls can get very damp but here is no room for a radiator if you want to get anything up or down the stairs. The space behind the stairs (in the cellarhead) has flow and return pipes for...

Thanks for your advice. The flue problem has been totally fixed by a CORGI guy (drilling out the rivets and rejoining with self-tapping screws). Turns out that the flue cage was far too small and not fixed to wall properly so it's been pulling down on the balanced flue. I know several of you...

Thanks for your advice. The Potterton is a balanced and not open flue - I dont know all the implications of that altho I do understand that faulty flues and CO are v dangerous. I trust the guy who's looking at it now and suspect that my original plumber couldn't face working on a floor level...

Get second opinion. .. Thanks for the advice. I've done that and it looks as though my flue connection may be fixable ...phew..

Having plastered and redecorated the entire house, i'm not keen on replacing the whole heating system. Can i not just upgrade the boiler?

I have a floor standing Potterton Kingfisher II of advanced age but that rarely caused any problems. Had a landlords safety check today cos thinking of renting out house, and boiler has been condemned cos "balanced flue is detached from primary air duct/flue" ( the flue cage has been loose for a...