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Can anybody recommend a replacement or method to use a smart heating control with my system. I currently have electric units with a Delta Dore Micro Driver Fil Pilote 2h. I would ideally like to use something like the tado that is location based Many thanks :)

Hi All, I have some questions about our Johnson & Strarley Hi-Spec M31 The fan motor has become very noisy and we're getting pretty fed up with the way the system works overall really and the fact that two of the upstairs rooms (bedroom 3 and bathroom) and the kitchen are not directly heated...

We having 50mm of screed put down in a new extension and we want to have wooden flooring fitted. The chippy has said the screed has to be totally dry or it will ruin the wood flooring (15mm solid parawood) How long should 50mm of screed take to dry? and is there any way to help the drying...

I have had new turf laid and its clear the person who has done it has a joker, they have left gaps of between 1-2cm at points. After just over a week there are weeds coming through the gaps. How can i get rid of them and prevent them from coming back? Many thanks -Tom

We are having a bit of out living room blocked of to create a store room but would love to be able to put the washing machine and tumble dryer in there. The issue we have is that to the nearest water and waste is in the downstairs loo but to get to it we need to go through under the stairs...

Hi all, I'm having a sun room built but need to identify what bricks my house is....... I think they are Buff Multi. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/LERJnHhEP0IsHQWblHsLJQ?feat=directlink How much should I be looking to pay for 1600? Many thanks Tom

I am looking to have a conservatory/orangery made the area is 5.6mx3.4m can anybody help give me a rough idea of what i should be paying for the below? Dig perimeter footing 750mm deep to sides 600mm to front, fill with concrete Brick to house DPC Insulate base with 75mm...

Hi All, We have a Johnson & Starley Hi-Spec M31, Just before Xmas the water part of the boiler kept shutting its self off...... i narrowed this down to the pilot light. I thought it could be dust or something so i turned it all off and cleaned it with some compressed air. This worked and...

My Father in law has had his bathroom done, the plumber has left the shower pipes that stick of the wall too short for the pipe collars that come with the shower..... also one is longer than the other. Now he has nothing to go around the pipes so it looks a bit of a mess. The Pipe collars...

I've been reading about the thermostat that comes on these hot air systems. It uses a variable resistance with the numbers on the stat. Here is my thinking to update / give more control to the system. Move the Thermostat into the a cold cupboard out of the way and leave it on full load...

Hi All, We really want to move a wall in our bedroom to take some room from bedroom next to it. I think the wall is supporting as it continues down stairs. This is the way it is at the moment We want to move it like so We really want it to go from floor to ceiling whats...

Hi All, We have a johnson and starley boiler its a hot air system, after a small issue i have found out that the boiler is basically two boilers in one...... one for the hot air and the other for the water. My Question...... For the short term maybe 12 months until we can afford a new...

Hello All, We moved into our house 2 weeks ago, we have an ikea kitchen on order but the kitchen doesnt have any cooker ring. I'm going to channel the wall out to save time for the sparky but do i have to run the wire in conduit? thanks

We have just moved in a house that has hot air heating system, the top of each door is a window but the window has a 1" gap at the bottom. I assumed this must be for the air to get around the rooms......... but then i remembered that my nan had the same system but none of the rooms had this gap...

I have a wiring problem, im an electronic engineer but the manual isnt very clear at all. I have three connections on the valliant 3 4 and 5 it says in the book that if 4 and 5 are closed then the boiler will be on. I shorted the two and i get nothing. I am looking to upgrade the...

We moved in about 1 month ago and the shower (triton opel) has been fine ........... now it keeps coming up lower pressure when its on the 3 bar heat setting. if i set it to 1 bar and turn the heat setting all the way up its slower but fine. Ive phoned southern water and they say that the...

Ive done a search and this boiler has come up a few times but not this problem. As above the boiler is a potterton Prima F, we recently has some work done to the system so update it ..... with a room stat and a stat on the tank .......... previous to that the boiler was clicking like it was...