I had a new combi installed recently. Great job, very clean install and everything working fine. I have noticed on many occasions on this forum the attention paid to qualified labour being essential. Mine was a two man job and although I had no reason to doubt his ability the second man (...
Just had a new combi boiler installed on 4 rad system. Crackling noise coming from trv area on 1st rad nearest boiler. This happens only when boiler in central heating mode not hot water. Can go on for quite some time. When stopped and I turn trv in either direction (keep it on full) noise...
can someone please help? i have to go away tomorrow for work and the Mrs is NOT happy its not working....
The tado extension is still showing as an unfinished installation but not telling me why. I have done various different wire combinations for the combi boiler we have including...
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I am making an en-suite room and need a plumber who has experience in the following:
Plumbing to new vanity unit and toilet.
Fitting waterproof/resistant water board.
Tank all shower area.
Fitting Aqualisa Quartz shower unit.
Installing shower waste outlet into concrete floor.
Fit venting...
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About to complete on a 3 bedroom semi detached house, upstairs downstairs. Current combi is upstairs in the bathroom and the intention is to buy a new Baxi HE33 and put it downstairs just off the kitchen so nearly directly below the old current boiler.
Total number of radiators for the...
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Does it matter which orientation on a 3 port Esbe valve is installed ie from a mono bloc heat pump to a hot water cylinder and underfloor manifold or can the head be placed to suit?
Many thanks
Hi guys need help wiring up a programmer to glowworm betacom ... usually have an electrician that charges me £40 but has today let me down, have done basic wiring before before never installed stats. Will attach a few photos and beg for guidance (manufacturers either arent clear or i cant look...
Hi could anybody tell me whether a flueless gas cooker install should be notified to gas safe? I was under the impression that you didn’t need to unless it provided Heating is this the case as other people have told me different
If installing a vertical gas pipe in a wall chase. And fully encasing after. Do most people try and avoid the perks joints in the wall? As they are not always fully sealed with mortar. Or maybe its just the new build site I work on there not. Thanks for any thoughts.
I had a small sink in the corner of a room I’m using and it was in the way so I removed it. I cut the hot and cold pipes and went and bought something to cap them with. At the DIY shop I bought two of these little plastic end caps shown in the picture that seal using the pressure in the pipe...
Hi to all. Have quoted from two heating engineers for my new heating system. One with low loss header and three pump(hot water cylinder,heating zone 1,heating zone 2),one with out. The house is 5 bedroom with loft conversion and back extension,will have 20 radiators and 300l hot water cylinder...
hi. I'm changing my gas hob. This entails me cutting a larger hole in the worktop once I've bought the new hob.
My problem of course is the reconnecting of the gas supply to the hob. There is an isolation valve in series with the present pipework near the present hob. I can unscrew the gas...
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I bought a Lyric T6 to replace my old Potterton EP1 programmer. I've done some research into how it should be wired up however, I'm not 100% sure I've got my wiring diagram correct. As it stands with the current Potterton Programmer we have a constant live feed for the hot water (tap...
We have just installed a bathroom in our loft conversion (2nd floor) and since then the bathroom on the first floor started smelling unbelievably bad. All I know is that they didn't put a soil pipe on the outside on the house but rather on the inside. The smell in the bathroom is coming from the...
Just had a neighbour ask me if I can pop in tomorrow night to fit his hive controls, I've never fitted hive before, is it straight forward?
He spoke to me at my door and said something about not having a neutral, won't know what he means until I have a look.
Obviously customer will need...
I'm fitting a shower mixer that has no means of securing it to the tile surface other than relying on the hot and cold supplies to support it.
What method of fixing would you recommend?
Hi Has anybody designed or installed a duel gas heating boiler installation for Schools, Hospitals, factories, office blocks or old peoples homes or domestic use.
We are now living longer, hyperthermia is a big killer when temperatures drop well below freezing, should we be prepared for the...
We've just had a new combi boiler installed by a corgi registered engineer and there's a join with 2 different size pipes as picture. We were told by other engineered when getting quotes that the smaller pipe needed to be replaced. Can someone please clarify if this difference in pipes size is...
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Customer wants a nest fitting to his Viessmann , I have never done one , have no idea how you fit them , wire them and get them ready for wifi / net etc etc .
I know they have nest pro’s and I am tempted to push hime towards one.
Are they straightforward ? , I cant find any...
Not posted for some time but find these forums really interesting. Had a full heating and hot water system installed many years ago in ex council house by Servowarm, I guess the experts here would not think much of that company but it ran for years with no problems at all and was serviced each...