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Hi. Was looking for a house on sale the other day and just wanted something confirmed to me... Was there ever a time when a condensing boiler could have been legally fitted, and in accordance with MIs, with a 22mm overflow used as an external condensate pipe... and with that condensate pipe...

I had a combi boiler fitted in the garage recently which has meant a lot of copper pipe external to the house and throughout the garage. Metres of it. None of it has been lagged what should I do and or have expected from the installer.

We are buying a bungalow with an external oil boiler. We plan to build an extension, will we need to move the boiler or can it remain where it is meaning it would be then housed in the extension Thanks

HI, Closing the internal house Stopcock located under the sink eventually stops water flowing from the kitchen tap or washing machine hose when these are left open. However, if the tap/ hose is closed, with the stopcock still isolated and left for several minutes then there is another stream...

The outside stopcock has broken off and the indoor one has completely seized up, the local water company have advised they no longer maintain the outside stopcock, has anyone got any suggestions on how we can deal with this

Hello. I'm hoping to get some advice. I moved into a new build house a few years ago. A Firebird Silverpac external oil boiler (kabin pak type) was installed which is situated on top of the detached garage base - I've now decided to build the garage meaning the boiler will be now be located...

Hi Everyone Hopefully a simple question here. I am installing three new water feeds to different locations around the outside of the property. One to the garage, one to the pond and another to the garden. I have two choices. I can pick up the incoming water feed before it enters the property or...

Hi All, just popped over from the sparky forum to get an opinion on something.... Need to heat a standalone plastic bath tub to normal bathing temp and maintain it indefinitely. Not a plumbed system, totally stand alone. Considering using a Willis style external element and having the normal...

Hi, I have an external frost stat which I am not sure if it is in use or not. I had an electrician opened it and checked it, he said it is live. But he is not sure if it is in action or not.... I took a photo, could anyone confirm as the position it is, is this frost stat in action i.e. will...

Hi all, My customer has a gas fire with an external gas pipe (runs across the front of the fire - see pic). He'd like a new gas fire. No chance of re-running the pipe through the chimney opening. Any ideas of a gas fire that would suit? I've looked at a few, but would like the gas connections...

Hi I want to fit an external air admittance valve to a new stack pipe, see picture. Does anyone have a particular recommendation. Many thanks Paul

I recently had a Worcestershire Bosch 8000 Lifestyle installed but they also installed the inferior ESI control panel and wireless thermostat. I've just purchased Worcestershire Bosch's CT-200 EasyControl with the RF key. The app is paired with both the RF key and the thermostat and I can see...

Hi All, I have a Firebird Enviromax external oil boiler, it has a Riello RDB2.2 C26 burner which keeps locking out. It has been an ongoing problem, where I've had to call my local guy several times. He gets it going, but it doesn't stay working for long. Its costing me a fortune for his time...

I have been asked to fit an external tap at a mental health facility to enable the external paths to be hosed down. What form of back syphoning measure is sufficient for this installation?

Hello one and all. Neighbours had a builder over this afternoon for a quote on their new conservatory. They thought we were out and the subject turned to our external waste stack in the back garden. It was recently fixed there to remove the internal waste stack from our small bathroom. Anyway...

Hi not sure if this is the correct place for this, but does anyone know what these pipes are around 1foot below ground level, not sure if it’s tied in with the house plumbing system in any way at all. My property is only below ground level at one side as each house in the street is on a slope...

Hello. Please check the pic. As u can see the drain pipe goes into the plastic grate. Is this right? Or should the pipe sit over the grate. It just bugs me a little. Many thanks.

I would like to know what you guys use to move external oil boilers into position. Due to covid my supplier was unable to deliver a boiler recently so i collected it myself with a trailer. The boiler was loaded onto trailer with forks and when I arrived at the property I had to negotiate the...

Hi all, Boiler has been losing pressure for overnight for a couple of days. Was at a loss, but have just found this on the pipe loop outside of the house in line with where the boiler is sited. What is its purpose? Second pic is where I presume the pipe comes from. It connects to the very Last...

Hello team, first of all, I apologise if this isn't the right section of the forum to ask, if so, please dear moderator, move the thread! I am here to ask help as I just moved in a new house where I have a boiler that doesn't allow me to specify the temperature for water or for the heating but...