Hi all, grateful for your expertise on the following. DIYer, not pro.
Rural property in France
Single storey. Septic tank. Late 80s construction with concrete slab subfloor. All of the waste pipes run in the concrete, and exit the property at the chamber as pictured, just outside the building...
Hi all, really need a suggestion.. We recently bought this house and started seeing drain backflow issues when using washing machine into the kitchen,with continuous usage of Mr Muscle it was good for a couple of weeks later we had major backflow issue and kitchen flooding when we use...
I have a Navian boiler with an iFlow air system that provides air around the house via high velocity conduit. It's just over a 1 year old property and I just moved in and found the heating suboptimal.
I have had a plumber indicate the system is designed and installed incorrectly, which the...
Hi, i have had a new boiler installed and they have left the property without completing full scope of works.
Also have plugged the boiler into an extension lead on top of a toilet. (I will try and add a picture)
Any advice if this is ok or not please
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I've looked through old threads on similar questions, however i was hoping for advice regarding our house project.
When i've read threads before when people have asked similar questions - some people say that the Veismann Stored combi is a great boiler and would be adequate, however most...
Hi my next door neighbour has had a new boiler fitted this week. The plume from the boiler is setting off my outside light. It’s blowing up against my property and it comes in my bathroom window and bedroom window when they are open. The condensate has been run down the wall in the alley for a...
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I have just viewed a property that needs upgrading (very clean but dated/old lady passed 😢) and it was listed as 'gas central heating' and it has an old 'Ideal Mexico' boiler fitted in the kitchen which is vented out of the side wall.
All rads are also old type/no fins and feed to them...
We moved into our house in October and the boiler needs replacing. We got quotes but were informed by the gas engineers that we have a commercial gas meter and this needs to be changed in order for them to do the work and to get the boiler guarantee. We contacted our energy supplier who have...
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Wanted to clarify something in regards gas cookers in rental properties. Have a landlord who wants to rent out his house to a family however the gas hob does not have an fsd on the burners. Hob was installed in 2002.
Would he require a cooker with fsd or is this only for hmo properties...
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Need some advice on the soil pipe inside or outside, I have searched on google and read couple of forums but don't find the right or wrong answer of soil pipe being inside or outside the property.
We are adding two rooms on the side of the house and one loft into dormer conversion. Please...
We are experiencing problems with our heating system which has become apparent after adding a single zone UFH to a large kitchen area.
When the UFH kicks in, the flow to the CH Rads cools off. When the UFH is not on the Rads (13 in total) all get hot (quite slowly downstairs.
UFH has own pump...
We are currently looking at the possibility of purchasing a new build terraced property. The outside tap is located at the back of the property.
How easy would it be to install a outside tap at the front of the property? Ideally it would need to have its own valve inside so knowbody else could...
Does anyone carry out a CP12 on a boiler replacement in a private non rented property ? We are thinking of doing them to cover ourselves. Any comments would be welcomed
I am new gas safe and met hard situation when I did gas safety check on large property with 3 acre site. The property is old and large size, installed two 30KW heat only gas boiler to supply CH and DHW, range cooker and gas hob. I was be told the meter is installed at the entrance of the...
Went to a property earlier today, the vaillant ecotec has a variable flu kit installed. The outlet of the flu goes through the roof, the air inlet in inside a built in side way with a plastic roof. I at risked the boiler and want to send the relevant regulation to the client explaining what I...
Based in West Yorkshire (Bingley) looking for a bathroom fitter.
Several jobs at the property:
1) refurbish small downstairs cloakroom
2) refurb ensuite
3) reconfigure existing bathroom to bedroom with ensuite
4) reconfigure existing bathroom and separate toilet into bathroom
I am looking for a case for a worchester 240 combi boiler. The part is obsolete now but I would be happy to buy one if someone is renewing an old boiler and come across an old worchester 240.
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looking for abit of advice on my heating system in a house I’ve just moved into. Last week I had to bleed a few radiators which I thought was normal but today I’ve had to go round bleeding them again and there was quite abit of air in them. How often should they need to be bleed? The...
Hi everyone
Another post from myself to add to the list if not a problem.
What would you be replacing this with in a landlord property? He's not too bad, doesn't want to penny pinch and put in the cheapest rubbish available but wants reliability and not be ripped off. What would you go for...
I've just turned a boiler off yesterday due to an escape but noticed the flue passed through the ceiling and into the flat upstairs.
Now I know that this is allowed in existing installations prior to 2010 but this is only a few months old. It's slightly complicated in that the building is an...
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