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    A wee transit upgrade

    Had my transit for a few years but i thought i would spend some money on her before winter sets in. So finally removed the rest of my mates sign writing (bugger to get off), When i went on holiday i thought i would get it all painted up, so they repaired the massive dent that some one did a...
  2. N

    New install vs upgrade????

    Hi guys first off let me explain current system. We currently have a worcester greenstar 28i combi boiler installed in a 3 bedroom semi which feeds 7 radiators plus kitchen sink and bathroom suite plus 2 towel radiators in bathroom. This boiler is approx 6 years old. We also have an electric...
  3. M

    Meter upgrade to U16

    Hi all, I've just had a call from a contractor I do a lot of work for to ask if I'd change a G4 meter at a property to U16. There is a 1" barrel upstream & so I'm assuming that the mains pressure will be sufficient. As I've only put sub meters in before does anyone know what the procedure is...
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    Budget for upgrade to CH Controls

    Please could the heating engineers/plumbers in the trade give me an idea of how much to budget for an upgrade to the controls on my central heating system? The system is a fully pumped, open vent system controlled by a simple two channel timer (Honeywell ST699). There are no rooms stats, no...
  5. C

    system upgrade

    I curently have a worcester danesmore 15 19 boiler in my house, on a open vented system , Its quite expensive to run , the system is around 20 yrs old , boiler a bit newer, some rads have no trv's , no room stats, the house is slpit into 2 (1 holiday let) , seriously how much money would i save...
  6. B

    Heat only boiler upgrade

    Have been asked to quote on a heat only boiler upgrade but been a while since I quoted for such work (been subbying), current system is semi-pumped (heating) with gravity hot water circ's. cylinder is not lagged and pump is really old as is programmer (Randal 102). Am I right in thinking to...
  7. C

    Do I need to upgrade pipework to 22mm when replacing shower pump?

    Hi, I'm new to the forum but hoping someone will be able to help me? My en-suite was refurbished about 5 years about before I bought the house and at the time the plumber fitted a New Team shower pump with 22mm flexi hose connected going onto 15mm pipe work running to the shower and hot water...
  8. B

    Rayburn 460K upgrade..

    My mate has a lovely 460k, with the twin flexible Thermecon unit (single pump). He finds it takes eons to warm the house up (big house) so wants to upgrade it to a 490 (or is it 499?). Hes a very technical guy and we want to tackle it together. I have been told it would take a new burner rig but...
  9. L

    New Boiler Upgrade

    Currently we have a Potterton Netaheat Profile 40E which is showing its age (pre 1990), and would like to replace it (combi). As there are many to choose from, we would welcome any recommendations as to which make/model. Looking at a budget of around > £800. TIA
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    Upgrade pump on glowworm c30sxi

    Does anyone know if you can upgrade the standard pump for a more powerful one? The system has 21 rads on it some are too hot to touch whilst others are only just getting aired? Any advice would be much appreciated thanks, Liam
  11. L

    Upgrade to system - Unvented or combi

    I was looking for some advice on this probably popular subject. Iam doing my bathroom so with to upgrade my shower from the old Mira power shower to a 'normal' mixer shower. I have a gravity vented hot water system (160l) just now so require a method of boosting the pressure for the shower. I...
  12. W

    Time for an upgrade?

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    Upgrade

    My present system is, I am told, a gravity fed hot water with radiators fed from an Ideal Mexico boiler in the kitchen. It has a Grundfos pump beside it. There are two tanks in the attic - a water tank and a smaller heating header tank. There is a hot water cylinder in the attic as well. The...
  14. hammers4spanner

    boiler upgrade

    got a phone call today from friend of mine to price up a boiler upgrade in property that he owns, he has informed me that he is buying the boiler and wants a combi . My concern is that i know the property he owns and the size of the place although i am not sure of heating set up currently there...
  15. gassafe

    Boiler upgrade, will the feed & vent posistion pump over?

    Hello guys & gals, I am quoting a floor standing boiler replacement, the heating is pumped with cylinder on gravity flow & return with the usual 22 vent on flow & 15 cold feed into return (on cylinder). All the flow & returns go back to the boiler, but when i fit a wall mounted regular...
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    JIB offering me a NVQ L2 upgrade for £1025

    Hi all, I have just walked in the door after work and I have received a letter from JIB offering me to upgrade from C&G 6129 to NVQ L2 for a total cost of £1025. I have a green operatives CSCS card which is the reason they have contacted me, I got this card as if an opportunity arose to get...
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    Moving Home to 1980 House requiring upgrade

    Hi, I'm moving house (hopefully in 3 to 4 weeks), I am purchasing a 1980 3 bed property in Lincoln. It has a open vented system with combi boiler located on the wall in the kitchen and an immersion tank in an airing cupboard on the first floor which I think still functions o/k until I make my...
  18. hammers4spanner

    cold main sizing

    Have a friend who wants to increase pressure of his hot water in his house . The current set up in property is gravity system ,cylinder and reg boiler etc. I have mentiuoned about putting the hot water on unvented as an option but the rising main currently in airing cupboard is 15mm going upto...
  19. C

    FireFront replacement for Baxi Bermuda 57/4E

    Hi, does anyone know if there is a fire front upgrade for Baxi 57/4E. Thanks.
  20. P

    existing boiler location cannot be moved .... existing combi upgrade to high

    hi there looking for advice existing boiler cannot be moved this is not an option existing flue hole about 200mm from outside door can afford to move about another 300 mm so prob about 500mm away from door. vaillant installation instructions say 1200mm from door. is there any kit or anything...

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