heating

Hello all I am doing some research into a new heating system for an old 2 bed cottage I've just bought. At the moment it has an oil system, which I hate and it's old. The place is about to undergo a complete renovation so the heating can be renewed, but there are a lot of options and I thought...

Hi all, I have a few of these Heatwell Aube thermostats in a new property, for underfloor heating. None of them seem to be actually controlling the heating in any way. Its just not firing at all. I've had them checked by an electrician and he's confirmed that there is power, which makes sense...

Hi just after some advice or if there is anything I can do before calling an engineer out. We have been in our home 2 years and the boiler is about 10 years old baxi duo tec 33 boiler I believe and never had an issue. We are having a problem now where as when the heating is on its perfectly...

Hello, we have the centaurplus c27 and it currently has no power. I am trying to establish if the problem is the central heating programme or the power supply. I have removed the until from the wall and replaced the battery. Does anyone know if the unit needs to be back on the back plate in...

Hi All Have run into an issue with heating at not the best time of the year. A few nights ago at 2am, a loud grinding/buzzing type sound was coming from the cabinet where the water tank, central heating pump and motorised valve etc are located. This noise eventually went away however the next...

Hi I’ve recently moved into an old property and am waiting for central heating to be put in. It currently has old storage heaters and I’m worried that they may contain asbestos. Especially if my pregnant wife is around.. The model is berry magicoal 4102 I have looked on registers of heaters...

i have a SALUS RT500RF hand held controller and a VAILLANT combi-boiler. i recently had to change the batteries in the hand held unit and since then it doesn't actually control the boiler. both red and green lights are on on the receiver unit but even if the flame is showing on the controller...

Hi I have a new thermostat for our central heating which I'd like to install, however I'd like some guidance on wiring it in. I have some experience in electrical work, and have taken precautions to isolate the wiring, and checked with my multimeter, so everything is safe to work with...

Hi, I'm doing some decorating and need to take a radiator off the wall. I've done this a few times before however I've never seen a lockshield value like this one before where the spindle is completely round. Does anyone have any idea how to tackle this? Thanks in advance

Hello, Recently moved to a new rental place. The Vaillant EcoTec Pro 24 boiler was empty (I think for quite a while), refilled it via the loop to 1.5 bar & bled the radiators to remove any air. One of the valves (the smaller handle) in the filling loops leaks very slightly but I don't think...

Hi all, I understand that a CH system requires that at least one radiator have no TRV to prevent the user from closing all valves, and overheating the system, but I have also read on this forum that the radiator lacking a TRV is typically placed near the thermostat...

Hoping to solicit opinions before venturing into this project. The motivation is simple - shower/kitchen pressure (mind this is bungalow with 1.2m head ove r shower). I have been toying with the idea of connecting PHE to cylinder directly with pump and bunch of necessary components. But this...

Hi all, I am in the process of updating our heating controls. Looking to install Hive as we had it at a previous house and simply want to utilise the app as we work shift work so do not have set schedules. I am looking to install this myself as I always like to attempt in the first instance...

Hi everyone, I recently moved into a detached house that is about 20 years old and has the original boiler. The boiler is in the kitchen and then upstairs I have a cupboard with a hot water tank. There is also a cold water tank in the loft. I had the boiler serviced and it works but not...

Hi, I’ve recently bought a new build house. I’m looking to change a standard double panel 600mm x 600mm radiator to a vertical radiator which is 1800mm x 480 mm. The vertical radiator weighs around 45-50kg before water. I think the current one is probably only 20kg before water. The current...

hi Guys, I'm building an outbuilding for recreational purposes which includes a separate shed/garage.... I'm thinking of installing the new boiler in here as its easier to get the gas supply pipe here. I want to be able to control the central heating from inside the main outbuilding... like...

22mm tubes going through a solid 9" brick wall. 30mm holes drilled- strapped a spirit level to the drill & a square to the wall so they're straight and level for a change. Question- is that 4mm gap going to give me annoying rattles and creaks when thermal expansion kicks in (the 2 tubes are feed...

I hope someone can help, We have a Mitsubishi ground source heat pump system with a water cylinder with a Mitsubishi PAC-IF013B-E Unit on the front. Downstairs we have a wireless Danfoss TP500Si thermostat which talks to the Danfoss RX1 single channel receiver also attached to the unit. There is...

Hi, So for the past week we've been hearing this loud constant clicking/motor-like noise throughout the house, and I've managed to track down the cause of said noise. It's a white box inside one of our un-used storage cupboards that says it's a Drayton Zone Valve ZA5 Actuator. The device...

Hi all, I hope someone can help. I recently purchased a hive dual channel receiver for my Worcester boiler which works alongside an immersion tank. The existing system was a Honeywell setup consisting of: - Wireless thermostat (battery powered in hallway) - BDR91 Wireless relay box (in cupboard...