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devongirl76

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  1. You can see the silicone is lifted and it then drips in from the brass ring on the underside of the flue so yes - pretty sure
  2. The sealant where our flue comes into the boat on the roof is coming away meaning we have a persistent drip (and subsequent hiss on the top of the stove) when it rains Will high heat resistant silicone do the job or do I need to use something else? Currently looks like black silicone type stuff has been used
  3. Shame you aren't nearby Mike! I can be home in ten mins..... lol
  4. When I bought mine in Jan I the old carpet was disgusting. So got a carpet layer friend to pop over. He laid new bog standard underlay (though my floor didn't have gaps) and an offcut of dark grey speckled carpet. Hides everything really well, small offcuts in front of the fire that are easy to replace and only cost £70.00 in total so happy to replace in a few years if needs be. Perfectly warm and toasty (and certainly better than the vinyl in the kitchen which is bloomin' freezing! And like you we get on at the back so mainly 'living' stains we had to worry about
  5. Ok. I see your point (and as a plumber I assume you know what you are suggesting). Just seems silly not to get it all done at once so the system doesn't need to be drained twice and I am paying for another day's work anyway if I have to get someone back again. I work in practice management / accounts so maybe I am missing the logic behind just getting half a job done when I am prepared to pay for all of it to be done. I assume it is merely a suggestion of packaging my job prettily and then springing the 'whilst you are here' bits on them when they arrive?
  6. We have a manual valve on one side and TRV's on the other end of all our rads that work fine with our Ebespacher. The one in the bedroom is broken and so the rad is either off or on full! So it is just a replacement I need.... unless I am misinterpreting what a TRV is...... steep learning curve going on here!
  7. Hmmm. I assumed that whilst the system was drained down extending some hep plumbing to plumb in a new rad (not moving far!) and replacing the valve would be quickish jobs and the easy part. I do see what you are saying about the immersion loop though.
  8. As per my previous post our calorifier has developed a leak and is no longer functional so we need to replace it. At the same time we are looking to install an immersion on the calorifier (now we are on 240v powered moorings) so need the electric loop put in to do this. And whilst we are there we would also like our bathroom radiator moved and replaced and a new thermostatic valve put on our bedroom radiator (as the old one is broken) I can source all the bits to do this but at the moment trying to find someone to actually do the work is proving to be nigh on impossible! Either it is too far out for the London-based people, people are not returning calls, their online info is out of date, one has promised to turn up to look for 2 weeks and still hasn't, or they don't like the people we rent our mooring off so wont come and do the work!!! We have now been without any water for 2.5 weeks and I am beginning to tire of the strip washes/ going to the gym for a shower and filling up water bottles every day from the outside tap..... so please can anyone help me find someone reliable? We are based near Staines and are on moorings that have 240v power. I don't have time to try and learn how to do it myself (and frankly electrics scare me) or carry out the work as I work full time so I need someone to come and fix this. I am getting to wits end if I am honest.
  9. We dont currently have an immersion but we now have 240v electric so it seems silly not to put one on whilst we are having to replace the calorifier Old & knackered! Like me....
  10. Our old copper calorifier has split so I am busy investigating new ones. I am undecided between a replacement copper one with foam insulation which will be a tight squeeze but is cheaper or a stainless steel calorifier which is narrower but about £300 more. Please can anyone tell me the pros and cons of each (apart from cost)?
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