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The last one sprung a sudden leak making a right old mess. Probably 15 years old at the time. Had a second hand one laying about which I popped in. I stumbled on a thread somewhere with lots of guys saying new ones were rubbish and only lasting 5-7 years. Good to hear maybe they are not as bad as that thread made me think. Yes the system has inhibitor on it

We are losing pressure on our GSHP based UFH system. I have been unable to find any leaks so guessing its the expansion vessel which is an old second hand one anyway. Is it worth splurging on a stainless replacement as I hear the steel ones have a pretty short life these days? Thanks

Our ground looked appalling but on the recommend of a friendly landscaper we seeded it up. Within a season a we had a lovely green lawn. Honestly I could not believe how well grass could grow on what was basically subsoil.

In which case whats the point? Silicone works just looks poor when it has to be thick, least it does when I do it haha

Nice idea if it works. I hate sealing around toilet pans and it never looks good

Yep, go for high cast acrylic. Perspex yellows quite quickly IME and polycarbonate is mighty expensive and doesn't have the same clarity.

Just for balance we have PIR boards between the rafters with multifoil below and have been delighted with how easy the place is to heat.

Obvious when you think about it but just something I overlooked until yesterday. We live and learn as they say 🙂

Thanks for the suggestions. Mine were Fire Angel with the a built in 10 year battery so not cheapies but they haven't managed a year. I was just wondering if dust gets into them can that mess them up long term? I'm doing major renovations and at times the house has been full of dust, once quite fairly triggering the smoke alarm.

Having problems with pretty new stand alone ones as they go off for no reason so both have been removed to aid sleep. Clearly I need to sort some new ones pronto but dont want this nonsense again. Are any stand alone ones good or do I need to fit hardwired ones to get reliability? Thanks

I work outside a lot and always have a keen eye on the weather. Different weather services can give quite different takes even at short range as there are several weather models and they dont all use the same one. When things look iffy I resort to the rainfall radar from Netweather to see if I have an hour two's dry weather ahead but no help if you are planning a day ahead. https://www.netweather.tv/live-weather/radar Over time you get to see some patterns that help with localised conditions more than the forecast. For us a few showers from the SW often ends up with train of showers for much of the day. On the other hand when we get forecast rain/snow from the east I can be pretty sure it wont amount to much as the moors blocks it but the forecast doesn't allow for that.

Might be worth scrolling through the Hettich and Hafele catalogues https://web.hettich.com/en-ro/products-eshop/handle-collection#/ https://www.hafele.co.uk/en/products/handles-knobs/10/

On this map you can get a good idea of who at least fits efficient systems in your area https://heatpumpmonitor.org/map

For the time being I have just run a conduit from the back of the mirror to the light switch and fan isolator in the bedroom. If it needs a switch/fuse/other the sparky can add one later

Morning all I cant get hold of my electrician at present so hope you can help. We have a zone 2 bathroom mirror that needs a power supply. I realise this will come from the lighting circuit but dont know if it needs an isolation switch, fused spur or something else. The lighting is on a new RCD protected circuit and I can have connection outside of the room the other side of the stud wall. I'm keen to get the wiring in place as I want to board up the stud wall ready for the plasterer. I should add my sparky is pretty hands off and is happy for me to do all the donkey work as long as I get it right haha. Thanks