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I just had a response from them: We do not offer the option to choose from a different type of material for the sheets used on the greenhouse. However, our 4-wall polycarbonate sheets have been treated with a UV stabilisation that will prevent panels from changing colour through sun exposure. Additionally, whilst our greenhouses are tested against wind and weather, they are purposefully not designed to be fully watertight to allow humidity to escape, which is another benefit as internal condensation can also be reason for the sheets to turn milky over time.

I don't think so. I'll message them and see. When we moved in there was an old glass greenhouse that got shattered by a falling tree branch (not in the same place) although it probably wasn't toughened glass either. It was metal and was all rusty etc and generally didn't look great. It's been discounted to £1999 since yesterday and I've been looking at this for at least 9 months and this is the cheapest it has been.

Has anyone heard of Backyard Discovery? I'm eyeing up this https://www.backyarddiscovery.co.uk/products/2-7m-x-1-8m-bellerose-greenhouse?srsltid=AfmBOoqWCRTgaVCrhYBn4uvSMJGmTkG97VQOB6OdR0rom3ofu__MwLsI After the other half told me that unless I wanted a divorce the chickens had to go, there is now a concrete pad just waiting for something. Who knew that the second hand Omlet chicken stuff actually fetches a fortune... We are trying to avoid glass because the old railway embankment has lots of oak trees and whilst they are high up and the greenhouse wouldn't be shaded the acorns bloody hurt when they fall down on top of you and I suspect they would shatter and crack glass where this potentially may be a bit more sturdy and possibly looks a bit nicer.

Thank you @Nickfromwales once this is sorted we will come back and ask for things we can do and hopefully get someone out to quote for the things you recommend. So as it stands it looks like they are wanting to keep our almost £200 we have paid and want another £80 odd. I am going to ask them for a breakdown of what they are charging for and frankly tell them they can sod off with the £80 odd. Looks like by all accounts we aren't going to get our almost £200 back. I am going to make it clear to them that hell would freeze over before we have them to do any other work and as a minimum they should fix the issue they have caused.

I am having a saga still ongoing with this crappy company and what we owe or dont owe for the non existent work we didnt need or have. Before I send a strongly worded email can anyone confirm how much roughly it should be for topping up glycol on the ASHP. It was minus 2 and they topped up to about 7.5. I only ask because by all accounts it looks like they are charging us as follows (although i am about to ask them to confirm as I am sure this is not right). Our quote was for £390.41 for 2 expansion tanks to be repalced and glycol. We paid £195.20 leaving a balance to pay of £195.20 for the work quoted. They say they are applying a reduction of £114 to the outstanding balance of £195.20 meaning we have still £81.20 left to pay. This means in total we have paid £195.20 and they want another £81.20. So a total of £276.40!! I suspect they are charging to fix the leak and pumping up the expansion tanks (even though the second engineer said the expansion tanks should have been pumped up at service). They then may also be charging to come back out the following day when the filter was blocked/error message etc even though the second engineer said he checked it when I doubt he did and we never had any issue with this until whatever he did. I am trying not to blame the problems on what was or wasn't done but it seems we ended up with them causing more issues than we had to start with! And get this...they have given a quote to have work done to fix the coil rattle even though we never had an issue with this until second engineer likely upped the pump speed which i suspect was the cause. So, suggestions how to handle this. I certainly will be asking for a breakdown of pricing for work they are charging for.

Yes I suspect so. Strangely we have had no issues with the filter up until now and now I know what to do I feel confident regularly checking it. Kind of a bit like the mesh thing on our kitchen Quooker tap. I will definitely look into this though and getting one of those clear tundish things too which the engineer suggested. I probably won't use this same company again though so will need to find another company/competent person... and that is a struggle!

I haven't had the bill yet. I am annoyed they had to come out again. I think really he should have stayed long enough to see the filter was not blocked. He said he did check and left the heating and hot water on when he left but it was clear from the water temp and cold house that the error code must have appeared pretty much right after he left, preventing the heating and hot water coming on. Yes the engineer mentioned he has seen this on Telford cylinders before but less so on Gledhill.

The same guy from yesterday came out. The filter was blocked (this bit). He said he did test it before leaving but obviously more crap got in it. He has shown me exactly what to do to check the filter now for future. The rattling sound is actually the coil at the bottom of the Gledhill tank. He has adjusted the flow etc and its 18.2lpm. There is a little rattle and he showed me if you apply a bit of pressure to the top and bottom pipes it stops. I'm still not sure why we have this now and didnt before. He has used zip ties to apply this pressure. Not ideal but for now we have heating and hot water. I think perhaps in the long term we need to get someone else out as I don't know why we have had no rattle for years and now do. He did say you can fit a valve/additional pipework. 20260117_104834.mp4 Going back to yesterday. The issue with the tundish was all to do with the pressure issues and there was quite a leak from here which needed tightening. He said that was likely the cause of the pressure drop and subsequent issues. The expansion tanks did not need replacing, just pumping back up.

No, not mean at all because I have no idea what I am looking at and better leave it to the 'experts' although at this point I'm questioning if the 'experts' actually know anything....

What would this look like?

Neither heating or DHW is working. I will be on the phone at 9am to the company asking that they either sort it or put everything back to it was when it was working 12 hours ago. When I attempt to turn either on there is a noise. I am not sure if it is coming from this or the tanks but this was not happening 12 hours ago. 20260116_194843.mp4

Fine. When I go to turn on the heating or hot water there is what sounds like a grind noise coming from below (I think the pump thing). I have sent a scathing email to the company. We are in an even worse position than 24 hours ago. How they have managed to cause more problems I have no idea. We had heating 24 hours ago and even hot water albeit with a leaking tundish.

Flow sensor is zero so that is the problem but I can't test any further. Within a few seconds of turning the heating on the error code comes up.

I spoke to soon. Now we have no heating or hot water and an error code. We had to leave the minute the engineer left as they were 2 hours late. He left the heating and hot water on. Clearly the error code came right after he left as our hot water is 18 degrees and the house is cold. I am absolutely fuming. We are in an even worse position than before. I will be on the phone to them at 9am in the morning!

Will fully update later but have a guy here now from same company whose first question was "who did the service?" Embarassing when I said same company you work for but different guy! This guy seems to know what he is doing been doing it 27 years. Expansion tanks just needed pumping up which he has done and DO NOT need replacing.... paid 50% deposit on the basis they said they needed replacing and guy is going to sort with office. Is sorting that leak (pic I uploaded with the leak from the bottom of Gledhill tank) which he noticed right away. Will explain other stuff later on....