dpmiller

Aren't all acrylic baths backed with glassfibre? Our 20yo cleapy corner bath does. Another vote for Trojan here, I paid the few quid extra for the Trojancast upgrade and it makes for a very solid-feeling bath.

it's a cul-de-sac so a dead end with no through traffic, how busy could it be?

...but they've got a "trade" John. Guys like you and me that do mission-critical, life critical stuff? meh, *anyone* could do that, dont ya know...

if it's a TF how is the roof "sitting on" the bricks? And won't there be a fascia to hang the gutter from?

You get all sorts. the guy that did our groundworks works consistently 8-3. Works like a trojan, god help you if you get in his way. The Eastern European fellas that did our insulation worked two jobs, 8am-9pm every day. I do about 5h the average day (plus paperwork), but some days will be on the go for 17-18h, mostly driving but all chargeable.

your battery's a bit low...

I think they're saying the roof is ready to be battened and to get a move on as there's nothing much holding the felt down?

I resemble that comment.

When will be moving in? "last year".

they do have wifi as well...

what provider? Some *really* don't like internal meters.

I must admit I'm drawn to the Day-and-Night striped roller blinds (as SWMBO detests venetians) and they'd be pretty handy in Perfect Fit form for the french doors.

I've one upstairs loop running from the GF manifold. I've a Tee at FF level on both flow and return with an autobleeder a few feet above on each. Flows fine, bleeds fine.

how is earthing dealt with?

Is it home made?

^ the downside of modern Big Door machines

A self-installed sub £1k unit would seem like a no-brainer to me.

and down off it every time the engineer calls?

Yellow Calor butane cylinders are still very popular round these parts

regulator size is one issue, but flow rate at low temps with Butane is a known problem. Not so much Butane used any more tho...

250 bar litres, IIRC.

I'd have to say no, not G3 *but* still requires a safety valve as it's still a stored-volume pressure vessel even if the supply temperature is controlled externally and failsafe. /just like a radiator on a sealed system. The pressure/volume may make it a "pressure vessel" but the rest of the system has redundant controls for temperature and the safety valve is the failsafe for the expansion vessel's pressure control.

you do?

only two people can see the screen without cricking their necks?

With an inverter unit I'm not convinced short-cycling is such an issue ,never mind that the controller should have a delay/cycles per hour setting to assist. But there are many options there in terms of modulation control for sure. Mine has three modes for fan and compressor control somewhat like the Vaillant- Day, Night, and weather compensated. All change the response in subtley-different ways, and then you've got the pump and your chosen deltaT for the system to consider.