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cast iron yorkshire range
Our back room has a large cast iron yorkshire range,we had it repaired a few years ago with the plan of using it for cooking,but the problem was how much fuel it used,in 1 day we used nearly a weeks surply of wood/coal,that we would have used on our open fire in the front room,even just trying to keep the room warm it uses…
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Combi or regular boiler ????
Hi, :) i was wondering if someone could give me some advice. i'm in a bit of a mess trying to figure which sort of boiler to get. Our old back boiler has finally been condemned by the plumber, it was over 40 yrs old and getting very dodgy. The problem is that we cant decide whether to get it replaced with another heat only…
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Eco Sawdust Heat Logs - How Safe Is Smoke?
These burn out a bit too quickly but we find them useful for reviving the fire quickly when its been lit for a while, just wondering if anyone knows how'safe' they are ,fumes wise, compared to say , coal or coke? Thanks :)
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1980s Baxi Bermuda
There is a skip down the road with an old Baxi Bermuda gas fire and back boiler tossed on it from a house renovation. Is it still legal to install these? I'm thinking free fire and boiler install project for the new year. :D
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Using heating oil more economically?
Official MSE Insert: If you've arrived from Google, our fully researched Cheap Heating Oil guide may be helpful. Back to the original post... We got 300 litres of oil delivered today and don't know when I'll be able to buy more so want this to last as long as possible so have a few questions. Firstly, in the outside boiler…
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Old Boiler Behind Fire - Cost of new one
Hi, I've got a really old boiler behind our fireplace in our front room. It's pretty inefficient, and I would love to get combi boiler so I can actually have a full bath of hot water!! Does anyone have any idea how much it'd cost to get this old boiler taken out/turned off and a new one put in. I don't even know how to…
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Combi boiler Water Pressure.
Dear all, My radiators were not heating up, having blead the radiators I noticed very little water coming through. Checked the water pressure it was very low. I added water to the system and it seemed to work OK. Problem is that I now have to add water to the system every week or so, is this normal? My water temperatureis…
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Paraffin - Where can you buy it loose by the litre these days
I want to buy say 20 litres of Paraffin to heat the greenhouse but it seems you can't buy it loose and places are now selling 4 litres for between £7-12 which makes it very expensive. The garage I used to go to which had a pump and you could just fill a jerry can has been taken over by a big chain and they no longer do it.…
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boiler advice
Hi A British Gas home care engineer has told us a new boiler will be more efficient in our home. He says we don't need a combi, just a conventional boiler and recommends the companies Valiant and Worcester-Bosch. Any advice on which boiler/product we should get bearing in mind there are just the two of us living in a 3…
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CO Alarm question
Hi all im looking for some guidance. My CO alarm went off earlier it beeped and the alarm light flashed but im not sure there is a problem. While tidying up today i moved the alarm on top of my av amp (same position just slightly higher) the amp gets very warm indeed and is positioned about 20 cm under the tv which also…
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oilboiler service prices
Just had mine serviced (regular engineer). Seems to have crept up in price, but then so does everything! £90 + VAT. What do others pay these days? This is Midlands.
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ASHP + underfloor heating maintenance
Hi All, I have a water based underfloor heating system driven by an ASHP. The system is about 3 years old and is installed in a new build house which is well insulated. I am very happy with it so far but I guess it needs some TLC. For reasons I won't go into I do not want to use the original installer to carry on the…
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Thinking of a new central heating system
Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me. My fiance has an old council house which needs a lot of work doing to it but we're on a tight budget. The windows and doors need doing as the windows are only single glazed. But I also worry about his current central heating system I think it's older than me! It's a back boiler with…
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A bit of advice please
Soon to be moving to a new to us house( The house was actually built 1830 - stone 650mm thick walls). Its in North Pennine area. With no gas supply. It at present is heated by a multifuel stove which supplies the central heating and hot water. There is a very efficient immersion heater( so says the owner) for hot water…
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New flat with no central heating - what shall I do?
Hi, I am going to complete on my first home on Thursday and before I move in from my rented accommodation I'd like to get the heating sorted. Currently it has no central heating and only electric water heaters for the shower and kitchen. There is no gas to the property. I'd like to know what the cheapest way to heat the…
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How often do you clean out your stove ?
Tend to have ours on most evenings and I clean it out about once a week. Always wondered should you be doing it daily or not.
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how many KW is my multi-fuel stove?
I moved into a rented house at the start of October with a multi-fuel stove and I'm curious to know if it's possible to find out how many KW it is. There's no manual or anything like that but, I will try to describe it... It is a double door, rough dimensions 60cm wide, 35cm deep, 30cm from the grate to the roof of the…
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oil or lpg
Hi i am thinking about swapping over from oil central heating to lpg (its rural so no mains gas) does anyone know of the price difference in running costs if there are any.....thanks
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Wood Burning Stove Tapped Into Existing Central Heating
Hello :) Looking for a bit of advice, we had a new oil fired boiler fitted 3 years ago at a cost over over 5k, it is a good boiler being over 98% efficient however it is not efficient when it come to it's oil drinking habits! It can guzzle through 500 litres of oil in 4-6 weeks depending on the weather and that is not…
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no gas as rural area, looking for best alternative for boiler
:o Hi we are thinking about purchasing a home with no gas supply, they currently have a very old oil boiler. Is it more economical to go with another oil boiler or go for an alternative? If so what type of boiler and what are the running costs and price of installation? thank you
