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  1. May be the second one here to have sold up. The mt09sp and the Monkey went a couple of months back now. just not getting the use out of them to warrant having them really. All is not lost. I bought an Audi TTS for a weekend car, which seems to be getting more use so far..
  2. Ive got a Yamaha Rn602 musiccast set up linked with a Musicast 20 in the garage. it works well. It has the odd connection issue now and again but i think its more down yo my crap wifi than anything else. its nice to link rooms together. So you can walk around the house with perfectly timed music without having to have one room stupid loud so you can hear it elsewhere. any questions, ask away.
  3. You can usually replace fill valves without taking the cistern off the pan. Its cheap flush valves that cause the work on close coupled cisterns with flush handles. replace with a fluidmaster flush valve and the bit with the diaphragm in can be pulled out the top. Loads less work next time round. Push button siphons are usually twist out. Sometimes just slip a washer on and happy days. Not bad jobs those.
  4. completely agree. Same experience here. I went with evotech on the SP and its well made. Recommended.
  5. i test rode one of those. Engines brilliant amd its good when on the move but christ triumph didnt keep the weight low did they
  6. If they were all that good mate, there would be far less of other peoples time wasted 😂
  7. surprised they say that tbh. Usually manufacturers always say upsize external to 32mm atleast to help against freezing. its still good practice though and certainly will help. i wouldn't ever install a boiler with overflow pipe externally. I’d get a call back every other week in Jan/Feb in Buxton 😂
  8. wish they all did. i can’t speak for electric but for gas alot of them just have MET1 😆
  9. it will freeze in standard overflow externally. Needs to be sized up to atleast 1 -1/4
  10. its okay on that boiler. Not ideal but the trap is sufficient to stop the fumes, i think they're around 140mm on those from memory. fair play on that pic it does look a PITA to do a soakaway. Yeah atleast 500mm away as the acidic water has been known to eat the footings of the house away. Not ideal. Where are you in the country? Tbh if thats 32mm pipe down the roof it probably wont freeze Unless you’re in an exposed area, scotland or the peaks etc but id try and angle it into the gutter abit so the wind cant blow up it quite so easily. I wouldn't bother with trace heating and tbh insulation looks a mess so id try it without first. worst thing is it freezes and faults the boiler out but you’ll know what it is. only other way then if you’re completely out of options is a condensate pump into the loft then run it out where you can. Internal soil stacks are nice when you can get a boss into them in the loft for example.
  11. Meter monkeys only do a basic course in meter fitting, they aren't trained in anything beyond that. Due to this, they ‘fail safe’ if they aren't sure or just dont know. This means they ID or AR appliances or installations where theres nothing wrong.. i’ve been to a few where theres nothing wrong (maybe just an old open flued appliance or something that they didnt know anything about, so classes it as unsafe) so its a case of test and reconnect for me. I know Cadent go to quite a few like that to. They cause quite a fuss in the trade with people following them around. I'm looking forward to having one change my meters 😂.
  12. There is a washer if you unscrew the rippled looking bit on the top right (turn the water off first). A new washer will fix that but You will need the valve specific washer though. It does look like a Siamp fill valve. Generally if access to the underneath isn't too bad i just change them as its less faff. Fluidmaster brass shank bottom entry fill valve is my choice. Ive fitted 100’s and very rarely go back to any even years later. its 99% likely to be a 1/2 inch thread
  13. boiler dependant.. you shouldn't be disconnecting it internally unless theres a 75mm trap built in. The condensate is part of the flueing system and you could end up with POC into the property. If you can get it to ground level nicely then a soak-away kit may be the way forward for you from what you’re saying, if you’re happy to have a small area of ground dug up
  14. might aswel try it mate. There will be plenty trying to free up some cash i suspect at the moment
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