I know of multiple estates built during the celtic tiger where the closed system heating is topped up by teeing into the cold feed to the copper cylinder using a check valve and expansion vessel left permanently connected. Recently went to one of these houses just to fit a new tap, but discovered while i […]
Hi All, Anyone know the best way to get air out of an ideal Logic 24 boiler please, I have bled all of the radiators successfully starting at the bottom of the property, and also utilised the two bleed valves at the highest point above the boiler (photo attached) but there is still air bubbling […]
Hi, I have an open vented system with Cylinder and F&E tank in the loft. I have noticed for about 2 weeks now that the hot water has been gradually getting less hot and currently is only luke warm. I tried raising the termostat on the cylinder which does not seem to take any effect. […]
Can anyone recommend a good quality filling loop brand? They all seem to be cheap and flimsy with plastic handles. Altechnic is ok I find, the water side is good with a nice metal handle, the heating side is poor.
Has anyone come across a rounded screw on a plate heat exchanger on a baxi duo tec and not been able to get it out? How did you overcome this on what is essentially an easy job. If possible I don’t want to have to take the whole manifold out on the right
Morning all Did anyone watch the debate last night? What did you think of it? Heat pumps and home insulation were mentioned a little bit, with Rishi saying it is very expensive to get a heat pump. Thoughts? Lou
Hello, I’m renovating a house and I can hear what sounds like water flowing through the seizes up stopcock. I have checked everywhere including the loft but the tank is disconnected and there looks like a new combi has been recently installed anyway. There are no tap or toilet leaks and no visible ceiling water […]
Hello I’m trying to find a replacement flush button but although the thread looks like a siamp I don’t think it is. I found what I thought was the correct button but it didn’t have a strike bar which should fit in a rectangle hole in the centre of the top thread. I’m wondering if […]
I need to replace the 2 old toilets. I measured the rough in as seen below. Seems that I need to buy the 14 inch rough in toilets (which is hard, because only few models are available at Home Depot and Lowes, since this is a non-standard size). Am I doing it right? Any advice […]