Recent content by brianmcritchie

There was crap on TV tonight so I thought I'd get rid of the flow restrictor this evening !!!! Thanks for the advice. The flow restricor was a small red disc. Binned that and your right. It leaked like a b*****d. Amazingly, I had a similar washer in the shed !!! After replacing this...

Thanks again for your quick response nickso. Sounds easier than i thought it would be. Will crack on with that tomorrow and let you know how I got on !!!! Thanks again for your advice. Brian

Hi, have located, what i thik is the flow restrictor (black plastic thing! with two electrical spade connectors going into it !!!) To remove this, do I have to drain the system and remove completely? or is there a simpler way !!!!! Sorry for the silly questions, never removed one before...

Not sure. I don't think so. Will check. Hopefully I do and it just needs cleaning out !!! Brian

Hi all, I've got a Vokera combi boiler and have been very pleased with it. It's two years old. However over the last six months, the hot water pressure has become less and less. It was quite powerful two years ago and now it takes ages to even fill up the kitchen sink !!! Any ideas? I...

Hi, I've been having a lot of trouble with the thermostat itelf (not the reciever at the boiler). Does anyone know whether I can purchase the thermostat on its own and not the whole kit, which costs £100 +. Been to the usual places (B and Q etc) and they don't sell the the thermostat on...

Yup!!! Checked both drawers !!!! It's gone through yet another set of batteries in two days !!!! These were ANOTHER set of duracell's !!! Checked the drawers and the connectors. They are making with the battery fine. It drains the batteries in the left hand drawer (which obviously powers...

Cheers for help, Didn't check the charge first as they were brand new !!, your right, could have been a duff batch !!! Anyway, I've put another new set in, will wait and see what happens !!! Thanks again all Brian

Am I being stupid ???? The batteries have ran out in my Drayton RF2 wireless thermostat, so I obviously changed them with Duracell AA's. However, i'm getting a low battery indication after one day, on the thermostat. I have checked the connections inside and they are sound. The batteries...

You have just saved me from draining my system. Thanks !!! I took the top off the TRV and found that the pin was stuck. With a bit of gently Persuasion (i.e - Large screwdriver) I managed to un-jam the pin. Now when I turn the TRV to cold, the radiator actually goes cold !!!!! Horray !!! May...

Thanks very much for that information. I was about to use your method when I found that there is no lockshield valve on the other end of the radiator. It's one of those stupid connections that can't be opened or shut....it's just..... "there" !!!!!! AAAAGHHH. Any idea's !!!???? Whoever...

I've got a dodgy TRV in my bedroom. Basically it is always at full blast, even when I turn it down. Have replaced the head with one from my bathroom and still no difference. (Bathroom one does work in bathroom !!) This was obviously easily unscrewed without having to drain the system ...

Thanks for all your help. He had indeed bypassed the clock, I have managed to rectify it, with a spare bit of terminal block. Brian

Will have a look tonight, with some spare terminal block !!!!! Cheers, Brian

I did think about getting the Drayton RF2 or 3, but then saw that it was about £100. Because I had the boiler installed in the summer, I think I'll just get them back round ...and kill them !!! They can sort it out. If I had the wiring diagrams (I've lost the instructions), I could check...