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The tenants of the house seem to think that closing some valves sometimes makes the sound stop although which valve stops the noise apparently changes. As there are only four rads that make the noise, i will replace the trv's on those ones and see if that makes it disappear Thanks for the...

Yes, there are thermostatic Radiator Valves fitted

The system is a closed one. With a regular Bulex gas boiler (i.e. not condensing and not combi). Not all of the system makes the noise, nor does the noise happen all the time. It apparently happens at random, as I do not live at the property, I have not yet been able to make an accurate...

A friend of mine asked me to investigate what might be the cause of this rather musical radiator sound: He told me that a plumber already bled the air from the system, so I am looking for any ideas that you guys might have. Thanks for any help!

Wow, that's got it. Great author tip, thanks

Thanks, I hadn't seen those before. I am looking specifically for how to install central heating from scratchl (as well as do repairs to existing systems) so if you know any others I'd be interested to hear about those too. Those that contain info on how to configure a system, calculate...

Hi there, I'm interested in learning to install central heating and I'm looking for a good book about it. There seems to a selection of books available for the hobbyist/DIY repair type but I'm looking for a more detailed publication with lots of detail, does such a book exist? If it contains...

Thanks for all the helpful advice, it's much appreciated David

Hi there, There's no ventilation that I can see, so presumably I just need to open the windows a bit more. Thanks for the comments. Just out of interest, are there any simple ways of creating improved ventilation? (apart from opening the windows! :) ) in general I mean . . . . David

Hi there, About a year ago I noticed some moisture build up around the bottom right hand corner of one of our first floor window frames. When I inspected it at first I noticed that the on the exterior of the window the seal around the base of the window, seemed to need redoing so I...

OK, I'll have a look into that, thanks

Hi Mursal, Thanks for your reply, very kind. There isn't anything holding the two pieces together and I understand that there is some wood behind ift which is rotting so that may explain the movement. Presumably I might be able to fix the joint together with something and then try...

Hi there, Our house has zinc guttering and at one of the corners the gutteriing is not joined properly such that sunlight can be seen through it. A friend offered to repair it and he said that silicone sealant would do it so he went up, cleaned it up a bit, then filled it all with some white...

Yes, both valves were open. After thinking a bit more about what I wrote I descided to inspect the top valve a bit more. I took the cover off and noticed that it seemed a bit seized, so I pulled it out with a pair of needle nosed pliers. No joy, so then I pushed it in and out a few times with...

Hi there, One of the radiators of our central heating system is not heating up properly, there is heating coming through the pipe at the bottom of the radiator but there is heat only up to about halfway up to the pipe running into the radiator and no heat in the radiator itself (see picture)...