Recent content by pompeyritchie

I should add (and you can probably see from the pictures) that someone has tried to fill the crack with what looks like expanding foam! :cry: Obviously this wouldn't be any trouble to rake out.

Hi. I’ve had a good look through all the posts but can’t find anything that matches my problem. I have a 5m x 2.5m single skin brick detached garage with an apex tiled roof. The garage sits on a concrete block foundation which is at the top of a fairly steep garden and public footpath. One side...

Cheers Muggles! I've been considering a filter. Magnaclean or a fernox. But the CH return is in a really awkward place. Its right behind the CH flow and really close to the wall...Prob too close to get a pipe cutter in. I might have to get it professionally fitted as some pipe rerouting may be...

MC2012 - Your a legend!!!! I removed the blanking nut from the heating return as you said...But there wasn't a filter or gauze. I then removed the heating flow blanking nut and found an extremely clogged up filter/gauze! I removed it and cleaned it up. I then refitted it on the heating...

Cheers MC2012!!! I'll be checking that filter 1st thing tomorrow morning. I'll let you know how I get on!

Thanks MC2012. I haven't yet. I was just having a look in the installation guide and there is an instruction on Page 36 on how to remove and clean the DHW filter. I will have a look at this tomorrow but would this affect the CH?

Thanks for your replies! The cold water mains pressure is fine. Its just when I run a bath or shower I have to turn the tap down for the heat to be maintained. If I open the tap up too much the temp drops (Bath with thermostatic tap/mixer upstairs directly above boiler). But...I can run a...

Hi. I am having problems with my Main Combi 24HE boiler. DHW works fine (although pressure isn't great) but my CH keeps turning off. The boiler stays lit for approx 45 secs then turns off for 3 mins (This cycle just carries on). I've read the boiler manual and it explains that the boiler will...