Recent content by superstardeejay

ok thanks, Ive put ptfe tap on them.

A few years ago I replaced all the radiators in the house with new ones, the type that come with a 3/4in bleed valve and blanking plug, sealed with a rubber o-ring. Last summer, with the radiators off for so long, I saw a couple of them were weeping from the threads. My question is, do they...

I'm going to have our old Rehau upvc front door and sidelight replaced. Things seemed to have moved on a bit since it was fitted. Can someone explain the difference between composite and uPVC, and any pitfalls/brands that are good or should be avoided? There are tales on here of peeling...

Our local bookshop and printworks, recently closed, was heated by a brace of robin hoods with nu-way oil conversion, in the cellar. (boiler isstock photo)

I can't say i believed that one either but since I aren't a gas installer of any kind I did what anyone in my position should do and that is err on the side of caution/ask for a second opinion. My mate isn't 'on the internet' and always takes trade advice at face value, so any advice I pass on...

Steady on. If you'd read the whole thread you'd realize that multiple comments had consistently agreed the RGI was wrong and it was actually ok to use the fire front. And then a couple of posts contradicted that. In the end I wrote to Baxi and here is the verbatim reply.

oh dear....

Apparently he didn't light the fire. He just pulled the front bit off, bent down and tut-tutted. Had to take one of the fireglow bulbs out and didn't replace it. He also picked up on the main earth bond to gas being more than 600mm from the meter, I think he found it in the airing cupboard and...

ok thanks for the straight answer. I will advise my mate to get a second opinion, and if necessary they can reconnect the firefront and leave a ticket. I'm afraid I'm his first port of call for anything technical as he couldn't even wire a plug. In fact I get called there to reset the video or...

I was just thinking he may have mis-recalled the bulletin and applied it by mistake to the gas back boiler-fire front combo. There are lots of threads on the forum about people doubting an RGI's decision or ruling and most of the doubters get shot down in flames by other RGIs on here. The...

The original warning was originated by the HSE and Gas Safe decided to publish it as so that visiting engineers are aware of the problem. It's not relevant to bas boiler-fire assemblies

A friend has just had his combi routinely serviced (worcester) by a new RGI. It was installed around 4 years ago by an eastern european guy who is no longer in the trade. The new gas guy has isolated the fire in the lounge as he says it's dangerous. It's a Baxi Bermuda with back boiler. The...

Back on topic, here's the result of my toils. I may have to wait a while before it gets a real test but that quilted paper is a devil to get down at the best of times.

Thanks 'huge'. The old aspirator mini doughnut seal was floating about in bits and when I touched it, it dissolved into sticky blobs of black mush that threatened to stain the carpet. It's a wonder it ever flushed at all like that. I'd worked out how to gauge the depth of the new one. And I've...

Thank you for a sensible answer Nigel and JohnD. After another tedious trawl about on the net I've found that the triangular plate is a twyford 'adapter'. It seems my 'Brampton' cistern isn't the one originally designed for the pan. The old one would have had 4 holes drilled in the bottom of the...