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I didn't press pin on valve - just coinected bike pump and pumped water out. I then assumed I'd be able to repressurise it.... But it doesn't hold any pressure at all.

Couple of buckets full came out, but then it doesn't seem to hold any pressure.... Knackered?

Ah ah, thank you!

If I want to drain the water out of an expansion tank do I hold down the valve on top to let air in? I've got a preassure guage so can recharge the tank I guess? Thanks!

Has anyone got any experience of this paint on lime render? Thanks!

I can't help it. But hell, I ain't apologizing for it

Yes, seems to have stopped it leaking out of base.....

Well, I thought I'd have one last go at it....partly beacuase I'm stubborn, but mostly because I was slightly enjoying how annoyed the missus was at having a dismantled kettle all over the kitchen table.... Removed a couple of pins that the button hinged on, that allowed me to lift away most of...

Now got it propped up over some newspaper, full,.... Go on, leak you bugger!

Thanks all... The steam tube seemed very loose where it connected to the switch so I put a tiny zip tie around it, boiled it a couple of times, DRY! patted myself on the back, went to bed, got up to a puddle under kettle.....

Pics....

Bit of a strange one in that it doesn't leak all the time, and won't leak when you try and make it leak! Got hold if some little triangular bits to take the bottom off, but I'm none the wiser... Filled up and left sitting - no leak visible... Anyone come across this one before? Thanks!

Palletways say maximum pallet weight can only be 750kg - this is 900kg.... A to B is about 130 miles

We're changing from a vented cylinder and ch to mains preassure. Currently the mains feed into house is 20mm, albiet at very high preassure. The mains feed will go through a prv before going into cylinder. However, the services out of cylinder will be 22mm, with potentially secondary return...

I went and bought a pallet of tiles on ebay before figuring out how I was going to collect them.... I thought it would be simple to arrange a collection and delivery.... But... It seems the pallet delivery companies expect you to have your own lifting gear at both ends..... Anyone got any...