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Firstly thanks for the replies. We have just recently moved in so i have inherited this system! this is also my first oil run system so i am not really au fait with it, I was hoping the oil delivery of 500 litres would provide some pressure to force some oil down the line, appreciate we need...

We have run out of heating oil (schoolboy error) and are due a delivery this week. The tank whilst new-ish is on rotten wood on the brick supports so we have levelled it up whilst it is at its lowest point on new wooden supports, this has taken the oil level above the point of the exit valve...

Can anybody advise me as to whether or not it is ok to put a batten lampholder (shockguard type) in a bathroom? It already had one in the middle of the ceiling which was inop, so needs changing. There is no bath in the room, just shower, basin and wc. thanks in advance for any help/advice

well i thought that a magnaclean will take some rubbish out, regardless of whether or not a powerflush is done (i realise in an ideal world you wopuld powerflush and add a magnaclean), in other words a magnaclean is not a bad thing under whatever circumstances. have run a cleanser through and...

right, i am clear on that now! by the way do you think a powerflush is a diy job or not? i can hire a machine from my local travis perkins but got mixed reports on whether to give it a go. my thoughts on the magnacleam are that if i don't do a powerflush then it will take some of the crud out...

right! presume then the return is the pipe which runs cooler (or heats up last)? i suppose there will keep alot of the mess out of the house when cleaning. cheers for your advice, appreciated mate

sorry softus, do you mean in the garage or in the airing cupboard? (please excuse my ignorance here)

yes softus, checked that and you're right it does pump upwards

i don't know, how do you tell the direction it's pumping in?

here are the images of airing cupboard, excuse the mess!

i am completely lost as to where the magnaclean would go, the boiler is located in the garage with 2 pipes running into it. would the pipe it needed to be fitted to be in the airing cupboard?

thanks for that johnd, i have heard some good reports on the magnaclean so will fit one (when i work out where it goes exactly), i just need to know whether i can do a powerflush myself or not. i am pretty good with the diy stuff and although i am not the oracle when it comes to CH systems i am...

can anybody tell me how you easily identify the return pipe between the last rad and the boiler?

problem was that some of the radiators did not get very hot, especially at the bottoom, we have taken some off and flush them through and this has improved things a bit. we put a couple of new towel rails on recently and they get alot hotter than the existing radiators.

how do you get to the FAQ's, i can't seem to see them. yes it was on the pipes near to the pump where they stuck a magnet. there isn't any blockages though. i presume when you say normal chemicals you refer to chemicals used with a powerflush? thanks for the picture, will sharpen my darts up!

i know you can hire a powerflush from travis perkins for about £50. is it a diy job or one best left to the experts?

yes i ran a chemical flush through that i bought from city plumbing, let it circulate for a couple of weeks before draining and flushing

I am thinking about installing a magnaclean into my system. had BG out a few months ago and they put a magnet onto my pipework in the airing cupboard which stuck to it! i have since run a couple of flushes through the CH system and drained down several times and added inhibitor. question i...