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    Lockshield (compression) olive question

    Silly question coming up: On a compression type lockshield valve there is, of course, an olive on the tail that screws into the radiator. Should this olive be fixed in position or should it be moveable? I ask because I bought a Pegler Terrier Lockshield valve to replace an old seeping valve...
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    Expected life of modern Control Panels/Ext Bell Boxes

    My last control panel (a Bentley Symphony) behaved perfectly for over 20 years. The technology has obvious moved on tremendously since that panel was made but I wondered what the likely life a modern CPs and Bell Boxes is (e.g. Texecom, Honeywell, Scantronic). Any thoughts?
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    Replacement CP, External Sounder, etc ???

    My 20+ year control panel has died so I need to replace it and the rpk. It’s also time the bell box was updated too. My first thought was the Honeywell Accenta Gen 4 (the larger case version) with a Reson8 siren but then I started doing research here and elsewhere and noticed that Texecom was...
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    Lynx cutting out on HW - please help!

    Hoping some one can help me with this: I've a Lynx Electronic which now cuts out when drawing hot water, say for the bath, for more than approx 4 minutes. This does not happen when HW is being drawn for the shower, and the CH appears to be working normally. It seems that it is the CH...
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