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And it's been about 11 years since I had my Worcseter 240RSF professionally serviced :shock: :lol: We've both taken a bir of a risk, we've both been lucky, we're both happy [so far...] 8) Cheers, Nick.

Thanks everyone, sorted now. The system was already drained down. I removed one of the air bleed screws, butted the pump's tubing upto the hole, then sealed it with a big ball of Plumbers' Mait. Not pretty but it worked. And I didn't get any of the PM into the rad either! 8) After...

Thanks Chris! The largest syringes we use at work are a mere 2.2mL, so it would take about 450 syringe loads to do the lot :shock: The diameter of the threaded "plug" in the air vents is just 1/8" or so, but I think your idea of "botching" it with PTFE tape (or maybe some putty?) might be...

Hello everyone, My CH system consists of a Worcseter 240RSF combi boiler, Myson Premier Roundtop rads and Honeywell TRVs, all connected with standard 15mm/22mm copper pipe, installed in about 1994. After doing some work on the system (new expansion vessel and an extra rad), I want to add...

Evening everyone, Can someone explain what an R1R2 test is? (Hope that's the right term :? ) I've heard electricians talking about them now and again, but never understood what they do or how they'd do one. Cheers, Nick.

Good idea! Draining down / refilling takes time, but isn't rocket science. I suppose if you're plumbing for a living, then time is money and doing things as quickly as possible is essential. But for DIY work, you can always go and do something else while the system empties. And you'll have...

See Chris Hutt's useful article in the FAQ section 8)

Definitely not a plumbing professional but... With many back boilers (eg the Baxi ones), the original fire front can be replaced, leaving the existing back-boiler portion in place. So, you might be able to at least get a "flame effect" front for it. Nick.

I came home last year to find my boiler wasn't working. I went to the meter box and found that someone had not only switched off the gas supply, but also disconnected the "anaconda" pipe from the pipework going into my house. Nothing capped off, gas could be made to gush out if the main stop...

I've used the CuproFit ones from Screwfix in situations where soldering would be tricky/dangerous and where I couldn't get good access to use spanners on a compression joint (e.g. under a plastic bath). I found them quite easy to use, but note that the pipes must be really neatly cut and...

I would seal, otherwise water from wet hands (or when the basin/bath is being cleaned) can seep onto the floor. Someone suggested Plumbers' Mait for this once and it seems to work well for me. Probably not what the pros would use though. Try not to get it all over the bit of the tails...

:lol: Thanks, Nige :wink:

Presume by "waste pipe" you mean the warning pipe aka overflow :? If so, don't worry - most new cisterns have a clever but simple mechanism which sends excess water down into the bowl. If you want to check it works, just push the float down into the water to make it overfill, and see what...

I think the root cause was the immersion heater's stat sticking closed, causing the water in the cylinder to boil then pitch into the cold tank, which was a plastic one that wasn't supported properly underneath :shock: :shock:

Hello everyone, My CH system consists of a Baxi Bermuda back boiler, an indirect hot water cylinder with gravity circulation, and 7 rads fed from a conventional 2-pipe system. Although the boiler is newish, the rads have got to be 30+ years old and are showing their age :shock: All their...

All sorted now, thanks guys (esp. Mandate!). Can't believe it took me so long though :oops: After managing to loosen it with a long, metric ring spanner (the 7/8" AF one I bought was a tad too tight), I switched off the water to the whole terrace in the road, in the middle of the night to...

No! But I'm sure this lovely couple could provide you with some :wink: http://www.smile-on.com/news/news_view.php?news_id=2443

Glad you agree with me on that :D It's not marked as SELV as far as I can tell. It's an RS part number 278-7030: http://rswww.com/cgi-bin/bv/rswww/home.do?cacheID=ukie I thought it was good practice to put the fuse in the live pole though, but I can see your point. Nick.

Thanks Andy :oops: Just signed up to Photobucket.com. Can you all see them now? Cheers, Nick

Here are some pics. Any comments? :shock: (1) The only cable he had was 3 x 1.25mm round flex, which wouldn't fit through the grommet on the main suction motor. So he originally ran two bare (i.e. blue and brown) wires stripped from a length of this from the suction motor to the amalgam...