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Have a Potterton suprima 100, The only way I can get the boiler to fire for the hot water is to turn on the central heating which is very annoying. It is running a sealed system to a megaflow. What can be the problem.

My mother in law has a combi boiler, all the hot all cold taps are working all over the house, but the bath hot tap is just dribbling out with no pressure, however the cold tap works, also it one of them bath mixer taps. What could be the problem, I know I havent got the model numbers etc but...

I have just drained down system and repressurised, now it works however the heating doesnt work, but at least the problem with the boiler being on constant isnt an issue, and the hot water is ok with the boiler turning off on when water goes off on

Is there any other thing that it could be rather than the flow switch.

Thanks mate... Dont spose there is any way of unsticking it for now or is it a replacement job.

I came home tonight and the heating was on full blast, the heating thermostat wasnt on, I turned the whole boiler off and wheneva you turn it on it fire up even though no hot taps are running or the thermos on. The heating was on even when the heating switch was just turned to hot water only...

Could anyone enlighten me as to why I have no hot water going to the bathroom sink upstairs even though the bath hot water works, also the kitchen sink downstairs mixer tap is not working on the hot side or sometimes it gets a little warm but not hot as it used to. :?

Twyford Advent I think is the make, or its like it.. Not at home so cant try them things, When I do try what should I look for and what should I expect to be happening. Say if the cistern water goes quickly or slowly? or if the bucket of water manages to flush away as normal, or if it...

No the toilet is only max 10 years old, new house, new build not sure of make. Its wall mounted (bottom screwed to floor as well) with the cistern hidden behind the wall and flushing handle on the wall Could there be a blockage further down causing it or anything else that comes to mind??

The toilet upstairs is flushing all ok, problem is when you put even one slight bit of paper in it, flush it and it wont go down. (the water goes down but not the paper and it doesnt fill this pan as if there is a blockage) I have put a toilet auger down the pan and no blockage, been in loft...

great help thanks all

wall is going to be 1m high Soil is soft sand like

How deep should the footings be for a retaining wall? How long should it be left to set before placing on the bricks?

What do i do about drainage, do I just cut various holes in the brickwork or dont I need worry about it? :?

I just bought a house and the garden is around a metre height level above the patio, the existing retaining wall holding it is falling down. What is the best materials to use, I was going to build it out of concrete blocks, what sort of depth footings and what about drainage so the wall...

Power shower on rising main-----Are you sure???? Pumping mains water is a big no no... water regs..

Also remember if the shower will go over the spill over level of the bath or reach toilet , bidet, sink spill overs then a double check valve needs to be fitted one on the hot and one on the cold. this is water regs to stop cat 3 and 5 fluids sucking back into the mains, for the price if your...

what is the mains cold pressure.? Get a single impellor pump for showers that will match the sort of pressure of the cold thus pumping just the hot and keeping the cold on mains pressure (dont pump the mains cold) here plumbworld do some: http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/1647-0000

No you cant have a powered pumped shower on a combi.

cheers for the advice. I may actually think about getting the part p thing Anyone know of good part p courses for beginners and what sort of cost, i seen some about around a grand but unsure