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thanks but my question is .. a rad will have a given BTU/wattage rating if run on a CH system at eg 160deg F. So if the same rad is heated by an element, either 300w or 600w, will the rad give the same heat output at a safe surface temperature ?

A friend is having an electric element heated ladder style chrome towel rail fitted in a bathroom ( by and electrician). This will be the only source of heating in the room. I have always had CH heated rads so wonder how the quoted BTU rating of a given sized rad varies up or down if heated by...

thanks for prompt reply. The pump was changed by BGas when they did the boiler, but valves are original. The only problem I had after was the rattling of something going round system .. mentioned to engineer who wasn't interested, so I cancelled the annual contract seeing as boiler was under...

I have a bungalow with conventional CH system, with wall mounted gas boiler ( 3 yrs old ), but all other original plumbing from build.. approx. 1985. BGas fitted new boiler some 3 yrs ago, with no circulation problems after. The hot water cylinder is the original 36x18 insulated copper, fed by...

update. Spoke to Creda help desk.. who weren't. They say the shower is not designed to have a phased shutdown and I must have low water pressure. I can't believe any shower would stop immediately without overheating. Their only other helpful comment was to do what I was doing and switch to...

I have just replaced an old Triton Opal 9.5kw shower which kept going cold after use... it didn't have an overheat indicator. As it was at least 6yrs old I decided to replace it and chose a Creda 950 DL from Argos. It seemed to have the basic requirement of a proper start/stop button and...

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Thanks, I realise I might as well do this properly, for looks as well as the safety considerations. Good advice on the preservative tho. 8)

Hi, I have had no replies to my posts in Woodwork or Gardening, so will try here. I need to protect a steep drop on a patio area over some concrete steps by creating a 12' handrail or silmilar .. or maybe a full decking type assembly, but thats going to be expensive. I have seen an internal...

Hi, I need to provide a secure handrail for a patio type area near the front door with steep concrete steps to one side, to prevent anyone going over the top and down onto the steps. Unfortunately the current brick retaining wall is only 20" high at the top end and zero the other end, as the...

Hi, I need to provide a secure handrail for a patio type area near the front door with steep concrete steps to one side, to prevent anyone going over the top and down onto the steps. Unfortunately the current brick retaining wall is only 20" high at the top end and zero the other end, as the...

Thanks Seco, I'll consider all options... depends really if the boiler stops again, which will force my decision. Cheers :shock:

OK guys, your replies came in while I was typing..... I get the picture now. I shall try the heat treatment, but with respect, I think I won't attempt to cut it with the possible problems should it go wrong, leaving me with no tank at all. Thanks again :)

Thanks James, Ok, I did wonder how this ancient plumber might have sealed this plug. To be honest, I am looking to replace my equally ancient boiler which suddenly died last week, then lived again just as I called in BGas.. but I have no alternate hot water heater.. hence the need to fit an...

OK Seco, that sounds a bit drastic.. how?

Hi, Following my earlier thread about the size of the nut on the plug I found the one on my own to be 32mm, whereas B&Q off the shelf was 30mm, so obviously it does depend on the manufacturer.. for any others interested. So, I got a 32mm socket but after flooding the airing cupboard with...

Thanks Rob, Yeah OK .. but this nut has nasty slopy sides and not too thick ones either. I can see me down emergency right now :roll:

Hi, I am just about to fit an immersion heater in an approx 22 yr old cylinder, which does not have one at present. The plug has a socket nut atop and I wondered what size this might be as I don't have a wide selection of sockets/ ring spanners of that size and don't want to buy the wrong one...

Thanks for that. As I said, the current installation is working A1, especially as the Boys in blue have been maintaining it at my expense for the last few years of its life, but now say they can't get the parts. The boiler will go where the existing one is and just need pipework to fit. There...

OK thanks for replies, I see most boiler manufacturers are giving at least a 2yr full warranty. I am currently on a BGas care package but they say the boiler is too old, although working A1... so I don't see why I should pay them £200 a year for checking the radiators.