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75pete - Thanks for the FAQ, I've printed it off so shall have a look this evening. TonyW2 - So its possible that the open pipe needs another bit of pipe to take it to the (larger) expansion tank? As far as tracing the source of the drip goes, all i have is a newspaper on a container under...

TonyW2 - Hi. The pipes did get hot when the valve was manually opened. Can I buy the motor part of the Honeywell valve separately, or does it come only as a whole part? Yes, the plumber replaced 2 rads in the lounge and the 1 in the hall. The open-ended pipe doesn't go into the small...

There are two tanks, a small square one above the hot water cylinder and a larger lidless cylindrical one. There were two 22mm copper pipes going up into the loft space. One of them was making gurgling noises and was open-ended, the other was the one the water was dripping off/out of. It was...

Hello, I've recently bought a house with quite an old CH system. The boiler is a Thorne Olympic so possibly 30+ years old (house built 1974). The system was okay, but the radiators weren't getting hot enough, so a plumber fitted 2 new rads in the lounge/diner and one in the hall. Apart from...