Recent content by aharrisreid

Thanks to all of you who have replied so far. Looks like I am going for the 'simple' manual lever option for now, since that involves the least work to accomplish my goal. Sometime in the future I may want the top-floor circuit to be on a timer, so then I might introduce an electric...

Thanks jackthom - that might be the solution I will go for. It's simplest in terms of giving me overall control of the top-floor, only involves one cut into existing pipework and doesn't involve any electrics. Regards, Alan

Thanks Dan. Interesting product, but at £30 each for 6 rads. it's a bit steep for what I am trying to achieve. I also wouldn't trust lodgers not to fiddle-about with the settings - much better I control it from somewhere I have easy access to. Regards, Alan

Hi Andy - thanks for the reply. All rads have TRVs fitted, and they are working fine, but what I want to achieve is to shut-off flow to the entire upper-floor at once. This would be much more efficient than having to turn-off each TRV in the morning, then back on again in the evening...

Hi, I often find myself needing to periodically 'shut-off' all flow to radiators on the top floor of my house during the daytime (to save money when lodgers are out) but I will often want the CH still flowing on the lower and middle floors. It is a real pain to constantly turn off-and-on the...

Hi gasservice85 I've been at the house for 6 years, and the pump/shower system was already installed - I guess between 10 and 15 years ago. The pump is a Newteam Duraspeed (twin impeller). The mixer is a Bramham brass 'antique style'. I don't know the model, but the nearest I can find to...

alan999 - thanks for the reply. MI? Not familiar with the terminology. Mixer Input? Please confirm (or not). Regards, Alan

I have now disconnected the hot and cold feeds to the pump and checked the filters - they were crystal clear! I turned on the cold via. the isolator valve and water shot out at a good pressure, so I can't work-out why the pump is drawing such a small amount of cold compared to the hot. Any...

Seco Services - thanks for the reply. Good idea - where do I find the filters, on the inlet connections to the pump? Regards, Alan

Hi there, I have a mixer-shower fed via. a double-impeller pump receiving hot water from a cylinder (open-vented) and cold water from a feeder tank which also feeds the cylinder. The pump is level with the bottom of the cylinder, about 3m below the feeder tank. The pump was installed...

I am about to hang a 1200x700 K2 radiator to a skimmed brick wall. The skirting is very high (275mm high by 40mm at the widest part) and I have been told to allow at least 25mm clearance from the skirting-top to the radiator. Can a rad. be too high from the floor? The top will be 1m from...

Many thanks to all who replied to my original post. Off to buy some LS-X right now - my old tube has hardened beyond use. Alan

I am replacing a bottom-entry inlet to a low-level toilet and no matter how carefully I tighten the external white-plastic nut I always get a leaky joint! The inlet came with a conical rubber washer to be placed inside the cistern (cone-side down), but I have my doubts as to how effective this...