Recent content by Alex Nicolson

Thank you for your help...it is much appreciated

Thanks for the reply.. It's only initiall, that it stays on for around the 5min mark, for the other cycles it roughly only fires for about 1min 40secs or so then off for around the 5/6mins...is this normal?

Hi, sorry for the late reply....school holiday week in Scotland was away with the grandkids last week On HW.... boiler fired for 4mins 44secs, then OFF for 6mins, ON for 1min 36secs, OFF for 5mins 7secs, ON for1min 40secs, OFF for 5mins 20secs, ON for 1min 40secs, OFF for 6mins the ON again...

Cheers...Will do that tomorrow

Cheers for the reply... its a gas boiler, not oil fired.. There are 2x 2-port valves after the boiler (Y-system) 1 to HW and 1 to CH, I was assuming that with being able to feel the flow of water being pumped thro' the pipework for water tank coil, the 2-port valve was opening correctly? Re...

Replaced air vent, system drained and refilled with an inhibitor added. Central heating works fine, Hot Water still the same..... pipework going thro' the tank , you can feel the water being pumped thro' it and it does get hot, then the boiler will cut out before the water tank thermostat...

Looking to replace with this...

Glowworm Ultimate 100ff - Y system Boiler when firing for Hot Water' only, cuts out after a few minutes, works fine on 'central Heating', does same when firing for both Hot Water and Central Heating together. Motorised valves were replaced a few years back (I know that can make little...

Hi, I'm looking to replace an old cast iron waste drainage pipe with a new uPVC pipe, including an access fitting, as seen in the attached photos, the pipe is rusting away from the inside. The OD of the pipe appears to be approx. 3" (75mm). It's bathroom basin, bath and shower waste only. I...