Recent content by andruec

Cheers guys! I've had a response from SGN and they are going to arrange a time to come out and take a look. Could be quite amusing since I went out for a longer walk today and the only houses where I couldn't see exposed pipework were later build phases (2000s on) so there could be several...

Ah, he did say he'd tried to do that but the sleeve wouldn't move.

I had my boiler serviced yesterday and the engineer left me with a warning title 'Yellow PE Pipework showing'. It relates to the service pipe as shown below: This is a property built in the early 1990s and as far as I know it's always been like that and I've lived here for over 20 years. A...

If it helps the outside diameter of the drinking water hose is appears to be 10mm. So I'm looking for a way to connect a 10mm flexible hose to a 1/4" steel threaded pipe.

After being unable to get at the drinking water cartridge on my three way tap I've bought a dedicated tap. However connecting it is proving tricky. The first one I bought came with two quick fit push connectors. One was 1/4" to 1/4" which the hose wouldn't fit into. It fit into the 1/4" to 3/8"...

Thanks I'll give that a try. I really hope it's not time for a new tap because I have a low pressure system (.1 bar likely) and it's very difficult to find that kind of tap.

Hi, I have one of these and the drinking water tap has started to leak (the side not shown in the video). I can't work out how to get at that cartridge. The handle can be unscrewed which gives partial site of some brass (probably the shaft of the cartridge) but the head seems solidly attached...

I have a four year old fridge/freezer that's working fine but there's rust on one side near the bottom. Not just spots but obvious corrosion and lost metal. Does this have any significance beyond the cosmetic aspect? There doesn't appear to be anything leaking and I think it's just where some...

Turns out it was the controller. Swapped that out and all is fine now.

Over the last couple of weeks there have been a couple of days when my hot water cylinder didn't get heated in the morning. My central heating is working fine however. I've been investigating it and have found something puzzling. When I first moved into this house over 20 years ago I replaced...

Hmmm. This is interesting: https://heatingacademynorthampton.co.uk/pdhw-pt-3/ It's a series of articles. They seem to imply that I will need some rewiring in order for the boiler to be able to operate the valve. Also it's best advised to upgrade the cylinder 'stat. There's also an issue around...

So you think that's what he might have been getting at? I assume that since OT is low voltage and digital it must rely on the boiler to start the pump (which it clearly can do since it can force an overrun) but you've made me wonder now what causes the valve to change position. Normally the...

I have an Intergas boiler that supports OpenTherm and currently a 7-day digital thermostat (Honeywell CM67). The thermostat is getting long in the tooth so I'm thinking about replacing it with a T4M which is OpenTherm. I've had a look at the wiring on the control panel and discovered that at...

Thanks for that. I'm giving the CM67 one last chance as it's been a faithful servant for many years. But it seems to let the house get warmer in the evening despite it showing the same temperature. Another thermostat on the opposite side of the room claims 1c warmer. It does only run for half...

Hi. How difficult would it be to replace a Honeywell CM67 with a CM707? From the installation guides it appears that the wiring should be the same - just move the wires across to the same lettered terminals. I don't mind paying for an electrician if I have to but assuming that Honeywell...