Recent content by arh

That's right - the black hose - but no leak now.

Hi I have a Vaillant Ecotec Plus 637 system boiler. I was getting some kettling so I decided to drain the boiler and refill to see if this would help by removing some dirt out of the system. I did the drain but when I tried to fill the system up I noticed that water was running down the black...

Yes you are right as the hw temp knob does nothing. Thank you for the confirmation. Glad to know that I can ignore the tap symbol.

It is connected via a honeywell 7 daytimer. A while ago the hot water zone valve was replaced. Could this be wrong wiring issue? Even with the boiler off the tap symbol remains. I am concered that the water may overheat the cylinder if it is permanently heating the water all of the time. I do...

Yes sorry it is a 637.

Hearth is a bit lower as flooring is being replaced due to wet rot. Once laminate has been put back it will be touching the mantle legs.

Floor joist are being replaced due to wet root. Pic is

I am soon replacing the joists in my front room due to wet rot damage. All beams have been removed, room dried wirth dehumidifier and tanking slurry applied. Source of water has been fixed as was a bad drain. The joists sit in holes in the wall and in two places share the same hole as the air...

I am looking at getting my fireplace changed and will get a gas safe engineer to do this. I wanted to confirm the best way to hide the gas pipe in the chimney so that the ugly silver pipe in front of the fireplace does not show. Can someone please confirm the best way to do this. Thanks.

I have noticed that the tap symbol (solid not flashing) is always on my boiler screen even when the boiler is off. Is this a problem? Everthing is working fine. System with unvented unistor cylinder. Could these be a motorised valve issue? System is 7 years old. Last year the motorised valve...

Firstly apologies for the long reply: My driveway is on a slop towards the house so I suspect that water may be running down as there is no channel drain present. From the marks on the inside wall it appears that water may is getting into the vents? There is a small drain present but it is...

These arr soaking wet!