Recent content by bertietheblue

I see the point about taste; in any case, I have several other colours in exterior wood/metal paint but only white in masonry paint, and I don't want to fork out for another tin for 2 windowsills unless necessary. So the question remains: can I use exterior wood/metal paint on stone? Would it...

I used a solvent-based gloss wood/metal paint to paint my back door, and now want to paint the sills of my garden windows in the same colour - can I get away with this or is masonry paint a must?

Bugger! No sooner had I posted than the F9 problem has appeared again! Any idea? Should I keep draining water from the rads?

I switched on again (by which I mean simply switched on the boiler not the heating). Pressure's dropped to 3.4 bar. I've fired the heating up and 10 minutes later all seems OK - no F9 (high pressure) fault Thanks for you tips Bertie

I should also say water was slow dripping from the boiler when I first turned it on but that has stopped now. Not sure if pressure is too high though - although it's now 4.0 bar the manual says 'the maximum working pressure of the domestic hot water circuit is 10 bar"

No pressure is high straightaway when I switch on the boiler

It's a Glowworm Flexicom 30cx. I'll have a look at the sticky - thanks - but if you have any ideas in meantime please let me know.

I've just come back from a weekend away to find a fault with my combi boiler - I think because the pressure gauge reads 4.5 bar. And I'm very cold. I've bled any air from my radiators, and the pressure now reads 4.0 bar. Should I just keep on bleeding the water from the radiators until the...