Recent content by Chris-st

I think i'll drain down. But how do you repair a gate valve. Didnt think you could. I can see it can be unscrewed - looks like it can be split in half. I can see a rubber washer half way down the valve. Then theres the spindle with a small nut below that. What would you then do...

OK. So now i should isolate the cold water supply to the tank that fills the heating side. Close off all the upstairs rad valves. Then using the drain off i've found in the cellar, drain water until the leaking valve stops. Then change the valve. THen let the system fill up and bleed the...

Wont this empty all the water out of the boiler?

I'm pretty confident at having a go. After all its only water - :) If it did go the water would go through the floor and into the cellar... What do i need to do

Nickso...looks like its leaking from both. Its an old valve and i suppose being fitted upside down hasnt helped. I have tried tightening it up slightly but that has made the leak worse.

Hi. Need your help. Just noticed a nasty leak and wondered if there would be a way to fix it. Its on a gate valve just after the pump. We seem to have inherited an old system!! An ideal system boiler with 2 22mm pipes leaving it. One of the pipes first has a pump isolation valve, then the...