Recent content by duffin

Are the taps quarter turn? May have a faulty insert causing the problem you have.

If you're isolating and draining it, replace the valve with fluidmaster unit at the same time.

For some reason, geberit grey seals blister, but the newer clear ones dont. Go for the fluidmaster one as previous post.

I use a crossman ratcatcher which is co2 cartridge. 22, scoped and silenced, pellets through the same hole at 25 yards. Not too expensive and nice and light.

If there is no cap on the tap head at all, the head must be a push fit. Yes they can be tight but you can use a couple of blunt levers (butter knives?) to pop the head off. Bristan do inserts but if you cannot find them try lunns.

That'll get rid of the mismatch between gold and chrome.

I f it was a tap or toilet valve I would expect to hear a moaning or shuddering.as the previous post said, turn on any hot tap until the noise is heard. Check all other taps while it's doing it. If you see any other hot tap dripping or dribbling there is your culprit. If none others drip its...

Might be splined, might just be a flat on a round shaft. Sometimes these seize on quite solidly. If you are lucky it will pop off with a bit of prying and a forceful wiggle. Otherwise it's cut it off and fit a replacement waste/ overflow kit.

Bit of a bodge through the tiling. You can get a clip-on surround that hides that.

BIG hammer then? lol

no, more's the pity! that sounds a bit of a bugger of a job.

got a strange problem with a potterton promax combi 28he plus boiler. even on hot water only, when running the hot water there is a banging noise from the boiler, and a corresponding needle movement on the pressure gauge. love to know what this is- can anyone point me in the right direction? cheers.

many thanks to both of you.

am getting a bit of kettling on my boiler and have been told to get it flushed. do either of these products work sufficiently well?

got a 3 port valve causing me problems. the valve itself is 4 months old and so is actuator head. worked til a couple of weeks ago, then decided to play up. when hot water only is selected rads heat up as well. on removing head it actuates fine, and valve is nice and moveable. it's a danfoss hs3...