Recent content by fairholme

Thanks Tony,chatter is probably the best word I have heard to describe the noise,(I tried grrrr,brrrr,etc!!!) I had a quick look at the schematic and it does have an auto by pass,cannot actually see it in the boiler though.Can this part be replaced or is it just a question of living with the...

Thanks Again Tony,I nearly bought a new Wilo pump online because the head looked identical to mine...didn't think they might be different internally(Doh!!!).I might take mine down to the local plumb centre to see which head unit matches up and then shop around...bit strapped for cash at the mo'...

Hi Everyone,hope you might be able to help.It's a T reg Fiat Marea 1.9 turbo diesel.The charging light has started to come on but seems to go off when the car is revved over 2,000 rpm.I checked the belt and it looked ok,so I thought it might be the brushes in the alternator.It looks pretty...

Thanks for another good tip,it really is appreciated.Most of the radiators ,apart from two,do have thermostatic valves.Just tried turning them off but it's not them either..good try though.One thing I did notice was that when I turned any radiator off from the other valve on the radiator ..is it...

Thanks Tony,just spotted a few new Wilo pumps on Ebay that look very similar,especially an Ideal isar icos one.Might give that a go,will let you know if it makes any difference,All the Best Carl

Hi Tony,Thanks for reply,it's much appreciated.Yes you are correct about the pump being badged as Jaguar and no sorry I didn't actually measure the end float at 10mm...just a guess. Up until last week the boiler/pump has been pretty quiet but the noise,whatever it is,has got much louder now.I...

Cheers Ior,tried to shorten it,All the Best Carl :D

Hi Everyone,Hope you might be able to help.I have a Jaguar 23kw Boiler about 4 years old.Over the last week or so it has started making a weird grrrrr/buzzing/fast ticking noise....pretty hard to describe a noise!! It is also accompanied with a light vibration which you can feel if you touch the...