Recent content by GaryMcGowan

That's great thanks! We've been looking at boiler stoves and the ones we've seen only have 2 boiler outlets on the back. Is this normal and would it still be ok to use in my situation?

Hi all I've recently bought an old cottage and in one of the rooms there is an open fire that has a back boiler. I'd like to replace this with a woodburning stove with a back boiler. I have removed the fireplace and exposed the pipes around the back boiler. I got a plumber to then come out...

Hi Guys I have been searching for a ceiling switch that stays on for a limited time. Mainly so that my wife wont leave the immersion heater on for hours!! Anyone seen anything like this? I know that there are wall switches available, buy any ceiling ones? Cheers Gary

Thanks bathjobby, but would this explain why the hot water is running into the header tank if I close the gate valve at the HW tank?

When I had this problem, I was told to put the mains onto the drain valve at the boiler, then open the drain valve and push the water into your system that way. This solved the problem for me except my downstairs rads arn't heating at all, but this may be due to the pipes from my boiler going...

Hi Guys Hope you can help me with this one. I have a 3 storey house and my boiler has its flow and return pipes going into the first floor. I recently had a few radiators changed which meant the system was drained and then re-filled via the header tank. When we filled the system again, the...