Recent content by goafer

Just to finalise the outcome of the leak saga. I couldnt` locate the leak testing each rad individually, could have been more than just the one, used two tubes of f4 express leak sealant, one covers 10 rads, and todate the system is working as it should with no drop in pressure as previous. The...

Thanks boilerman 2, the system was working fine previously, and was designed to accomadate the number of rads in situ, for the record, the boiler is a Worcestor Greenstar 30CDI System condensing boiler, serving an OSO unvented indirect system tank. I will keep on trying each rad individually...

I have previously blogged that I have a slight leak on the central heating side of my boiler, ie, the pressure gauge on the boiler of 1 BAR drops slightly after two days, with the boiler working, but not when all 16 radiators have been isolated with both the TRV and Lock shields closed, I am...

Hi John, Thanks for your reply, the spare I am looking for is the recoil pulley, which the starter rope winds around, and you pull to start the saw. I have tried anywhere and every where, think the saw must be Chinese, I have the instruction manual with all the relevant details on the saw, it...

Hi, Does anyone know where I can obtain spares for a Maxtra petrol chainsaw?.. Goafer.

In response to both footprints, and gasservice 1985, this is where I stand at present, last night pressurised the boiler to 1 Bar, having previously opened 7, of the 16 Rads, Turned down the temp`gauge in the hallway to zero, that was around 23 15 hrs, left the boiler on, got up @10-00am...

Many thnx to both Gasservice1985, & footprints, I will certainly try what has been suggested. When you say pressurise the system, to what 1, or 2, Bar,, or more ?. Yes I did isolate both ends of the radiators, and did make note of how many revolutions I turned when closing the locknut. You would...

Hi Footprints. many thanks for your advice which I tried, turned the C/H on as suggested, which fired the boiler, which began plooming, once the rads that I had opened began to get warm, I checked the pressure gauge on the boiler which had risen slightly, I then checked the outside 15mm copper...

Hi, the pressure gauge on my boiler keeps dropping slowly overnight from 1 bar, with the temp gauge turned down to zero in the hallway. I turned all the rads off and increased the boiler pressure to 2 bar which I left overnight, again with the central heating gauge turned to zero in the hallway...

Hi, firstly the aspalt had a couple of low spots, and apparently the only way you can put a screed on is to prime it first to enable the screed to adhere to the ashpalt. It was my intention to use an adhesive to glue the flooring, which is why I primed and screeded the entire floor, however I...

hi flooringman, Did exactly as advised, degreased, primed, then screeded the asphalt, in that order, once dry we covered the screeding with a polythene membrane,( which I was advised was not necessary,) then used the ELASTILON to secure the solid oak flooring, refitted the skirting boards, job...

Hi to those who replied and anyone who maybe interested in our outcome. Firstly we called UZIN who advised we should degrease the asphalt floor and allow to dry, then using UZIN PE280 PRIMER cover the floor as per manufacturers instructions using a thin lambs wool roller, leaving again as per...

Hi flooringman, many thanks for your reply, we are now thinking of using ELASTILON as you suggested. As we want to raise the floor level slightly, about 4mm, can we screed/concrete on top of the Mastic/Asphalt, which we now assume must be the DPM, if so what is the minimum thickness we could...

Thanks for the info, I called in a firm of asphalt suppliers who advised the flooring was covered with Mastic Asphalt, and in their opinion wooden planks could be glued providing it was water based and not petroleum/oil based. Do you have any experience/thoughts on that ?. I looked into the...

Hi and thanks for the replies. I have removed a small length of wood running along one edge of the sealant, this wood covers a gully with pipework in going to a radiator. I have measured the thickness of this sealant which is approx` 15mm thick, it would seem according to what you say to be...