Recent content by hedgert

My central heating system has recently started letting dramatically more air into the water system. I need to bleed the upstairs radiators at least weekly now to ensure the top part of the tallest couple of radiators remain hot. Looking back, I used to bleed every few months - and then only...

ricarbo - thank you - I have ordered some pipe thermometers and will try the procedure you mention when they arrive. It fits completely given that I have one room with a large double radiator (probably 2nd closest to boiler) which is always far too hot, and I noticed that when I turned its TRV...

I am very keen to take a less expensive option if there is one! I've spent a fair while since your post searching through the forum for "balance system" "balance" "balancing" and while I've found a number of responses saying "search the system for balancing" I'm struggling to find a post that...

Thanks for the quick reply - I'll check out the make of boiler at home this evening. The house was originally a 3 bed and has had a kitchen/utility room extension, loft conversion, addition of two bedrooms and addition of two reception rooms. So total number of rads was originally 8 (2 of...

I have a house that has been heavily extended but whose central heating is still original (or spec for the original house anyway). It is a conventional boiler (not sure of the correct term - but I mean not a condensing boiler - it's an open system with a top up tank in the loft). The system...

Following the advice given, I called in an electrician. My CU wiring passed muster. The issue turned out to be problem wiring burried in the walls/floor between two of the sockets in the ring - i.e. an existing problem that the previous wired fuses did not detect, but the new more sensitive...

I agree it sounds like I am going to have to get an electrician in. However, on the specific points you've made: 1 - insulation testing - I haven't changed any of the wires coming out of the consumer unit - so any insulation issues were already there - I haven't introduced them 2 - on the...

My house has been heavily extended and I'm sure any professional electrician would have had a fit had he looked under the stairs: 4 separate consumer units (all with old style fuse wire fuses) and wires everywhere. I decided to replace the whole lot with a modern consumer unit with MCBs. I...