Recent content by hopelessatDIY2

Thanku very much for all your advice, now I come to think of it he just kept tapping things with a screwdriver :? so it's amazing how you from where you are can tell so much - perhaps because you know what your doing and your an honourable guy too :D I will write all that you've told me for...

THANKU SO MUCH cousin... (and I'm not shouting I just wanted you to know I really meant it!) :D I will get onto Alpha today and let you know what happens :wink: PS x :oops:

Hot water stopped a couple of weeks ago but CH still working till 3 days ago. Weird noise and needle in pressure dial (?) went from the green into the red (3,5 to 4) Was told solenoid not working for HW, both heat exchangers probably scaled up along with the expansion 'something - sorry can't...

Hi All :D I recently asked (and got) advice for my 10 year old combi boiler (Alpha 240 xp) as the pressure needle (?) had shot up into the red zone (about 3.5) The plumber came today and sealed its fate :( . I also hadn't got any hot water so I knew it was ill! :idea: Anyway, the quote for...

Hi New to the site and can't believe the number of people willing to help out! My problem happened today-a bit scary too! :shock: I have a 10 year old Alpha 240 xp (that's about as techie as it's going to get - sorry) and I have been building up cash funds to have it serviced (central heating...