Recent content by Iaindhill

we had our boiler serviced 6 weeks ago and I realise that this is not the problem, but just wanted you to know the boiler is regularly serviced! However now when the water within the hot water or central heating gets to the set temperature, the boiler shuts down, as it should, and then won't...

Sorry.... it was late last night (for me) when i posted and i got the acids wrong. Sulphamic acid or hydrochloric acid for calcium and citric for metal oxide Not as i said Sorry for ballsing it up Iain

I have completed numerous searches to try to answer this question but see to find conflicting views. I want to descale my boiler as it kettles badly (Feroli sigma 40 60). It is in the garage and easy to get to without trapecing through the house. I will rent a power flusher from travis but...

I have just had the waterboard round to give a quote on our on-going leak saga. They showed me an external conduit that is insulated, black or brown about 100mm square and then bring the 25mm pipe through a 75mm hole through the wall (insulation about 35mm thick). They use a hockey stick...

Many thanks for the reply they will offer £200 off the price to fix but this could be a drop in the ocean. Do pipes always run straight or can you manipulate so that you have to do the leat amount of traumatic digging? Iain

yep thats what i have done the meter still spins with the cock turned off Iain

The water board have just informed me that i have a water leak between the meter and the stop cock.Unfortunatelly i was away at hospital with our little one and could not chat to the waterboard guy and everything was relayed through my father. We are using 5 times as much water as we...

I have read the discusssion on this forum on the pro's and cons on having a cooker wired to an RCD. The electricain wired it that way and so i presume he had his reasons. It is a volex split load consumer unit. Lights on one side sockets on other (including emersion and cooker). This is a new...

Hi, We have a 5 year old Smeg A42 with 2 ovens. The bottom, larger oven has no problems in heating up but about 5 seconds after we turn it off it trips the RCD. The MCB remains non-tripped (if there is such a word). We can stop this from happening by turning the oven to the light mode (the...

I have a 6 year old Smeg A42. It has 2 ovens and a hob. This fault is in the lower oven. Works fine whilst cooking. Then when i turn the oven off it trips the curcuits breaker. It does this about once in every three times i use it. I have found a way to stop it is to put the oven selector...

Polycarbonate roofing on a garage? I have a 6m x 2.5m garage with one of the long sides attaching to my bungalow. The run is from front to back (i.e. it is higher at one end of the 6m and lower at the other) with the joists running side to side (2.5m) at 400m centres (100mm x 50mm). Every 10...

I decided to put on a new valve and i still have the problem, everytime the switch is actuatted from the control panel the fuse blows. The boiler doesnt fire and teh pump doesnt come on Any ideas.. its cold tonight IAin

thanks for the advice, unfortuantelly i have no brown wire i presume because it is a mid position rather tah a 2 way i have Blue Earth Orange white grey Waht one should i disconnect Iain

Central heating stopped.. fuse blown. I disconnected the pump fuse blew, disconnected the motorised valve no blown fuse but obviously no central heaying as pump wont run. Does this sound like the Motorised valve or have i just disconnected the signal from another source. If it is how can i...

I have a ferroli sigma 40-60 that is being a bit tempramental. I have followed the check section and have power to the boiler and to the overheat thermostat but it still doesn’t seem to work. The manual indicates I should check air pressure switch next but it doesn’t say how, any ideas...