Recent content by ihatewaterpipes

Ahh yep, was starying to think a lever must be missing..couldnt get lever off, but managed to move the other with grips..topped up. Thanks!

Yea just realised the yellow lever has nothing to do with it, not sure which position yellow should be now though...Thanks, was getting the feeling I am missing a lever yes..ok I'll try shifting it across!

Tried undoing the flexible pipe on the left side hand side and left it connected at the right, sure enough water comes right through when I open the filling valve...so it must be stopping for some reason when it reaches the left side to go into the boiler..

Hello As above, this boiler won’t fill...pressure is down to 0.5 so really need to repressurise but nothing is happening. Picture is attached..I have tried opened the filling valve by pointing it downwards per the manual..opened the yellow tap which I think is the isolating valave..then...

Just to say thanks. I actually got a reply from Argos as well in the end..that screw is indeed for the earth..bit shoddy not to put an insert for it..but it works fine!

Theres two starshaped washer that come off, not nut..

Ahh ok, I thought so seeing as its in the middle above the neutral sign lol.. But with the L and N the screws are above, so you put the wires in the holes then screw down from above to secure, with the earth, I take that screw out and put it in but then there no screw above to come down on it...

Hello guys Just fitting a flush light fitting. On the fitting there is a label showing Live, Neutral and Earth..I can see where the live and neutral go in but can see anywhere the earth, the written instructions also state that all three should be fitted..but the picture diagram only shows...

Turning it entirely clockwise caused it to leak a lot, anti clockwise it had a real slow drip and seems to have stopped now, not sure what the tap is even for tbh...Hopefully I haven't turned the neighbors supply off, have to ask them, all I did was turn the bloody thing..Will have to get a...

Hello chaps I am in a situation where my plumber is trying to charge over the odds because he is the only person who knows where the mains shutoff is - I believe he's overcharged me off a few times in the past, I got another much fairer price from another guy, but he can't come without me...