Recent content by jlyall

That could be possible I guess. I haven't checked the water in the system tbh, but why would turning off the electric reset everything? Could it be possible that when a combination of h/w on and/or c/h on is causing the valve to move to its furthest position and its not moving back except when...

Hi all, I've got an intermittent problem with my heating thats driving me crazy. It can work perfectly for days, and then I'll get no heating. In order to get it going again I turn off the power to the central heating for literally 5 seconds, and I can hear the 3 port valve wind back under the...

Wow thank you so much!! This is really brilliant advice and much appreciated. I was worried I would do more damage then good as I didn't know how mild the cleaners are and had visions of water leaking out of pin holes created by the cleaner! I wasn't even aware x900 existed. Thank you...

Hi all, The central heating in my home is a vented system about 35 years old with a Potterton profile boiler which is about 17 years old. I have a magnaclean installed and its done a good job as the system water is clear if slightly yellowish. It is also filled with a couple of bottles of...

Hi all, The flipper seals on our upvc front door and 2 windows have perished and in need of replacement. I was just wondering whether to replace the current flipper seal with a bubble seal or something else which might be better then a flipper seal or is it best to stick with the same type...

I called in a local company to give me a quote for a new front door, and I asked who they buy their doors from as I want a good strong door and they said that they only deal with a company called door styles (www.doorstyles.co.uk). Has anyone heard or bought a door from this company? Are...

Thanks for all your help! So many to choose from. WB Group look good on their website, I just have to find some where I can go and have a look at a couple different doors and see which one looks the best.

After getting a couple of quotes for composite doors manufactured by Hurst plastics and Door-stop, I was wondering which one is the better quality door? Or is there a better manufacturer? Security and quality are the most important points I'm looking at. Any help would be really...

Thanks for your reply. Just as I thought about the Ideal boilers. Did a forum search, but most results were for combis not standard ones.

Hi all, I'm searching around for a new boiler and had a few quotes in. The boilers (standard not combi) that I have been quoted for are: Ideal icos 24HE, Vailliant 624 system boiler, and potterton. I have not read great reviews on the net about the Ideal boiler so this worries me a bit...

Thanks Chris, I will check the cylinder tonight. What causes the water to stop flowing eventhough the pump is still runnung?

Hi all, Been having a problem with my shower since I installed a pump to boost the pressure. Whats happing is that after about 5 mins in the shower the water will stop flowing and the pump noise increases as if its increasing in speed. I then have to turn off the shower and wait a few secs...