Recent content by John2512_00

thanks again for all the advice guys Ive got a spare magnaclean 22mm filter never used lying about, i know its not a proper one for a powerflushing unit, but do you think it would be worth hookeing it up inline with the machine to catch more sludge?

guys youve all been great, im alot more confident about this now. Only things are: The site doesnt give instruction to the order I actually do the work, ie, do you hook the machine up and flush all rads at the same + spread all the chemicals then time for a while then narrow down to...

if i di find theres a few rads dowstairs that wont heat, how do you guys find where the blockage is? as i say its just a favour for a friend, but I want to do it as good as possible, and use it as a learning expirience.

Ive not had any trainning on powerflushing. Ive also not seen the machine yet, my mates renting it from a machine store tommorrow for me as I dont have the funds or demand to buy one yet. Its just a favor for him as his rads are barely heating and its pretty filthy water. I am a heating...

Hey all. Planning on doing my first powerflush thisweekend. have a few questions your you guys. the boiler is a baxi solo, upstairs with the pump and valves, is it ok to hook the powerflush machine up to the connections of a rad downstairs to save any possible spillage upstairs + keep it...

Anyone know where i can get Johnson & Starley screwdrivers? Same as the aqua coloured ones british gas use? chers for any ideas SGM

hi all Was working in a pensioners home the other day just servicing. When one or 2 of them commented on the noise the rads make in winter, only a few of the rads made this banging chattering noise they said. I played about with the trv a bit and it started banging as it was shutting...

Hey all, My Siters got a Hoover Saver 1600 Washer Dryer. But recently when drying its leaving burn marks on her clothes. Is this a common fault on dryers? Was wandering if its usualy something simple? Do any of you know where to download service manuals for these appliances...

Hello All, My Friends Coupe (02 Plate) Has a really annoying prob where when you unlock the door with the remote locking it locks 1 second later automatically. Even if you unlock it manually from inside the car you only have a second to pull the door handle before it locks again. any...

call an emergency plumber. Have you turned off the main water stopcock? If its dripping from different places theres probably quite a bit of water lying under the floor so even after the leaks stopped itll take some time to stop dripping.

thanks very much for the help, think am gonna order one for his car and fit that n take a look at the vaccumme piping. If the temperature sender was dodgey, would it affect the temp reading on thedash board or are they likely to be 2 seperate senders?

Hey Guys thanks for the advice, As I sed Its a mates car but he lives quite a bit away so wont get to see the car for a week or 2, just trying to give him a hand (and learm bout different cars) Im used to working on turbo'd cars and whenever I hear talk of vaccume pipes I always assume...

Hey all. My friend has a VW Polo, think its about an N reg. The Car at idle revs up and down between say 800-3000rpm, and in the past has reved right up to 5000 odd and back down, it some times accelerates or cuts when driving. Theyve changed the sparks/leads ect, bt want to know...

And you cant get the over heat stats for them anymore as far as Im lead to belive.

The Barcelonas the condensing one isnt it? I had one of these the week before x mass and was a night mare. Was dripping inside the boiler from the manifold on the right hand side next to the gas valve. Ordered the red seal for it and began to remove it, 1st nut i undid the head snapped...