Recent content by jrh1979

Hi. I am hoping someone can give me some advice on ceiling insulation. We recently moved into a house that has two outhouses below the third bedroom. We plan to convert these into internal rooms when finances permit! However in the mean time the upstairs bedroom becomes very cold as these rooms...

Well i emptied my boiler then started pumping the valve and more water started flowing out of the drain valve. Empied about 5l out of my expansion tank. Have refilled boiler to minimum and it seems to be working much better (0.5 bar rise with thermostat turned high). Will be annoyed if ive fixed...

No Probs. I should have said before, if the pressure release is dripping you may be able to tighten it again rather than replace (search PRV leaking to see other forum posts). If you have isolated the boiler put a balloon over the pipe outside to catch any water that may be leaking out of it...

Probably a silly question but its definently a tap based shower rather than an electric shower withi its own thermostat?

Sounds like your expansion vessel needs re-pressurised, mine is giving me problems at the moment also. Read your manual to find out how to do this (isloate and empty boiler and pressurise using a car pump) Also it sounds as though your boiler is emptying through the pressure release valve (pipe...

Hi. I wonder if anyone can offer some advice before i start fiddling with my boiler. I moved into my property 2 months ago and noticed the boiler had absolutely no pressure. Despite this the heating still worked and the pressure would rise to c.1.2 bar. As i didn't know the boiler i called a...