Recent content by ManxPlumber

There's still Plumbers out there having to fix these crappy boilers, any extra helpful info that goes straight to the real problem is only useful It's a pain in the ass reading through chinese whispers, change this, swap that, replace the other, have you tried so and so I posted here...

You need someone who's had experience of these boilers and if I was 100 miles nearer I could replace THE PUMP for you :wink: :wink: :wink:

Over here there is, you can't trade as a Plumber on the IoM unless you have a trade card, and to get one of those you need the rest

Well a sink is 900mm high, you could try that and see if it's comfy

Sink taps should be high level to comply with water regs

1. Did you just renew the pipework 2. Are the TRV's two-way 3. Are the lockshield valves open 4. If the TRV's are old unidirectional types, have you plumbed it correctly re: flow/return

You need to neutralise system pressure first!

Feed is usually 15mm if it's mains, 22mm if it's gravity Expansion is usually 22mm from the cylinder to the tank Primary's are 22mm unless it's solid fuel heating in which case it's 28mm min.

When you had a new CWST fitted, did you replace the float valve and was the water level set? ...water from the overflow usually points to a knackered diaphragm washer

What he said :roll: ...when were the sani's last serviced?

Illegal even

a. First off there's already a filling loop (correctly disconnected after filling the system) b. Secondly, you don't go faffing about with garden hoses if the install was done correctly c. The pressure is zero, the red finger is just a set point d. You need a G3 qualified Plumber...

On the plus side the customer has a mostly new system :)

1. isolate the water supply to the float valve (or if there isn't one fitted, close the main stop cock) 2. empty the cistern by flushing as best as you can, then finish it off with an aquavac (I use an old Vax) 3. Undo the two nuts under the cistern (if you have a low or high level cistern)...

By throttling the main supply, you're not reducing the static pressure, just the flow ...working pressure will reduce though