Recent content by mattgriff

Boiler is a Vokera mynute 15vhe. Recently had a service and was told the fan needs replacing at a cost of around £300 It's around 8 years old so I'm told and it's one of the worst boilers you can have by all accounts. Had a few problems since owning the house so will probably look to replace...

Hello Looking for some advice on which to do first. I want to change all the radiators in the house within the next few months and will probably need a new boiler within the next few years. Does it matter if I changed the radiators first and then the boiler a few years later or would I be...

Hello I am think of ideas on what to do to my garden. Garden is 10m x 10m so I want to patio 6m and astroturf 4m. The garden slopes by 2ft so after much thought I think I'm better off having 2 levels. 1 level for the patio with a small retaining wall at 6m and then drop down to a lower level...

Hello I have recently moved in to a house and the garden needs some work. Garden is around 10m wide by 10m long and it slopes from the house to the bottom by around 2 or 3 feet. I'm hoping to level the garden off by building a retaining wall. my problem is the garden sits around 15ft higher...

Different plumber come today. Said the white cylinder is full of water and it should be half water and half air. He going to order a new one and fit it correctly. Hopefully be sorted soon.

I understand what your saying. Sounds a simple enough job to be honest. Just can't be bothered I expect. I have boiler cover with British Gas so called them out to have a look. I will give them another call tomorrow to see if they can send somone else out.

Plumber been around and said it's fine the way it is. Apparently it happens all the time when it's mounted on the wall and they either fall off or start to give away because of the weight so they rest them on top to stop it happening again. Not sure what to do now to be honest He tightened...

Thanks for your help. There is nothing coming in to the tee fitting. It does look like the white cylinder sat on top of this tee fitting before but that's only a guess. Who knows what the previous owner done to be honest.

This tap the one I'm guessing?

Yeah got somone coming tomorrow to have a look. I wouldn't know where to start on isolating and relieving the pressure to be honest. If i done this would it mean no heating or hot water tonight?

Thanks for explaining. I will get a plumber in ASAP.

Hi, I have a small leak on one of the fittings attached to the central heating pipework. Before I pay for a plumber to come and have a look is there anything I can do myself to try and repair. It's literally only a few drops of water a day nothing major. The tank that's rested on the hot...