Recent content by mess1

Hi, My White Knight tumble dryer (not sure of model number) decided to stop working yesterday :( When you switch it on, it sounds like the motor is trying to start, like a low humming noise. I've had the top off and the belt is intact and the drum moves by hand. Is it a blown motor...

Thanks for the reply, short quick and to the point!! :lol: I'll have another go and post back!!

Right, in my bathroom, under the floorboards, there were 2 pipes that used to serve a rad in the room, i've finally got the bathroom finished and i've inatalled a rad in the bathroom, and one in the seperate wc. I've taken the H/W feed into the first rad, the joined the second rad in sequence. (...

Quick update... plumber in for 3 hours this morning... 25 years experience, couldn't find out what was wrong with it!!!! I got home from work, scratched my head for half an hour and started tracing the pipes, starting at the cylinder and working back to the boiler. Eventually found the...

I'va admitted defeat, plumber in at 8 in morning. Thanks for all you help people, much appreciated :D

To backfill, do i connect the cold water from the kitchen tap to the CH drain point? If so, i'll need a long hose and a couple of jubilee clips then! If i try sucking the vent pipe, how will i know when it's clear?

Hi, As far as i can make out, there isn't a vent near the cylinder. How about if i bled the system from the cylinder hot water return, would that make a difference? Haven't got a long enough hose to backfill!

the f&e tank is filling correctly, just drained the system and refilled but still not working, the boiler fires up for about a minute then goes off!! To backfill the system, would it work by holding the palm of my hand over a mixer tap, opening the hot water, then the cold? if so, how long would...

Hi Dave, there are 4 pipes coming off the boiler, how would i sort an airlock or blockage? I'm getting a bit p!**ed off with it now, been scratching my head for hours!! :(

Hi, Hopefully someone can help me with this, central heating pump burnt out over the weekend, had no heating for two days but the hot water worked fine. so i got my spanners out and changed the pump this mornin. the pump valves were seized so had to drain the system to remove the pump. replaced...