Recent content by minesapint

trobro216 Thanks for your post. I've spent quite some time looking at all the posts on this site (and elsewhere) re the Barcelona - what a pile of old rubbish - it should never have got off the drawing board! I unfortunately have 2 of them, running in parallel, well supposed to be...

Hi, i've got an old fan heater that runs off the central heating. Due to many changes of pipework over the years its not possible to tell which is the flow and which is the return. The heater matrix lies flat but isn't symmetrical, with one connection about an inch higher than the other...

Thanks for your reply Tony. I've flushed through a few times and used some descaler (for irons, kettles etc) that has improved but not totally cured the kettling (now a very quiet hiss). Will monitor for the next week or so and then try HCL if the noise increases. Re water volume - I...

Hi Agile, Thanks for your prompt reply. Sorry should have quote the model number - I know that Lochivar make some fairly big water heaters but mine certainly isn't one of those. It's only a 40 gallon capacity unit and Yes it is in a private house. Re servicing - as I see it, having read...

Hi, I've had this since new (10 yrs ago) and it's worked without fault. Have replaced the sacrificial anode as and when but have recently noticed that it is kettleing slightly. Also the amount of hot water produced has suddenly decreased dramatically i.e the amount of hot water from a...