Recent content by Nemo

Hi Bar Looks like you and I have the same problem. I have just been asked to quote for a job where the old copper pipe work in the extension is leaking under the floor. Customer wants the pipe work fixed and replaced. Because of the layout of the old house and the new extension it is not...

Hi I hope someone can help me out here. I have a Vaillant Combi, it's either a VCW BG 242E, or 282E. The CH side of the boiler works OK but the hot water (HW) is causing problems. Most of the time when the hot water tap is turned on it gives cold water, but sometimes the boiler fires up...

Not sure if anyone can help, but I have a problem reading floppy discs. When I incert a disc into the drive it tells me that it is not formatted and then asks if I would like to format the disc. For discs which I know contain data, obviously i do not wish to re-format them. However, when I...

SORTED..... Fired the system up this morning and it worked just fine - I assume there was a small air lock which worked it's self out during the night... Thanks for all your input.

Thanks Kev - will try first thing in the morning - any other suggestions if that's not it?

Hi guys - thanks for the quick feedback. It's a vented system. Water is present in the feed cistern. The coil is vented via the automatic air-vent, which is situated at a high point on a 'T' above the coil i/p side. However, I have not tried to vent the pump. I presume I need to do this...

Thanks Kev - but how would that change anything - as before the system was drained down and re-filled all the rads worked?

Hi Gang Here is an interesting problem - which at this moment has be baffled. Drained down a CH/HW system, replaced a bathroom rad for a towel rail, removed a downstairs rad and re-attached it to the wall, then reconnected it to the system. Made no other changes to the system. Filled...

Snowsride - if u live in an area with hardwater, a build-up of limescale will seal the immersion in good and tight. You are correct to be concerned about applying to much pressure as this could rupture the wall of the cylinder = new cylinder.... Try to heat the area around the immersion...

Porkchop - back to your question.... You can cut the pipe and use a compression coupler in almost any place - all you need is enough pipe to connect the two (or more) compression fittings. I would recommend however that you try to remove the olive - look at ChrisR's post - point 3 or use...

Thanks Chris - I had considered the possibility of a fault in the coil, but did not think to look for a problem with a mixer tap - duh! Much easier to check the tap than pressure test the coil.... Cheers nemo

Hi Gang A quick one for you... I have a header tank which discharges into the overflow pipe fairly frequently and not just a drip or two either. I have adjusted the float and replaced the ballvalve, but still it does the same and I'm fairly certain that the extra water is not coming in...

Hi, It sounds like you have a programmer which has more than one time setting, ie morning & evening? Most have three time settings, morning, midday and evening, most also have a 24hr option. Have you checked your programmer to be 100% certain that the boiler CH is not on for a shorter...

Greetings Gang I have two questions regarding an AXA toilet, which was made in Italy, I have a customer who has broken the push flush on the top of the cistern. 1st Q. Does anyone know of an AXA rep in the UK - if so I would appreciate the contact details. All I get from Google and Yellow...

Hi Simon I have recently installed a liner for my wood burning stove. The instalation is fairly simple - but my advice would be to select the one for the type of fire that you intent to have, either gas, wood or solid - they make a liner for each type. The liners come in 10y and 20y life...