Recent content by nickwhittaker

Cheers mate - so I run a hose from the kitchen tap (mains pressure) to taps in bathrom and force mains water back up the hot and cold to clear the airlock - is that right ? thanks

I drained the entire system. Rads from a drain valve at lowest point. Hot water from a drain valve near bottom of the HW tank. Have blead all Rads and CH works fine. HW is hot but low pressure. How do you bleed HW systems ? thanks

My water presure seems low - the mains is fine. My Cold water to the bathroom is taken from the main header tank in the loft via 22mm pipe. The Hotwater is likewise supplied from hot water cyclinder and that is supplied from the same header tank again via 22mm. The pipework has been flushed so...

presumably a room stat for example is calling if the temp is below the required setting and then is satisfied once the temp is reached ? thanks

I have a Best 50 Boiler, a pump !, a mid position valve. How do I tell if my hot water systemis fully pumped or gravity fed? ta nick

I have a proper earth rod that is buried in the ground (as it must be)within 3 inches of the wall so the earth wire is protected as it goes straight into the wall then to the earth block. So if the wire is protected what size should it be ? Thanks

My installation has an TT supply (no earth provided by supplier). I have provided an earth rod but am not sure as to the correct size of the cable to connect betwen the earth rod outside and main earth block next to the CU. My CU has a 80 Amp 30mA RCD. I have seen 16mm and 25 mm recommended->...

I am about to buy a new standard hot water cyclinder (indirect open vent) which is 1050 mm high. The immersion heater will only be for occasinal use. I see there are lots of different lenghts at the same 3 kw power. Would a 27 inch (685 mm) heater be OK?

HI I have a old plaster wall that is dry and pretty even but a bit crumbly and would like to dryline with plasterboard without using timber supports. Would this work OK and does anyone know of any fixings for such an idea? thanks