Recent content by nigelduckett

Sorry, yes I did turn the pump up, fun finding it as its hidden behind some shelving in the garage. It seemed quite hot, but I guess it would considering what its pumping ?

Still confusing me- I turned the hot water on to constant last night so we would have hot water for this morning evn if the boiler did not fire up, but the heating came on fine. I thought it would have been more likely to overheat as it was on constant.

Any common reason why?

I am having problems with my boiler. :evil: It does not seem to turn on in a morning. If you press the reset/overheat button it sparks up straight away. Has anyone got any ideas?

Hi, I am replacing my old water tank for a coffin style plastic one. Can the outlet to the shower pump and hot water cylinder go in the bottom of the tank to make the most of the capacity? They always seem to be in the side, is this to avoid a whirlpool like you get when a bath empties?

Hi knowledgeable people. I am currently converting my attic to a bedroom with ensuite. I suddenly realised that the shower head and hot water tap will be above the cold water tank feeding the hot cistern. Through a bit of reading I believe I need a negative head pump, my question then is...

Thanks, you have saved me a few hundred quid and having to have (in my experience) a troublesome combi boiler.

Is it possible to locate my hot water cylinder on the ground floor. It is currently in the attic with the cold water tank, but I am wanting to convert the attic to a room. I don't really want to change the boiler to a combi as we would have to loose the power shower. The cylinder could sit in...