Recent content by ozymandias

I have a Chaffoteaux Minima HE Combi boiler which has started playing up.It will run for a while, usually all day, then lock out giving E08 (no water in primary circuit) error. The system is pressurised just fine (just under 2 bar when warm). Resetting the boiler gives 10-15 seconds of normal...

We have just had a big hole dug in our kitchen to find and seal an old lead pipe which (for no apparent reason) suddenly started discharging 6000l/day into the space between our wall and next door! What we are left with is a 30cmx90cm hole in the floor by a wall, which goes right through the...

I hadn't checked it then! :D Thanks for your help, I'm off shopping for a new EV!

Well, the existing EV is not exactly easy to get to (the boiler instructions for access include the line 'Remove boiler from wall..!' But, I can confirm that water comes out of the Schrader valve when depressed - therefore knackered EV? Would a larger external EV be a reasonable...

Hi - Made the fatal mistake of bleeding air out of a couple of radiators and now my sealed cental heating system fails to start every morning. Brrr. I have refilled the system to just over 1 bar, and it works fine all day, but by the next morning the pressure has dropped to 0.8 bar and the...

Hi all. My situation is this: I have a 25mm MDPE rising water main in the cellar. This has been cut to include a 1m copper section which used to have a water softener attached (no longer!). The copper then returns to MDPE and dives underground rising again in the garden, changing back to...

So, it's time to fit a new boiler. Although ?less reliable I need a combi to free up space where the old cylinder is... Question is, can I put a combi boiler in the bathroom?? I know there are 'zones' for lighting in bathrooms depending on how likely the installation is to be splashed. What...