Recent content by Paul Hield

Rather than just say things like "really" and "clueless" it would be more helpful if you could explain why you think that. The reason an expansion vessel is not a safety feature in the event of a thermostat failure and the boiler starts producing steam is that it cannot prevent the build up of...

You are absolutely right that the system could explode if it overheated well above 100 degrees. But for that to be a problem two things have to fail: the thermostat and the pressure relief valve. A system without a functioning pressure relief valve is dangerous. That has nothing to do with the...

Surely the reason for using WRAS hose is concern over the growth of micro-organisms tainting water or even supporting the growth of Legionella. This is why it must be used for drinking water and other uses which might expose the user to atomised Legionella spray such as showers. I can see no...