Recent content by paulwhiteside

I don't seem to have 1 on the boiler but there's one at the radiator down stairs. Shall I use this one? Should I leave it for about a minute and then check the header tank water level? Thanks RonaldO for helping.

How can it be unsafe to get an airlock out? Please help!!

Why what is it? Let me know and will only try it if I am confident I can do it safely.

Hi, thanks for replying. I have done plumbing jobs before, in my old house, it was fully pumped though. I have in the past replaced a 3 port valve head which which had faulty microswitch, a cylinder thermostat which was stuck open and fitted a new programmer a few years back which was sending...

Hello I have just moved into a new house, it is an old style, has a hot water cylinder and a boiler and also central heating. The problem I have is the hot water in the cylinder doesn't seem to get hot! Apparantly, after speaking to my neighbour, he has this problem too and says he...