Recent content by Pete M

Happy today. Boiler just checked again by another plumber (British Gas bloke). Central heating pressure was too high - even though pressure was only just over 1bar when cold, it was going close to 3bar when hot. Prssure vessel needed recharging (should have been checked by plumber number 1 when...

Thanks all. I'm expecting a call today from the man with price. How come these glands start leaking so easily? Could a drain and represurise cause it after less than 2 years? It just seems mad that the boiler cost £800 two years ago, and I'm already going to be close to (or more than) £300 in...

Cheers Ollski. The plumber did fit new seals to the connectors on the water pump, and there's no sign of any leaking from that area now. He showed me this evening where the leak is coming from, and I have a couple of pictures I just took. It definitely seems to be from the diverter valve -...

Folks, I'm new here, and have a quick question. We have a 28cdi. For some time it has had a very small leak from the left hand side (looking towards the front) with brown treacle like stuff (sticky waxy sort of stuff) collecting in the bottom cover and dripping out. Plumber came yesterday to...