Recent content by SlowLearner

Okay, thanks for your thoughts, I'll get someone in. Shame, I was quite looking forward to tackling my first bit of DIY plumbing but good sense must prevail. And at least I'll have a couple of replacement valves to hand. I'll post back with the outcome in case it's useful to anyone in future.

I've ordered my new valves but I've had a bit of a heart sink. Looking at this pic below, has the upper valve been completely soldered on? Or will the valve actually unscrew from the nut that has been soldered to pipe? I don't want to drain the system down only to find that it's not going to...

Ah, hadn't realised that thanks. There was me thinking it must be in pristine condition!

I did try drying it and it appears pretty quickly again from the same spot, can't see it running down from elsewhere. I certainly take the point about the staining though. Should replace both I guess.

Thanks for that. Not too difficult a job I take it? Any special tools required?

Hi I've discovered a leaking pipe connection in my airing cupboard, just below the pump: Does this look like a fairly straightforward connection? Could I drain the system and tighten it up with a bit of PTFE tape? I've got virtually no experience but willing to give it go. Any advice greatly...

Thanks robo123, I'll look into adding a filter too.

Well I tested the cold feed by tying up the ball valve and draining a basin of water from a downstairs drain cock. The water level in the F&E tank dropped, so I guess the cold feed isn't a problem. And in fact the water that came out was crystal clear, which really surprised me. Given that the...

Thanks for the reply Hugh. I'll draw off some water and check what happens with the F&E cistern. I'm afraid I don't know whether there is any inhibitor in the system, I only bought the house fairly recently. I forgot to mention that the hot water heats up just fine, there don't appear to be...

Hi This is my first post and I'm very new to the world of plumbing. I have an open vented system and I appear to have air gurgling in the pipes. I can only hear it when the hot water is switched on, it's all nice and quite when only the heating is running (not sure why this would be?). There...