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thanks agian kev

What is the best way to test if the water flow rate from the cold mains is correct. I know it should be set at 3bar mains cold supply and if it is higher, a pressure reducing valve can be fitted and adjusted to 3 bar. My way of thinking is that if the cold water tap when turned on is...

Thanks guys you are stars but kev you already know that dont ya , thanks again, your top of my xmas card list thanks :D :D

Can anyone tell me please where i can find some free software on the net that will calculate the rads in kw for a semi house. The system must be fitted with a vaillant ecomax with stelrad elite rads in each room and all calculations will have to account for this system to be fitted. The...

If you have a girder running down the wall and you was to fit central heatinf pipework running down the side of it, what should be the correct distance away from the girder be. Should the pipes be fitted well away from the girder or can they run along side of it. What should the distance...

I am replacing an old lead water pipe to my property with plastic. Can someone please tell me what are the regs regarding how to replace this old lead pipe. My intension is to fit plastic pipe to the house then run off in copper pipe around the house. What size of pipe should i use from...

Thanks john, If it is the piston ring problem any idea what the cost could be to repair it? Forgot to mention it has just past its first MOT the other day, would they have picked up this fault with the gases then vier the emmisions test. The van is 51 reg and has done 33000 miles

Oil all over my new drive Have a problem with the above punto van as in it is leaking oil from the top of the air filter box. It seems it is fitted with a metal hose that sends spent heat back towards the engine to make it more economical to run. I have been told however that instead...

Oil all over my new drive Have a problem with the above punto van as in it is leaking oil from the top of the air filter box. It seems it is fitted with a metal hose that sends spent heat back towards the engine to make it more economical to run. I have been told however that instead of...

Thanks breezer

Can anyone tell me the easiest way to test a programmer clock to check if it is working properly. Such as which wires do i loop out on the clock to get the boiler to fire up on hot water or heating mode. Many thanks. :wink:

sorry kev misnuderstood :oops:

Well the boiler is about 10 years old. initially the bbu had sooted up and after cleaning out found the burner tray to the bbu was split so replaced. But the history of the heating side is that it had never fully warmed up the radiators for years, the rads only get look warm but the hot...

Their is no sign of a cylinder stat or wiring and water can be felt flowing through the system at either end of pipe on pump. I am thinking it could possibly be an air lock it the system. On this kind of system what is primary the hot water or the central heating, bearing in mind that the...

I have a problem on a Baxi Bermuda Back Boiler System as in that i get hot water when called for but don't get any heating. The boiler will fire up for about 15 seconds then cuts out back to pilot. The hot water side is gravity fed with 28mm pipe. The heating side is a pumped system and fed...