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Hi all, thanks for assistance, after 45 mins, with just the bathroom and this cold rad open it started to play ball

Hi all I know this topic comes up regular but I've searched and am struggling to find an answer I have a double panel radiator in my dining room which has always required some manipulation to get warm. Unfortunately whatever i do it won't warm up. I've shut off all the rads upstairs except...

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Hi Terry I'll check as not looked mate and thanks for the message, can you explain potential issue if 3.

Hi guys, sorry original post lacked a bit of info. Fairly old open vented system with tank in the loft and cylinder in the airing cupboard, Normal 3 speed pump and zone valve adjacent the Boiler. Heating had been off for some time now. Basically isolated rad at TRV/Lockshield to drain rad for...

Hi Guys Bit of assistance please I'm fairly decent with most DIY but trying to get head around the following.... Heating off (Hot water on) isolated Rad in my lads room at the TRV and Lockshield. Started draining rad in preparation for removal (decorating) immediately pipe on flow side...

Hi Guys Hope you can help My living room rad gently vibrates when the boiler and pump are in operation. When they 1st fire up there is a quite noisy humming from the same area which slowly quietens down but remains in the background until the boiler switches off. This continues every time the...

Hi All Hope you can help Recently started hearing a humming noise from our Double panel living room radiator when boiler and pump fire up, after about 20-30 seconds the humming fades away, it's still there but a lot more in the background. I'm assuming it is pump related but just wondered if...

Hi All Just a bit of advice please I replaced the toilet sython yesterday after issues with flushing. the cold water connection the bottom fill valve once removed showed a good amount of PTFE tape on the plastic thread which does look cross threaded (hence the tape) and won't now tighten up. I...

Hi undertrained The gate valve does seem to be working as it allows hot water through and reduces the flow to a trickle

Just to clarify if i close the cold stop cock in the loft and keep the hot water gate valve open i get extremely hot water through the shower which i thought may have shut down as the shower is supposed to close a valve when water temp reaches 45 degrees (i think)

Hi All Hope someone can help please I have a Trevi Boost Venturi Shower which had a slightly reduced flow. I've removed the boost cartridge and cleaned it but now have the following problem when reinstalled. I get no hot water from the shower or the upstairs taps only cold when i try and use...

Gents Thanks for the reply, can you offer some further thoughts if possible please. The current flow/return pipes are in the dining room wall (not deep) i think from memory when i removed some boards in my lads bedroom for other reasons the pipe diameter looked like 22mm. Am i correct in...

Hi Guys Hope you can help Just opened up my dining room and kitchen. I would like to remove the existing Double Panel Rad in the dining room to a Myson Fan Convector (iVector) which was recently given to me by a family member in unused condition. On reading the literature it states it has to...

Hi, normal bulb and shade original fitment, never been an issue previously Paul