Recent content by tectak

Correct. But it is rather like saying a banana can cause a broken leg.....but only if you slip on the skin. It is not a desirable characteristic of a banana. :) tectak

Sorry to tell you that a rcd DOES detect "upstream" (sic) earth leakage currents....and what is more, a good earth fault in your neighbours house CAN trip your RCD! Rcd's essentially monitor the current flowing in to your system from the Live (conventially speaking) and "compare" it with the...

Thought that would get your attention!!! Thanks to all that replied. Problem sorted! I found that the jet assembly when pushed into the NEW holder had a tiny piece of carbon or some such material preventing it from slding completely home. As a result, ther was a miniscule gas leak from the BODY...

I am not sure whether this is a reply to Agile or Jezzy. Thanks to both.I tried a manometer drop test and using a digital (.01mBar) pressure gauge. The leak is so small that nothing discernable showed in 5 hours. In fact, the digital reading went up due to expansion with temperature! However...

Hi Jezzy, i know you are right but the last two CORGI engineers left the boiler much worse than when they came! The first one set the gas pressure way too high for propane after admitting he didn't know WHAT the correct pressure was....honest enough. The second said the first was rubbish and...

Hi Tony, Many thanks for quick response. I am still alive. Yes, I agree that there MUST be a leak. The gas is presumably filling up the space below the burner. I haven't tried to see what happens iif I leave JUST the pilot burning for a long time.......if the gas mixture buids up to the level...

Hi, Before the house blows up can anyone tell me what is causing the "exlosion" in my boiler on flame-up! I recently came home to find the pilot light out. I checked it and it needed a new assembly as the pilot flame guide had disintegrated after 15 years. The relacement was easy and I serviced...