Recent content by terryplumb

When cistern is filled ,does water reach the overflow tube and run down it into the pan ? If it doesn't ,then water is leaking past the flush valve seal and needs replacing. The float valve needs replacing too probably.

What's a Bot Harry ?

Looks like there is a fibre washer that's failed ,in between the tap and the wall plate. Taking the joint apart and resealing the threaded joint with PTFE tape should sort out the leak.

Try closing the hot rads down using their TRV ( if they are fitted) or the wheel head valve. Don't touch their lockshield valves. Turning off the demand for hot water cylinder to be heated first.

The F&E cistern only needs a few inches of water in it. The level of water can be adjusted by bending the float arm down ,the lower the float is ,the resulting water level is lower. You would need to drain out some water first of course. And do it with system cold. 3 inches of water is enough.

I suspect your kitchen tap is supplied by a flexible hose tap tail of small bore ( inner diameter tube) which will restrict and reduce the flow rate. Bath taps supplied from 22 mm pipework will have a much better flow rate.

Dead leg in pipework possibly.

The earth conductor would be terminated in its own terminal within a suitable junction box , along with the other conductors in their respective terminals, Your pic is not of a junction box by the way, that is just a terminal block which can NOT be just shoved up into the ceiling. If the...

What "two" are you referring to ? Is there more than one light fitting that you are fitting ? Fitting a suitable junction box ,that can sit above the ceiling , to house the wiring connections, and run from that a two core flex to the light fitting would be one option.

Highly likely to be the solenoid not fully closing.

Could be ,where is the water leaking from ,the shower head ?

So water is coming out of the vent pipe ,and into the f&e cistern,but no radiators are filling with water when you are back filling the system with mains pressure water ? That makes no sense at all ,the vent pipe is the highest point in the system and water would have to fill at least some of...

The vent is the open ended pipe that extends higher than the f&e and points downwards to it. Why are you draining water out ,when trying to fill up ???

Yes ,that is a motorised valve. They have a lever that you slide as far as you can,then latch it in that position . With all electric power to the system switched off ,you would be sliding the lever against a spring pressure. Once at the end of the levers travel it would " latch" into a groove...

Manual lever is used when draining or filling a system ,so on a 3 port valve it is latched open to mid position ,both ports ( hot water cylinder and central heating). When system is filled ,manually unlatch the valve. In certain circumstances,for instance if you can't get boiler to work for...