Recent content by timbo04

Thanks Tony. I was looking at a Vaillant ecoTEC 28 but am open to suggestions!

Hi there Looking for some help with the following - hoping to replace my mum's old Ideal Mexico boiler - I intend to contact a chap I know who is Gas Safe registered to do the gas/flue but would value some advice on the pipe work. Over the years I have dealt with a number of issues...

Finally solved the problem - ran a magnet over the pipework and found this -

Sorry to bring this back up, and thanks for all the responses. Still no joy, and my mum is now in hospital for an operation so I am going to have another go at sorting it. I have fitted a gate valve in the flow to the HW but when you open it a small amount that still causes issues with the CH...

thanks for the reply - the pump speed is on the middle setting from memory, and the cylinder stat seems to be fine - I unclipped the motorised valve and manually set it to open to rule it out.

thanks for the responses - will fit a gate valve tomorrow and see how it goes. Curious as to why it has been running fine up until now?

No idea - was probably done around 20 years ago, well before my mum bought the house. I look forward to the whole lot getting ripped out next year and a combi fitted. Over the years it has been a bit of nightmare for airlocks when it has been drained and refilled. Matt - pretty good at...

Hi I would be really obliged if someone could help with the following problem with my mums central heating - she was having problems with air getting into the system but this has now been solved, the problem now is that when HW is selected (and heating), the HW works but the CH stops. I have...

Many thanks for the replies. Can anybody tell me what the valve is in the bottom left of the picture - it's tee'd off the cold feed to the cylinder and then disappears under the floor. [/img]

Hi I would REALLY appreciate help with the following. My mum has a vented system with an old Ideal Mexico floor standing boiler which seems to be drawing in air. She is 74 so will be eligible for a new boiler next year so we are trying to keep this one going until then. I replaced a faulty...

Hi I am plumbing in a sink unit next to our bath - the 40mm waste pipework for the bath is a couple of inches above the floor level and this height can't be easily altered. This means the pipe runs out of the bath panel along the wall - the problem is that the sink unit has drawers and I...