Recent content by TonyMacdonald

I would very much like to know the reaction of Salamander to MrSalamander who was on his second pump in 8 months. Regards, Tony

Just a post to let you know that the new post is in and all is fine :D Jacking the old one out wasn't successful and the old post shattered just above ground level. In retrospect it would have been better to saw it off as close to the ground as possible as then there would have been a nice...

To Brypool From Tony Macdonald I would be very interested to hear how you got on with your visit from the Salamander engineer. Other plumbers have told me that they have never had any problems with Salamander pumps. I have still not had a reply to my three week old e-mail to Salamander...

Further to my earlier entries, I have decided that jacking the post off will probably not work as it is so rotted at ground level that it will inevitably break off, I can push a pointed trowel right into it! I remember a pal of mine who was into wood carving had a gizmo that fitted on to a 4"...

Many thanks to Burnerman, Merlin 50, Fochole, Tickly T and SteNova. I realise that the stump of the post would be unlikely to burn, also, as someone else pointed out, the wood inside the concrete would be unlikely to be crumbly; the angle iron solution may well work but I have a problem of...

I have an 8 inch square timber gate post which has rotted at the base where it protrudes from the concrete it is bedded in and is gradually falling meaning the the five bar gate whic is hung on it is fouling the block paved drive more and more. I have been putting off taking action as I am...

To the unlucky person on their fifth Salamander Pump. It is strange that you have just replied. Our fourth pump started playing up a couple of weeks ago. No black bits this time but we have great problems controlling the water temperature through bath mixer taps (no thermostatic control). It...