Recent content by vosper2004

Thanks for the replies. Hopefully I can leave this until after my holiday. The problem might just be the thermostat so I don't need to drain it to change that but I must get the drain valve sorted as the element is not going to last forever. The gate valve must be blocked or unscrewed as I...

As I can't find the 22mm tap I was thinking of the following:- The exit is at the top. I thought of a length of garden hose down this, isolate and break the inlet connection and siphon out of the window. That should work as long as there is nothing stopping the garden hose going right to the...

I've not run out of ideas yet :wink: Don

From the results of my searches I guess they don't exist. Don

Tony, Thanks for the reply. I installed it myself. I understand your comment's about the qualified installer but if the authorities have their way I will soon have to get someone in to change a light bulb. :D Apart from the gate valve, which has not been opened for a few years the system...

Hi. I have a Heatrae megaflo unvented cylinder. Might need to replace the element. The 22mm gate valve I installed for draining it has seized. When I did free it nothing flowed out of it so it must have clagged up over the years. Too many angles to poke it clear. The only way I can think of to...