Recent content by whistler

Seems to have stopped dripping now. Hopefully all sorted now.

I have a Fridgemaster chest freezer. Moved it out to clean and noticed damp floor. Placed a waterproof sheet underneath and left it a few days and a small amount of liquid had leaked out. Looks like water but could it be refrigerant (cyclopentane)? The leak is below the main cavity, not below...

So, engineer arrived and I mentioned the problem. He muttered something about their being two valves and said he would have a look. He left after finishing the service but didn't mention the problem. However when I checked, I saw the pressure had increased but I tried opening the tap and still...

Can you isolate the cold feed to the bathroom then see if hot water comes through the mixer tap?

Do you have a mixer tap in bathroom? Cold water could be leaking through.

I have a Honeywell evohome system controlling a Vaillant 824 turbo max. After 25 years it's time to say goodbye to the Vaillant and my heating engineer recommended a Worcester 4000 as a replacement. Just wondering if evohome will be compatible with the Worcester. My engineer is not very familiar...

I can't seem to pressurise my Valiant 824 turbo max. It doesn't normally lose pressure, so I rarely need to pressurise but when I do, I just open the valve and water gushes in. However I tried to add a little pressure the other day and no sound of rushing water and pressure did not rise. If I...

All sorted now. I created a custom schedule which included all zones except the bathroom. All other zones set to 5 Deg. The bathroom continues to follow the main schedule. Now we have nice warm dry towels!

I have tried all the preset quick actions, but none of then achieve the required result. Is there a way to setup a custom quick actions? I can't see any way of doing this.

I've had a Honeywell Evohome system running quite satisfactorily for a number of years. The system has 7 zones all of which are controlled by a HR92 valve. However the bathroom has just a basic thermostatic valve, so is not controlled by the Evohome. My problem is, that as we get the warmer...

Yes, I thought there may be a dead leg there. However, the pipes are going to be reused as he's having a new bathroom installed after he completes the house purchase.

My grandson is in the process of buying a house and has come across this. I'm assuming it's an expansion vessel, but what's it for? He says there used to be a water tank there.

The original stopcock in my house, built 1971 is buried away behind some bathroom fittings. To make a more accessible stopcock, I fitted a new one further along the pipe. This is easily accessible when I need to turn of the water supply. However this has now started to leak around the gland...

I have a "bidet toilet" which I had installed for medical reason although it seems the trendy name for them now is " Smart toilet". It's seen better days and looking at replacing with a newer model. I've looked at quite a few which don't have a water cistern and flush directly from the mains...

I have a VitrA Vcare wash toilet which after a few years has developed a leak at the water inlet connector. The connector is plàstic/nylon and the thread has stripped so I guess I need a replacement connector. The retailer where I purchased has closed down and I'm struggling to find anywhere...