Recent content by yabartleby

Thanks hertsboilers. I'll do that as soon as I can.

There is a fairly loud noise in my airing cupboard at or near the circulating pump. It’s like a trickling or crackling. The reason I think it might be water boiling is that I got it to stop yesterday by turning down the temp of the boiler from 75 to 65 but it’s back today. I had thought it might...

I think I was going to yell out as if the leak had come out of nowhere and Thank God me and me finger happened by at the right moment, and the wife could phone a plumber and get me a beer for the wait. Maybe I'd tell her where to turn off the water if the beer ran out.

Problem solved, you'll be delighted to hear. Nearby floorboard up, I can feel the end of the pipe is unattached so I can set about it with abandon. (OLLIE20: I do wish it had occurred to me that it might be a gas pipe. I nearly had at it with a saw, thinking I'd hold me finger over it if there...

Can't quite tell if you're winding me up ... Of course you're not! But for you pleasure you can now picture me trotting all round my house tapping the pipes for comparison. And: this one lead pipe sounds different to all the copper pipes, but they don't sound very similar either. I think I'll...

Have just discovered an ancient lead pipe that snakes in and out of an upstairs wall. For an old bathroom, I suspect. I'm 90% sure it's dry. I can't see how it could still be connected up to anything, but I'd really like to be sure before trying to get rid of it. Any surefire method please? Or...

Thanks dangermouse, that was it. Getting nearly 60C now. The supplied instructions could stand being a lot clearer.

Okay, done - I'll check the water temp in half an hour.

Current code is S30. I've set the hot water back to auto.

Just had this installed and I'd rather not get the bloke back without making sure I'm not doing something wrong. The heating has been off and the hot water set to continuous. The boiler hot water control and the cylinder stat are set to 65C. The pump is cycling off and on every ten minutes or...

I don't think much thought went into the original specs apart from the owner (who I know, distantly) insisting Bigger Is Better. And, Yes, the hall is separated from the rest of the downstairs by a door. Looks like I've got several sensible options now, thanks to everyone.

How about a room stat AND TRVs in the big room, but the rad nearest the stat doesn't get a TRV? I agree it's down to me to assess the best position but this great big space with hot spots, cold spots and a kitchen is hard for me to get my head around. I'd appreciate any tips on working out the...

Every room apart from the big space is smallish (including the hall which has got a huge rad) so wouldn't the TRV on full near the stat mean that the big space wasn't getting enough heat?

Thanks simond. I thought that too, about locating the room stat, but the bloke wants the TRVs in the big open space so he can set different temps in different areas at different times of day, say turning up a rad to watch telly.

I've been asked to fit TRVs in a house that hasn't got a room stat. It used to have one but it was disconnected - I don't know whether or not by cowboys. The owner wants TRVs everywhere and doesn't see the need for a room stat. At the moment he controls the boiler with a timer that sits in the...