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This did not fix the problem - new pump fitted and whilst more powerful it does not always trigger. But I think I've figured out why and for which I will start another thread.

I need a new pump and have a universal 2bar model. The header tank is in the loft about 3 metres above the tank so there should be no impediemtn to replacing this with a regualr Positive Head model? I figure I would put the money saved into a more powerful pump allowing us to run two showers at...

Two engineers in and there is a bit of confusion. The second engineer thinks the boiler and tank are a red herring and spent far more time here looking at different options. Cylinder temperature is @70 now, and the boiler seems to be doing fine at heating it up. When hot water is called, the...

I did check the cylinder thermostat and that is part of the problem. Just had an engineer out who noticed the boiler temperature was lowish. When he turned it up the problem disappeared. Apparently, this is to do with the relative temperature between the heat that the boiler sends, and that of...

We have an odd issue where our shower room (closest to the boiler/hot water tank) does not turn hot unless there is another hot tap further down the system running. Daughter went for a show last night and said there was no hot water and I checked if the tank was warm to the touch - and it was...

That's HUE PSU output is continuous apparently, and it's 850mA - sorry. I have been comparing with another brand who have a garbled-English translation descriptions and got my knickers in a twist - its an increase of 12w per metre. So would just need a more powerful PSU to drive over longer...

Oh, but the Hue kit comes with a 3 pin adapter. Doh! So I'll need a socket in there somewhere, or an equivalent transformer to wire instead.

Hi all, I've been looking to replace my kitchen cabinet lighting and tracing the power feed I'm in need of a bit of advice. I have a wall light switch that I can trace to a connector block, fed by a single 2.5 T+E. The connector block also feeds a light driver although I think this has since...

Hi all, In the midsts of skirting board hell, my less than 12-month-old Erbaur started intermittently screeching like hell when I turned it on - high pitched. I was worried something has gotten up inside it but upon taking the blade out I noticed there were circular scratch markings around where...

I have an external, two-storey double garage. The upper floor is accessed via an external door and is used for storage. It's not insulated and as a result gets a lot of condensation. This condensation has led to patches in the ply flooring to rot and the whole lot needs replacing. We are...

This may sound odd but I wonder if it rings any bells. On recent threads to solve a water hammer problem, I fitted a hammer arrestor on the attic feed pipe. Turns out it was not needed as it was a float valve in the tank. All seemed to be well until I turned off the water to the attic and...

I was over thinking it @ianmcd. After a few hours the rest of the rads started to come on. The fly in the ointment was the new rad I put on does not get warm, but I think that is because I was too liberal with the LS-X on the 10mm to 15mm reducer. The first lot of reducers leaked and the second...

New ball valve in: Silent as the grave on filling! No more banging. Makeshift cover! Best I could do - but this is double sided stuff and I taped down the edges. The insulation jacket went over the top but the damned gunk that came out of it was horrible.

Just refilled my system and a few rads will not come on. I'm assuming I have an airlock somewhere but I just wanted to clarify something. On a cold radiator, I use a drain off valve or bleed key to take out a reasonable amount of water. I then find one of the pipes getting hot, however, it is...

Thank you. The irony is that I have had X400 in the system for the last 2 weeks to lift all the crap and it turns out it was being fed it! I have a rad filled with X100 raring to go although the valves are shut off. Unfortunately, I have about 3 main drain points in the house so draining the...

Tips on cleaning out? This thing is filthy. I'll need to find a makeshift lid also to stop it getting in such a mess in future?

Checking screwfix and a 25 litre ain't cheap. Maybe I will clean the thing out.

Thanks @denso13. The malfunctioning one looks small though - I read there are regs to suggest it has to be a certain size? Also this thing is mounted on brackets to the wall. Can i replace like with like or is this a bigger job?

Quick test and this tank is being used. I switched off the tap and lo and hold no noise. I had a hunch about draining off all the gunk from the magna clean and found it consistently dirty. I connected a hose and drained until it was dry. Turning the cold water feed produced no noise. I then went...

Here's an up high image of the tank without the insulation on - it has no hard plastic cover.