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    old cast iron stack

    Hi I use to buy Multi-kwik pan connectors in Plumbase which were 3inch outlet to wc pan.
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    Glowworm 30 Ci

    Hi where it is leaking from happens quite a lot on these boilers, you probably have left the blue filler tap on that's why the pressure is not dropping, turn it off and your leak will stop.
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    Supplementary bonding in a bathroom

    Hi everyone, please could someone please explain to me whether an earth cable is required from the consumer unit to the bathroom or can you just bond all metal parts in a bathroom together?. Under the 17th edition regulations (BS7671:2008) supplementary bonding in a bathroom may be omitted...
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    Hot Water cylinder not heating enough hot water

    Top immersion heats the top half of cylinder only, bottom one heats all of cylinder, you need bottom one working to get enough water for a bath so it is probably the bottom immersion which has gone wrong, you will need to check electrics to this.
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    Alpha 240E problem

    Correction large round husing on the left as you look at boiler Sorry don't know my left from my right :lol:
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    Alpha 240E problem

    Isolate water at in coming main supply to boiler screw slot balafix valve under boiler 15mm pipe second pipe in from right i think, open a hot water tap to relieve pressure. Housing is the large round brass fitting on the right which the micro switch is mounted on which has screws all around...
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    Alpha 240E problem

    Fairly easy job if you are up on diy jobs. Turn off domestic water supply to boiler open hot water tap, remove micro switch remove top front small pipe undo all the screws arond diaphragm housing be prepared for it to jump forward as it has a spring behind it, replace diaphagm bought as a kit...
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    Alpha 240E problem

    Drop down front flap turn on tap and watch for front pin to come out and push on the micro switch, if pin doesn't come out then the hot water diaphragm has gone if pin comes out then the micro switch probably needs replacing, you can change it over for the main flow micro switch which is on the...
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    Vaillant VCW 242

    Take off grey plate and look behind pump at about the same height there is a reset button you probably can't see it from underneath.
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    Toilet refills every 10 minutes

    Most cisterns have internal overflows now which flows over the syphon into the pan, which would give you the symptoms your getting. Does your cistern have a overflow pipe to the outside?.
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    Vaillant VCW 242

    Look up underneath on right hand side, i think these boilers have a reset button which is a rubber button in a square box, try pushing it.
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    Dimplex Storage Heater

    Lectrician cheers thats great afraid it's hard for me not very good with computers :roll: :roll:
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    Dimplex Storage Heater

    Hi everyone i'm looking for any information as to where i can get dimplex storage heater insulation. I have one of these which has insulation fitted inside front cover which is like a silk material filled with aspestos type material which has crumbled and broken, does anyone know where i...
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    Potterton Netaheat Electronic

    New board then, IMHO, tap the board lightly with handle of screwdriver and see what happens.
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    Potterton Netaheat Electronic

    Most likely the pcb has a fault, if it is still sparking after pilot has lit. Check for 240v across white and blue wires on board, if there is 240v there. it is likely to be a soleniod fault.
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    POTTERTON NETAHEAT 10/16 ELECTRONIC - SOLENOID COIL REQUIRED

    Glad you got the part and it has helped you out, you mentioned in your first post that you were a electrician and that your wife was a nurse. The fact that you are a fellow member of the building trade and your wife is a member of the most overworked, underpaid and sadly not treated with the...
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    Ariston MicroGenius 27 DHW Problem

    Just a thought, there is a small wire in the centre with a plastic sleeved connection which gets in the way when removing parts and can get slightly disconnected which would give you your problem and that light, check to make sure the two spade connections are tight.
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    Ariston MicroGenius 27 DHW Problem

    This model is prone to plate ex blockages, remove and clean easy job two screws.
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    POTTERTON NETAHEAT 10/16 ELECTRONIC - SOLENOID COIL REQUIRED

    Hi I don't really know how to make contact without it being seen by everybody and was hoping you did but i did manage to get your address and will send monday.
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