Search results

Thanks again. The guy has replied to my question about his Youtube video but I think he just wants to sell me one of his pumps!

Thanks for the sketch. Is the slight uphill angle of the offsetting pipe important or just the way it was drawn? I think I saw something about this on a Youtube video but the bloke did not explain anything properly. I did ask in the comments for clarification but there has been no reply so far...

Tanks stem. I did not know about the design temperature as I do not have any documentation for the pump. I could try turning down the thermostat on the immersion heater as the water is very hot. In winter the boiler heats the water but that does not get it so hot as it is set to default to...

Perhaps I should rig up indicator lights for each flow switch so I can monitor what is happening.

I worked out what is happening. In preparation for draining the cold tank to do the plumbing modification, yesterday evening I turned off the mains water supply to the cold tank and used the cold bath tap to fill the watering can a few times to water my veg. patch. This morning I started...

Will it not go up the vent pipe?

Sorry, I think you may have misread my question. I was asking if I would still get a full tub of warm water with the pump running off water drawn from below the top of the cylinder? I have now had a new idea that I can try. The outlet at the top of my cylinder is a stub of thick walled copper...

I am now wondering if these flange fittings would work in this case as the mixer is a combined shower and bath tap type. What happens when you run a bath, does it effectively reduce the capacity of the tank if you draw off water from a point below the top or does it make no difference?

Not yet tried the Quantum pump but it looks like the first thing to try is this flange fitting. I live in Croatia but the indirect cylinder is one I brought with me from UK as they do not have them here. It is part of a solid fuel central heating system.

I just read this> "A 'Surrey' or 'York' flange should be fitted in the outlet from the hot water tank. These fit into the standard hot water tank outlets but draw the water from below the very top of the tank to avoid drawing off the aerated water. Air in the water will cause problems with the...

My hot water is a gravity system and the shower has always been a pathetic trickle. Some time ago a friend gave me a couple of secondhand shower pumps, the sort with a central motor and pumps each end for hot and cold. He also gave me some hoses for connecting to the supply and shower mixer...

Thanks for the replies. It looks like the cheapest option is to make my own lime putty using the hydrated powder. The NHL 3.5 and the ready made lime putty seem quite expensive. Another option seems to be to re-use the stuff you rake out. I saw that on the BBC TV series "Victorian Farm". What...

Years ago it was dead easy to fit a universal roof rack to your Moggy Minor but these days it seems to be a pain in the proverbial! Even if your car comes with roof rails you still need to then get roof bars before you can use the wretched things. I have got a pair of bars I bought in Lidl a...

I took out an old tiled hearth in my cottage in Scotland. I was keeping the old wooden fire surround but putting in an inset coal effect electric heater. A mate there deals with thick slate for flooring and he cut me a piece the right size. I mortared that in place and finished the job off with...

I have been doing pointing work on weak Eastern European bricks using a 6:1:1 mix of sand, OPC and hydrated lime. I would like if possible to go to a proper lime mortar and avoid using the OPC. I have watched various YouTube videos on lime mortar but am just getting more confused! In one video...

Sorry, I should have said the YouTube video was a model 350. From what I can make out, mine does not have the return pipe but has some kind of 2 part, one way valve for a breather, part numbers: 503600401 & 501629801. We do have a Husky agent in town but they have been pretty hopeless in the...

I just bought this machine secondhand and when I tried to fill it with petroil it leaked. The fuel leaks from a hole in the tank next to where the fuel hose comes out. I saw a YouTube video for a Model 340 and that has a nipple and return hose in addition to the fuel feed to the carb. Should my...

I think I have worked out what to do. It looks like they do a 3 speed version of the 6 m head pump which is about half the price of the Hep +. I think the 30 figure in the model number refers to the size of housing so it should be possible to just fit the new motor section to the existing...

My central heating system went wrong in the evening of Christmas day and I think I need a new pump. The system is solid fuel boiler with indirect cylinder and pumped CH, gravity DHW. It still works for hot water but all rads are cold. I have tried the hosepipe method on a couple of rads in case...

Indesit are the same as Hotpoint, also Creda but I don't know if they still use the Creda brand. What is wrong with the machine? It may be possible to buy a non integrated machine as a parts donor to fix yours.