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Thanks for that input Oilhead, I will clean out tommorrow and get back. cheers

before I go any further with this thread, I should state that Ive owned this house for 7 years and the boiler has never been serviced in that time, I foned the previous and he never serviced it either , it was installed in 2000, I changed the 2 inline oil filter 2 years ago, its used very...

Thanks for those posts guys, I will try them out and get back with the results

hi all. Can someone give me some advice about my oil fired Boulter classic boiler please. Its a jet burner, with single line operation from the tank and a Boulter oil loop / deaerator, and firevalve fitted in the line outside the house.....when its running and as I stand at the balance flue...

Thanks for the swift response, I will replace the washer and check the valve over this week. cheers

A lot of old Escort vans are old post office stock, especially if they are red, but some white vans were also post office vans, these PO vans have been used on VERY short start stop journeys from door to door and as such they usually have low mileages, but have been well serviced. Unfortunately...

Hi All . I would appreciate some advice regarding my toilet cistern, whenever I flush the toilet, I can hear a humming noise throughout the house as the toilet refills, once full the humming stops, At the same time as the hum I can feel a vibration on the cold water pipes and taps. Any ideas?

Yea the unit is secure and is not moving, when the water is swilling it is very slight, but even the slightest rise and fall sets the ballcock off. is there not a push on sleeve I can fit to the outlet of the ballcock that will ease the fall of the water and kill the noise?

Whenever I run the hot water to wash the dishes, theres a loud rythmic rushing sound coming from the header tank on top of our combi immersion heater tank, when I remove the lid to see whats happening, the ballcock is going up and down and the water level is swilling from side to side, the...

Hi All. Can anyone here tell me how to get air out of a Dunsley Baker Neutralizer. While working on a rad recently, it seems I allowed the header tank to run dry and air has been sucked into the neutralizer . The heating upstairs works but downstairs does not, the hot water heats up fine in the...

I have started my oil fired open vented heating system up after the summer 3 month break, but only the upstairs rads are getting hot, Ive had this prob on odd years before and I have resolved it by fitting a mains hose to the feed and then return rad pipes downstairs and pushing airlocks back...