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chers kev :) tightened the siphon nut what sealer on the doughnut? normal siliconer? or lsx? dried both doughnut and pan where it sits :)

cheers Kev you're a star :) Got another little thing I'd like to ask your advice on mate..... toilet, siphon diaphragm replaced, all ok, but slight drip form wing nuts ..... doughnut letting by..... anything i can do to stop the drip? as can't get exact doughnut to fit :(

ok cheers kev - 12 turns and hawky white or lsx? i have heard lsx is very good????

brackets to wall first then drop bath in!

FItting a new hot eater cylinder..... woudl you use hemp or ptfe tape and or jointing compound? I know hemp is against water regs though :( - how many turns of ptfe tape is going to be water tight? I usualyl use hawk white (normal not potable, so again against water regs) - anyoen used lsx...

These new A RATED condensing boilers usually use Zero Pressure Governor gas valves now, so how do you tell the difference when looking at one, if it's a ZPG or a standard type? I ask as I am interested and wondered if there was an easy way to identify? My boiler ha sthe traditional...

That's BS - I was on a bus today (and do so 2 times a week) and am one of about 2 from 100 who are a) white and b) british!!! It is so so sad, it makes me sick

Because UK is a Christian country and we have different views/beliefs. It is a different culture. You sound like the PC brigade gone mad!!!

I agree with jacobball - our country is losing it's origin and fast, we need to make a stand. Would Usa or Australia for eg put up with what we do?? NO!!!!!!!!! Also, I don't vote BNP but those who dismiss them are as bad as them, not given them a view or any democracy as they put it, they are...

Thanks for your replies everyone. Hammerswinger: why do the relays go? what are signs of this?

Agile - thanks for your help Yes I am trying to learn/understand boilers and to fault find. I'm not doing it though, just interested in it. Have been for a while. I've been reading books/watching dvds/reading boiler manuals in my spare time (I don't like watching corrie/eastenders of an...

Could be a lot of things. Do the rads heat up when the HW is on? If so the diverter could be leaking/passing a bit Could be a faulty thermistor Could be a gas pressure fault What's the flow of the hot water, is it fast / slow? Does the fault happen when the flow is very high ...

Thank you for your kind reply. I do understand operating sequences, how to fault find coponents of a boiler to a certain degree, but was just wondering what would cause a PCB to be the failure component. I know sometimes they can have burn marks on them, smell, etc .... also some may have...

when the water goes lukewarm is the boiler still on for H/w demand? after the hot water going lukewarm, does it soon go hot as normal again, like a pattern?

In general what are the signs of a faulty PCB in a boiler? Is there anything obvious? I have been reading various posts on this site out of interest and some say the board is the cause of a fault, eg/ Hot water fault, ignition fault, etc and just wondered what the signs / tests were to prove...

Thanks a lot for your kind help. All the best.

Ok thanks a lot for your kind help. I will test tomorrow morning when fresh. What's the best way to test the thermistor as well, will check for both whilst have the case off. The gas valve hasn't been touched so it can't be that anyway (unless they can alter on their own)? But I...

I'll test the turbine then. I missed that bit from the boiler manual, what page is that on!!? If it is at fault, are they hard to change? One other point, could the fault be due to flow rate at boiler incorrect or gas pressure ? Or thermistor?

Thanks for your help - after reading the boiler manual and following it (no fault code shown though) it doesn't say the flow turbine can be a cause though. The boiler always fires up when a hot tap is opened, it just goes cold after a minute or so. It isn't condensing ut is not that old...

Hi I have the manual. Have been serahcing and some posts say that a faulty thermistor, or even the incorrect water flow rate through the boiler, or incorrectly gas pressure's can affect this problem. Is this true? Can I test for any of these (apart from the gas problem obviously)??