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great thanks. Just that i had a gas saftey check done as im council tenant. and i had some sockets were off the wall but still connected and still live, i know silly of me :oops: i hadnt finished decorting and the boiler was in that room, I did advise them of it. So they were saying oh you...

hi just wanted to double check as been advised by someone that i need an ir test done as when decorating i took the plug sockets and light sockets away from there back boxes, I stil left the electrics side (wires)connected. Mind you i also changed a batten bulb fixing into a pendulant one, so i...

hi i have 2 old radiators where the blead valves are on the back of the radiators. Unfortunatly both radiators are leaking from blead valves. i dont think i can remove the entire blead valve out from the radiator as its just a round circle, not the type which i could turn with a tool. The only...

some comman place to look or leaks 1. connection on all valve underside and rad side 2. connection to radiator tails 3. blead valves 4. if not all radiators are on and you have a trv it may be off but may have frost protection a few that came to my mind hope helps. ps also i hope...

i wired it all up and the bulb switches off and on when i turn the switch on or off on the wall. Would I be ok to assume all is ok then

thanks so the 2 brown core wire is the switch wire and i will be okay if i got them 2 brown cores mixed at the terminal end (loop & L) at celing rose. by the way just opened up the wall switch and it has 2 brown cores and a ground core. 1 brown core is connected to 1 way and the other brown core...

i am changing a batton light fitting to a pendant in a room. but im stuck enfortunatly. Currently i have disconnected the old fitting and have just 2 wires coming out from the celing. The 2 wires each have a 2 core and earth. 1. I take it one of the wire is the power in and the other is...

boiler c&m britony combi 100, timer danfos old school 103 and room stat honeywell. the lights vary depending on the temperature set at boiler so they must have something to do with that. when balancing i did not let the system cool down nor did i check which order they are served in. i did have...

im not sure about any fish im reffering to central heating system

thanks i had a read of the guide. i have a few questions regards the running of the ch system. the boiler is britony combi 100 i have been watching my boiler and ch system and found the following 1. what are the row of lights on the front of the boiler ?not the power on burner on, flame...

can a ch system be balanced if the radiators had the trvs and lockshield valves on the wrong pipes? the trv and lsvs are bidirectional (flow both ways)? thanks

i need to replce a 15mm copper pipe piece and replce it with new peice, the peice come off a tee peice. problem is the is water in the pipe how does one remove this? i have a syphon typ thing rubbish one really. it has 2 small hoses and one manual pump. Is there no pump i can buy that will suck...

probably right either way lucky as no flooring down as yet. i thought id get each room finished decoration wise and get the rads on before the skirts get painted and the flooring is laid down. Also iam understanding how the system works so i can do basic maintainance such as drain,refill...

was leaking from the nut on the copper pipe and valve body and and the other end of valve connecting to rad. adaptor end that goes into rad was fine. i have restarted the job again. this time put ptfe on all threads (both ends on valve and adaptor end and also put new nuts and olives on and the...

hi i fited some new valves to 2 radiators yesterday but i was getting some drips i had a few questions 1 can ptfe tape be used on the valve body both ends ? 2 i used the old nuts and olives on the copper pipes should i have used new thanks

i understand but im sure once i do it i will be okay for future but thanks for your honesty . i drained the system yesteday via the downstairs hallway radiators 2 valves and also bleed the one raditor fitted which is upstairs and opened all valves upstairs no water came out. i fited trv and...

thanks 1 do i need to connect to both valves or just one and drain off? 2 do all other valves need to be open or closed or doesnt matter? as i aint got no rad apart form one on upstairs thanks

i opened a bleed valve on the bathroom towel rail water kept coming out of bleed valve but not much cumming out of the drain cock. there is only one radiator on the wall at the moment all others are waiting to go on. "if you shut down the valves on the rad, two people can usually spring...

on a britony combi when boiler is set to hot water only the pressure reads 1 bar but when i switch it to hot water and radiation the pressure gauge shows different much less than 1 bar. 1 i beleve the boiler should be running between 0.7 and 1 is this right? 2. is the pressure change when...

1 what can i do regards the stuck washer? 2. if the valves were set to open position, as i dont have many rads connected at the moment water would be pouring out of every valve that is open or am i missing something thanks