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    Draining open indirect heating system.

    Thanks guys for your advice, Re Hi-spec's advice I did open the pump screw, which I had to struggle to get it opened, but only a weep of water came but no air. then I tried dal5band's method but still the pump noise persisted. then I gave up for the day as I was too tired (75 with...
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    Draining open indirect heating system.

    I drained the system by moving each of the motorised valve levers to 'manual'. Then I filled up, adding inhibitor to the feeder tank. ' When I started, the pump was noisy unlike before I drained the system. I tried different speeds for pump, the noise did not disappear. I stopped the system...
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    Window 98se start up problems

    Hi Brutal and Igorian, Umax.com, 'more FAQ' had an 'easy and quick' method which I followed and cleared the vmm.32 vxd problem. Thanks for your time. :lol:
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    Window 98se start up problems

    Igorian. I would like to go your route after exhausting other safe routes. How do I access your profile for the e-mail address. Thanks Brutal. My version is 1.06- quite old I suppose. Nevertheless Umax.com has only a software for 610s to download for MS window 98se, not a patch. Should I go...
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    Window 98se start up problems

    I have a 5-year old Dell pc, with little pc tech. knowledge. 3 days ago I connected a Umax Astra 610s scaner given by a friend and since then the pc opens in Safe mode majority of the times. The problem persists even after deleting the programmes from the 'programmes menu' as this does not...
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    Kitchen hot tap fine/bathroom hot starts and then petersout

    Thanks every one for your help. This is how I ultimately got it working. Took a long garden hose, fixed one end firmly with an adapter to the cold tap in the kitchen (meaning main pressure) held the other end with a noozle into the outlet of the feeder tank and blasted, keeping the H/W and C/W...
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    'pop-up window blocked'

    Thanks Igorian and Slevesey, My operating system is windows 2000. Internet broadband is from Tiscali. I also tried right clicking on 'insert addresses' and nothing happened. But then I left -doubled -clicked again on 'insert addresses' ignoring the popup window. Presto! I got the list of...
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    fernox silenser

    Thanks Corgiman, You are right in saying I was referring to de-sludger. I could not see anything saying you should not drain, in the web page you referred. It says 'recommend system are cleansed' How does one do this comprehensively with draining the system, When I drained the system after 4...
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    fernox silenser

    Hi Everyone, My boiler was banging, spluttering and noisy for a long time- 20 years to be accurate. Then, last year I drained the whole system. But this is important. Before you drain the system, please also open the diverter-valve manually(there is a small lever to do this easily)) if you...
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    'pop-up window blocked'

    Thanks Igorian, I am a bit dim where computers are concerned.Please, how do I switch off pop-up blockers? Joe
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    Kitchen hot tap fine/bathroom hot starts and then petersout

    Hi Dave, Did remove tap, but no problem there. Even with the tap removed water flows for a few seconds and stops. Also, if I allow the down stairs kitchen on, for a longer time the flow peters out there, as well. When I bled the short spur drain- cock of the C/W inlet to the cylinder,situated...
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    'pop-up window blocked'

    Clicking 'addresses' for e-mail composing, the above message appears. Please help how to overcome this. Thanks Joe
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    Kitchen hot tap fine/bathroom hot starts and then petersout

    Thanks Dave, I will have a go at it and report back Joe
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    Kitchen hot tap fine/bathroom hot starts and then petersout

    I have a closed CH system with hotwater cylinder upstairs about 5years old. The boiler is in kitchen. The cold feeder to the H/W cylinder has an extension with drain tap. The pressure reads normal at 1bar. Problem started 3 days ago. Please help with any solutions.Thanks. :cry:
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    Sky freesat

    I have a 600mm dish aligned to hotbird 6, with a Technomate TM-5500 D digital receiver. Can I realign dish to Sky satellite and receive all the channels provided by freesat? I understand sky satellite Astra 2 is @ 28.2 east of south. Will the process be difficult? Thanks for help
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    Domestic phones

    Thank you immensely for prompt replies plugwash,jwilliams,spark123,securespark,lectrician and rockdg. BT now accepts that there is a fault in their line to my house. It appears that one of the two wires had just about broken and has been hanging on the insulation part, at the telegraph pole...
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    Domestic phones

    I have 4 phones working perfectly alright. 2 days ago I pulled out one phone connection (upstairs) from socket to prevent disturbance of siesta following bad migrane. On reconnection all the phones went dead. Reported to BT who confirms via a now-working phone, saying that their line was ok...
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