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Old topic I know - but I wonder if anything had changed since the last sets of posts on this topic? Thinking of: Fernox TF1 Filter ADEY MagnaClean TwinTech or Sentinel Eliminator System Filter I want one for both magnetic and non magnetic junk, super easy to clean and can be fitted...

It does run, but very very slowly - after about 2 hours of the heating being on, the very top of the radiator gets luke-warm but the return pipe stays cold. And the way the water gushed out of the return pipe yet trickled out of the feed pipe - depsite being under the same system pressure...

Quite probably. The rad leads are copper but they feel quite floppy - as thought there's a copper end grafted onto a plastic run. The rest of that part of the house is copper, but that's not to say this one isn't. Until I can see some of it - it may as well be drinking straw lol! If it is...

hhhhmmm yes - I could try that. quite easily because the first radiator in the system has isolating valves on T's on each leg so in theory I would only need to drain enough to isolate the two valves! Failing that I'll try locate where it branches off the 22mm and open up the ceiling! Is...

Hello all! Wonder if anyone has any tips on locating and clearing a blockage with minimum disruption. It's a sealed heating system with about 20 rads. They all work really well - balancing can be a bit tricky but not impossible... Apart from one radiator that will not heat up! I've...

What he said - and try practice somewhere if you can! Find an old out-of-view wall and try drilling/plugging some holes! So you know what you can expect to go wrong for your proper job! (wrong drill-bit, holes not deep enough, holes to wide for plugs, screws too narrow for plugs... good...

they are in his albums!

Would be interested to see what others have to say about this - I often see this on older walls! sometimes it's a right mess and the paint comes off in little cm x cm squares. I always put it down to the previous paint being on too thick To get around it, I normally scrape it off, re-mist...

Hello - Looking at temporarily replacing a broken pull-switch for a fan - before doing the bathroom properly. It's a direct switch with nothing else running off it, no timer or anything - so as I understand - not ideal with todays regs and moisture management rules. But - I just want to...

oooh delayed reply! This full time job and renovation project really eats into your internet time!! It's a ~3m x ~5m study with staircase - I'm illuminating my desk and some photographs/maps and some bookshelves with 6 x 5-7w directional LED downlighters and one pendant light for general...

hey, Is it a good idea/legal/functional to install LED downlights on the same circuit as a pendant style CFL lamp? By that I mean operated by the same switch. I'm not looking for opinions on downlighters - they are forming part of a wider lighting plan :lol: ...... Happy friday...

Whitespirit66: perhaps you should read: this? hehe :lol: your post made me smile! baby care politics aside - I opted for this one. It would be grand if someone can help me translate between the instructions and the boiler terminals' Ns, Ls & Lr! I'll repost something when I get...

hey Ree, Sorry for delay in responding - plasterer came a day early - and had to finish off study/dining room renovation so it was all ready for him to crack on! The other company did turn up and quoted about 1/3 of the price - explaining that price was to fix - not improve. Other...

yeah - it's PVC. ugly little thing... would be nice if it happened to fall off... ;-) more than likely - other renovations I have made have revealed some shockingly lazy shortcuts. I had to pull all the plasterboard of an internal stud wall and replace it & reskim it because it was so weak...

thermostat's knackered, in a stupid place and the house feels cold. will people stop judging me on how I'm going to look after our baby because I want to replace the aforementioned knackered, badly placed thermostat! I also want to replace it because the gas bill was huge last winter -...

Hey Ree, I have added some annotated photos. I can't get up to the roof so this is the best I have got. I have tried to show where the leak is, why I believe the felt has perished and what they are proposing to do. by the way - the house is the best part of 12m wide - so it's 12m x 3m of...