Search results

Hi, I keep my 10 year old bmw in garage over-winter, 20000 since new.However, I have to boot it up every few weeks to keep battery charged, and invariably leave it too long.Then I jump lead it with 2nd car.Can anyone recommend a good trickle charger that can be left on all the time, yet, just...

As a person considering a new boiler, the only answer is to allow the use of non-condensers again.My combi is 17 years old, in a cold garage, and I had it left on tick over at night.with a frost stat.They should have only been optional from the beginning.Global warming my A""e.The green lobby...

As my existing boiler is in garage, on single brick wall, and a drain directly below ,with gutter downpipe into it, would I be better bringing 3" downpipe into garage wall and running condense into it inside, or go through wall with condense pipe into drain?

Hi DP, as I mentioned only yeterday;It was supposed to have had a regular/annual service with Homeserve+ boiler cover.last 5 years.Bloody useless.New more about the boiler than they did.Need to change diaphragm, probably do it myself.Put the boiler in, + 2 prior, no probs.Proper commissioned by...

Hi, As a guy with a 17 year old Vokera, contemplating a change, I am horrified at the thought ,after the horror stories this winter with condensing boilers.It seems the punter now is just buying a future headache.Like everything today, they are built to breakdown for the profit in...

Hi, I just want to drain boiler, not the system.Isolate and leave it will empty itself in days.

Hi, My Vokera Flowmatic RS20-80 combi is leaking at heating manifold, looks like new diaphragm. What,s best way, without using PRV to drain boiler to renew diaphragm.?

Hi, DP. It,s serviced every year by Homeserve::: However, when I phoned them to report the microswich wasn,t working, they claimed. 1 Not part of contract, althouh it,s a boiler contract.2 The fan is not supposed to work when idle;; Wasn,t happy so will not be renewing, 5 years with them. It...

Hi, I have had a leak for years and have just found a possible cause. Water around return circ pipe at union to heating manifold.I don,t think it,s the connector, but some other part. ^ months ago, flow switch was not operating, pin was stuck, so I relieved it, and it,s operated since, fan...

Hi, I have same problem, had it for years. Just put a tube of Fernox F4 into rad, says it doesaup to 10 rads. I have 13, some are doubles. Repressurised boiler. Checked PRV.Still leaking. Wonder if another tube of F4 is called for. I,d have thought over 5 days, even a weak solution would have...

Hi, My wife has just filled her windscreen washer up with ordinary screenwash, not with anti-freeze in.Can I add ordinary car antifreeze to it, to mix in ,instead of trying to syphon other out.Or doesordinary car anti-freeze cause damage to washer system?

Cheers nickso, The only reason I am sure is because when I opened bleeder on rad, pressure dropped,to a trickle,I then give my pump a kick, it,s my car pump run off cig lighter, and water shot across the bloody kitchen, and pressure rose in system again.I'll stick F4 in and see what happens...

Hi, Just looking at manual, the EXV pipe that goes to heating manifold, is that the one you presume may be blocked. If so, wouldn,t it have stopped me re-pressureising it.and just blow off at PRV? I must have got at least 5-10 litres of water out this morning whilst pumping it up.Perhaps a new...

The weeping and build up of scale is on the left pipe union where the diverter valve goes to white DHW heat exchanger. Not the manifold pump one, one of the 2 @ top of diverter to white vessel.The mini DHW expansion vessel was changed just 3 months ago.I clean inside the main chamber regularly...

Hi nickso, thanks for reply.I know I have a leak, I.ve had it for years. unable to locate it.It's definitely weeping or leaking hot at the union of the diverter valve and heat exchanger. It. s a fibre washer isn,t it.That's the only sign. No sign in heat exchanger, as I clean it regularly...

Hi Guys. Did as you said .Drained several litres of water off. quite a lot actually, topped EXV up to 1 bar with bleed valve open on rad closest to boiler.Topped system up to 1 bar and run at max temp since 9 am, 13 rads open, several of them doubles.Just reached 82 degrees and pressure is 2.3...

Thanks , I will repressurise EXV tommorrow.And re-post result. Again,Thanks all :shock:

Hi, Actually I was contemplating a new one next year.!7 years old Vokera.Just want to get winter through.Do you recommend Gloworm?

Hi, Just done that. Air coming out.This would not explain water loss would it? unless membrane was perforated.??cheers all. very much appreciated.Obviously never read your posts enough.