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Thanks for the replies, If I am understanding it correctly does that mean that if the boiler thermostat is set to low then that means that the hot water will never get hot enough and the central heating thermostat will never be satisfied because the boiler thermostat will cut the boiler out...

Hello, First a little about my system Glow worm40ff boiler open vented y plan hot water cylinder 2 tanks in the loft Grundfos 15/50 pump 7 radiators normal 3 bed semi I am trying to understand how i affect my flow temperature from my boiler and the affect it has on heating my...

Hi, My garage roof has what i believe to be a corrugated cement asbestos roof and has developed a few cracks which leak. Can i use bitumastic paint to seal it or will it react with the asbestos? Or is there a better way? Thankyou.

Hi, I am going to replace my bath taps the new ones require 0.2 bar which i understand to be 2m head of water. Where do i measure from? Is it from the water level in the tank to the bottom of my cylinder? Is it from the bottom of my water tank to the bottom of the cylinder...

Ok, thanks alot. Just a few other questions to get it clear in my mind as i know nothing about plumbing. 1)So for future reference am i right in saying that if i wanted to do any work on my upstairs radiators i could drain any of my down stairs radiators? 2)Also if i wanted to work on a...

Hello everyone, I am planning to drain my system this weekend it is an open vented system. My question is, all of my down stairs radiators are fed from drops from the upstairs radiators,so if i drain the system from my drain tap on my radiator in my living room will that also drain all of...

Thanks alot i will do just that. I take it i put it in the small tank in the loft?

Thanks for the reply, Not sure when the system was last drained i have lived here for 6 years and i have never done it so maybe that has not helped things. All radiators seem fine.

Any idea's please? or is more info needed? Thanks.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on the noises coming from my system please, The boiler is stated above and it is a y plan open vented system, i seem to have a whistling/squeaking noise coming from my system it doesn't happen when the boiler first fires up it seems to be...

Yes that sounds about right, both sliders on the programmer seem to move together. I will look on the back of the programmer to make sure it is in fully pumped mode. thanks to everyone who has replied.

Thanks for the reply, It is a honeywell V4073A Diverter valve well thats what it say's on the metal cover anyway. After some more research am i right in saying that that model is actually a mid-position valve? I'm thinking that maybe i have the wrong programmer if thats the case as i...

This is my first post so firstly i would like to say hello and a happy new year to you all. I have been doing some internet research and believe that the system that i have is an open vented y plan but on my valve it says that it is a diverter valve and not a mid-position valve so i looked...