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    Soil Pipe Branch issue - Ensuite, to Saniflo or Branch off?

    OOOOOOOOhhhh taken many of those out of saniflo's as well as lots of other intertesting items. Gota say u need to bite the bullit & add a double junction in . its criminal to fit such a 2nd rate job thats gona be noisy & trouble some. they really are a last resort. if u attack the junction...
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    No Hot Water after draining down system

    cool sorted scary but effective!
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    Washing Machine drain pipe blocked

    caustic soda must be used with care as it can attack rubber seals. if u add washing soda crystals available in super markets then fill pipe up with boiling water this is a very slow safe & good way to reak down soap scum & hair type blockages. got to be paitent though. Cheap as well.
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    Isolator valves for the kitchen sink?

    the tap ya lookin at may give a minimum presure rating as a lota imported taps need highpressure h & c to work ok . best have a look at Bristan & Deva as they will give u the info u require. if u measure the head you have from the tap to the cold water storage tank 1m will give u .1bar. modern...
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    trv's & lockshields-balancing

    it makes no difference to ballancing which way the water flows through the trvs as long as its ok wiyh the valve design. depends where the pump & zone vales are as to where the system starts .its not always the boiler position. try turning down the lockshields on the rads that hot first on the...
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    Leaking bath overflow

    Its a bath combined pop-up waste. U tighten em up from the front by removing the knob that u turn . Most have a grub screw or allen screw thats accesable from underneath the bottom of the knob. bend ya head upside down in bath to check this out. if so remove the knob & u will have access to the...
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    Isolator valves for the kitchen sink?

    the easiest & neatest are inline 15mm balafix valves but the bigest issue is what type of hot water system r u on .if low pressur tank fed umay have poor flow on the hot
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    stopping in ?

    Im going before it kicks off downstairs ,that would be a good start 4 a new year.
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    RANGE POWERMAX 155X POTTERTON CLOCK / TIMER PROBLEM

    Sorry for the late response been bowling & new year stuff . Read ya article & have gone right off going any where near them now,
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    Hot Pipe

    what sort a boiler we on sounds an ark of a system
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    stopping in ?

    im back in best sorta partys u can leave before 12. managed to download one of the kids 2 . happy days. just hope i dont live to regret leavin her with her mates. 5 days of a cold an beer aint apealin in large amounts.
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    header tanks cistern valves

    on modern valves the washer seats against a plastic orifice that commonly get hair cracks chewing up washers & letting water seap past.
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    Mira shower no hot water

    Dont think ya can do much with em except replace. would check water flow out of body with cartridge out 1st to elininate no supply. u never no might be a check valve somewhere. is there 1 on the cartridge inlet. (white ball)
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    No Hot Water after draining down system

    if u take the boiler thermostat prob out of its phile with just hot water on let the boiler run & when it starts to bubble & his turn off the thermostat to 0 and stand back to see if a load off cold water shunts down the return. its a bit alarming but will cure an air lock or even a little...
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    RANGE POWERMAX 155X POTTERTON CLOCK / TIMER PROBLEM

    I guess baxi/pot will do this on request. the problem is there 20miles from me & dont want to get sucked into call outs if there problematic. but do a lot of work for the company.(Specialist jo ehh :wink: :wink: :lol: )
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    No Hot Water after draining down system

    Sorry Kev had gone 4 a brew then. do u dare to tel him how to boil it. i dont.
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    unvented system with microbore?

    Oh now i remember. the W derived from the only type of installer that would fit it. like the brake on an old ship.
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    No Hot Water after draining down system

    2 returns 2 boiler so forget pump. airlock probably on return between coil & boiler unless some sludge has collapsed causing a blockage. what boiler & where.
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    unvented system with microbore?

    I need to up date my self as not clued up on W plan. (whats it stand for) is the thermal store u recomend an open system as not many MIs like o/vents on there boilers now.
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    No Hot Water after draining down system

    dont touch the immersion its not connected in any way. is the feed & vent for the heating connected to the coil inlet & outlet. Sounds as if u may need a boil at it . i guess u arent running the heating at the moment. u could rty the pump on max speed with all the rads manually switched off...
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