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    Replacing a CH Pump , Advice needed.

    you might have to turn the cylinder and boiler up the other way too!!! :lol: :lol:
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    Name this connector!

    i'll third that, its a filling loop fo sho!!
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    Hot Tap Screams!!

    Do any other taps/outlets do it during use? You may be able to get a new insert rather than a whole new tap, esp if you know the make and model of your tap.
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    Sneezing

    Sorry, was supposed to be tongue in cheek. :oops:
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    grit in sink

    if a softener is fitted, the stuff in the sink looks like sand its probably the resin beads from the softener. seen this happen a few times in big installations, but i never got involved with the repairs (subcontracted) Can you bypass the softener? You will have to flush through all your...
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    Hot Tap Screams!!

    I could be (and probably am) wrong, but sometimes the spindle wears out (The bit the washer goes on) causing a high frequency vibration during use. if this is the case could be a new tap required...
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    Sneezing

    do you use a a a tissue?!? i reccomend replacing beer with spirits! this would prove/disprove the alcohol connection it may also be worth giving recreational drugs a go, from a scientific point of view to see if they have any effect. If all else fails maybe you should see you GP
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    Potterton Kingfisher MF 60 - no flame

    is that the model with a thermocouple type cut out on an open flue? ive had back draught due to weather condition on appliances with these before.
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    square head screws

    they might be listed under "coach screws/bolts" try one of the bigger/trade chains rather than the high street diyers
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    work fights

    me too, like our summer party where a drunken manager threw ketchup over an engineer and promptly got a smack on the nose!! we all backed the engineer during the inevitable ensuing investigation-one sacked manager!!! was funny at the time...
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    CHP

    have they found her body yet???
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    Loud banging in central heating system

    its most likely to be air in your system, try bleeding your radiators while the heating is off.
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    Central Heating not working...help!!

    sounds like you need to refill your heating system, is there a silver hose with a valve on it under neath your boiler? the pressure guage on your boiler should be at one on the dial at least. you should bleed your radiators after filling too..
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    Hot water in cold tank

    From these answers, as seco services said, it sounds like your getting cold mains water passing back through your kitchen Mixer tap (the mains pressure on the tap overcoming the tank fed pressure) and into the tank. You need to run both hot and cold feeds from each mixer until they are normal...
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    Hot water in cold tank

    This is too confusing! Which tank in your loft is overflowing? Are you getting hot water from your cold tap or cold water from your hot tap? Are either of the ball valves running on your tanks? Is the "pipe hanging over the tank" passing water? Does tthe "pipe hanging over the tank" go to...
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    Joke of the Day - Tuesday 16th Dec.

    A vicar checks into a hotel and say's to the receptionist, " i sincerely hope the porn channel is disabled in my room!". To which the receptionist replies " no sir, it's regular porn, you dirty old b*****d!!"
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    Drayton TRV4s - head probs

    I have found loads of the older style heads failed (old buildings in central london probably about 20 years old), but to be fair not too many i can remember of the newer model. Poolphilip, have you taken the head of and washed it thouroughly under a tap?
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    Drayton TRV4s - head probs

    you can just get the head...every thing has a life span.
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    Joke of the Day - Tuesday 16th Dec.

    Man says to his wife, what would you do if i won the lottery? Wife replies: i'd take half and leave you!!! Man retorts: excellent, i got three numbers, here a fiver now **** off!!
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    Why shouldn't we charge for parking?

    i'm with you Tony, it's not unreasonable to expect the customer to pay all expenses incurred, if she had parking you wouldn't charge her for it,simple. As for mark up on parts, thats got to cover time organizing, collecting, vehicle costs blah blah blah. My Company charges £5 an hour in...
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