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After moving into a twelve year-old house with an open-vented heating system, I am in the process of replacing 7 (of 11) radiators that are showing signs of corrosion around the unions. One rad has already been replaced, probably within the last three years or so. One handwheel valve is leaking...

Automotive coolant/anti-freeze mix is formulated for that purpose and that purpose alone. Cheaper coolant mix is usually based on ethylene-glycol which is highly toxic (therefore environmentally hostile) and not something that anyone in their right mind would want in a domestic heating system...

Just a footnote on this earlier topic. A couple of nights ago, I did finally manage to get to the bottom of this niggling ignition problem. With the room lights out and the boiler undertray removed, I noticed a slight sparking underneath the contol unit PCB when it was trying to ignite. After...

Mains-powered electric fan heaters have to have thermal cut-outs fitted so it shouldn't be a problem if it fell over. However, I'd be a bit nervous about doing this because of the many plastic components used in cars these days. Siting the heater in the car could be really critical - you might...

Al/Corgiman Many thanks for your replies. Al, allegedly it was serviced a year ago by the previous occupier just before we moved in. I have strong suspicions that he was telling porkies as there are many signs of neglect and bodging throughout the house, added to which the place was built by...

Our Potterton Netaheat Profile 50E wall mounted boiler has recently started to click repeatedly (loud enough to put the wind up Her Indoors at least) as it tries to fire up. It has happened intermittently over the last couple of weeks and has once completely failed to ignite leaving the rads...