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right folks, turned off radiators that are working and bleeding fine and bled the ones that are not with the pump turned off. All of the radiators are now working, result! bar 1!!! Its upstairs, a new one that ive just put on. Its warm, but not as warm as it should be and i think it may have...

im thinking of installing a -TRITON MINIATURES 9.5KW BLACK GLOSS FINISH electric shower. What size cable and what amp rcd do i require for it to operate safely. The distance is approx 10m from the consumer unit, thanks

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sorry ill have another look tomorrow, think ill start with turning the pump off. Do you mean turn the electric supply off? isnt it best to bled with the heating on? ive turned the radiators off that are working and bleeding fine and ill check the tank levels

i asked a plumber friend about my radiators and being unable to bleed them and he said check the small tank upstairs has not run empty. I had a look and it my have been a little lower than it should have been so i pushed the balldown and filled it up. If i overfilled it will it come out of this...

ive just noticed the pipe that comes outside, through the fascia board from the tank/cylinder upstairs has water flowing out??? is this overflow??

turn off pump is this correct?

Hi ive just installed x4 new radiators for an extension and teed into the existing return and flow. I think ive got severve air in the system. x1 is hot and bleeds fine, x2 are hot but i can remove the bleed nipple and no water comes out and the another is cold, water bleeds out(cold) but the...

arent combis more efficient, should i be fitting a condensing boiler?

what power combi boiler do i need to power a 4 bed detached with 2 bathrooms. 12 rooms in all with 14 radiators, thanks

acrylic based, i thought if it was oil it would go yellow? what is the best paint to use? what make/model? ive replaced all the skirting i dont want to let it down with poor paint thanks again

what do professional painters use on skirting to get the best finish. Ive fitted new skirting and door trims to all of my house and painted some. Ive found that gloss gives a nice shiny finish but doesnt stay white for long and goes yellow, or ive used egg shell which is a lot whiter and stays...

i would say its original so probably about 30 years old! i had new taps put on a downstairs sink last week. Do you think air may be in the system? what do the valves look like?

the only thing that looks similar around the tank is a thermostat, is this it? i take it the water in the tanks in the attic is always cold??

yes got water coming out but its cold

ive got a back boiler heating system and i currently have no hot water. The heating/radiators work fine but i have no hot water at the taps, where should i look first? thanks

wall lights in the hallway, spots in the kitchen, so no visible roses. Its head scratching as im sure its only new switches that have been changed and not the light fittings???

Thanks, yes the switches are as you said and that would work but i cant get to the ceiling rose as there isnt one exposed. All i have is x2 wall lights with a twin red and black in each.

Thats it mate linked the common and tried linking l1 but none work properly. Should there always be a perm live at each gang as when you switch the other switch the live moves from l1 to l2. Hence when the hallway is on the kitchen works fine but with it off it doesnt work thanks again for any help

Thats the hall way sorted thanks. Just the kitcen to sort. On the last switch ive just done in the hallway which is 2 gang i need a live at the switch to feed the kitchen lights from left gang to the right. But when i link them obviously because its 2 way with the lights on l1 is live and with...