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ok thanks guys

how long are we talking for running off, like a few litres?

ah so its just the heat from one pipe transferring to the cold supply? smart move! anyway thanks for the advice

hello, my house has a conventional open vent system. whenever the heating is on, the cold tap in the bathroom (which is fed from the storage tank in the loft) comes out hot. any ideas what this could be? cheers, Rich

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Is there a picture somewhere? i cant see it on my computer!

you mean just the way the pipes go round? is the trap the u shaped curvy bit that has the bit of water to stop smells getting back?

ive got a macerator - a 'munch master' - under one of our double sinks that i want to take out and reconnect to the normal sink drainage pipework. Is there anything i should be particularly careful about? on the face of it looks like a straight, 'take thing out, put new pipework on' kind of...

is a baxi solo an ok boiler then? if not why would an installer (more local company) use a boiler that isnt very good

ah ok, i thought it was with baxi/potterton boilers. if not fair enough. from what i read generally most people's problems are associated with combis, it would seem traditional boilers are more reliable, is that so?

had a quote to replace our existing ideal concord boiler (water tank in loft, hot water cylinder) in a like for like replacement, it included a Baxi solo 15 he (i think it was this model but cant remember without looking at hotmail which i cant get on at work). my question: is this an ok...

ah yes, nice one

ive got a feeling that its screwed directly into the rad. pretty much looks like this one unfortunately there is no screwdriver bit

ok thanks. do i then have to add any more water or something? i think i have an open vented system, but not sure. as you can see i am a bit of a novice

Hello, i need to bleed a radiator at home, but the square bit that you put the bleed key onto has been worn away and now the bleed key wont grip it. Is there any other way to bleed it apart from trying to use pliers?

ok i'll give that a go when i get home and see if it works.

hmm i thought it and also the new one i bought were mains powered, is this not the case?

yes i did, can you tell me does the original problem of the old programmer display disappearing suggest that the programmer was knackered?

Hello all, last week our programmer (british gas UP1) stopped working, the display started fading, and although we could change between on, timed, once and off, it would not send a signal to the heating/hot water. Over a couple of days the display completely faded away. Ive bought a...