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Not really used as they're the furthest rads from the radiators so don't really touch them and don't think it will harm if they're fully open...

thank you Is the 'o' ring visible then? Is it on the spindle? Can I identify the manufacturer?

Hi all I have two of these valves, on two radiators. Both weeping out the top of the stem, one worse than the other. Turned them both off and took off the gland nuts to pack them with PTFE. One stopped leaking when the gland nut was off (and the valve was closed) and the other carried...

Thanks for the reply... nobody else is having issues so guessing it must be the valve... Is it a repair or replacement job? What sort of cost should I be looking at? Stuart

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Small point I forgot to add is that the water pressure within the flat is very poor...! Thanks in advance.

Just moved into a new ground floor flat that I am assuming has pumps supplying the water to all apartments. Within the flat is a reducing valve with a green dial. The question is... Is the dial meant to be able to adjust the pressure? Or does the dial show what pressure the water is...

Deleted because I now understand (slightly better) how an RCBO works..

Hi all Thanks for all the replies that I have tried to understand. To provide a bit more detail that I should have added from the start: - the house is a holiday rental so people do all sorts of daft things so we need to make sure we are covered as much as possible. - the night...

Hi, thanks for the quick response, can you please expand further on: 'Otherwise an electrician could build up a board with 2x RCD's to protect the house MCB's, and RCD for the off-peak protecting the heater and hot water MCB's' Am a bit confused by that?! Does that mean keep the existing...

Hi guys Looking after a bit of advice before I get an electrician (or two) round for some quotes. Just to confirm, I have no intention of doing this myself... Current setup: - Original Wylex board at some stage has had MCBs fitted. This covers the majority of the house. - A new...

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