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Hi there, I have a condensing boiler (Worcester Bosch Greenstar) and am having a few problems with it. Pressure was low a couple of weeks back and filled up via filling loop. Possibly slowly losing pressure again as black needle has dropped a little since then. A few days ago I had the...

Brilliant, cheers mate.

Hi everyone, I have a combi boiler (fitted 4 years ago). It is reading 0 bar pressure when off, and that doesnt appear to change much when the boiler is firing the central heating. I think I may need to top up the system with mains water? Also, there seem to be several valves (and a puzzle of...

The fireplace itself is metal (brass?). Mantlepiece is hardwood. I guess I'll just have to rip that sucker out

Hi guys, I have a nice old fireplace, looks lovely on a not too cold day. But in the winter it is all but useless, it just sucks the heat up the chimney and creates lots of draft in the house. So I'm planning to fit a log burner. After speaking with the stove fitting guy I've decided to pull...

Hi Guys, Under my kitchen sink the waste water pipe empties from the sink, dishwasher and washing machine. However all of a sudden a leak has developed. I have included a picture with an arrow at the leak location. The downward pipe that connects to the ubend is really loose, and after taking...

Thanks guys, I will get in there and have a proper look and get some clearer pics. Once I've worked out what to do I assume this is something I can undertake myself (with correct precautions, mains off etc)? Cheers.

Hi guys, I was shutting of some circuits for some building work in my new place and noticed a rogue earth cable. One of the fellas in the house was a sparky and said it may be something to do with the boiler (recently had a new one installed and some other gas works). Picture attached. Can...

Thanks for your post. I bought a new receiver and that fixed it.

I wasn't sure if the wiring was correct. It looks like the earth to the boiler is not connected.

Hi folks. My Drayton SCR receiver is not working. Hot water is fine, just no central heating. It looks like there is no power on the receiver and there are no lights illuminated at any time (including when the rf stat is calling for heat).I replaced the batteries in the stat and moved this to...

Nice one, thanks.

Cheers John.

I always thought they were made of brass!

I've just had another thought. From the first day that we moved in, the supply of hot water was limited. For example, if running a bath (which is right next to the boiler), the water supply is hot initially, but then soon runs luke warm. Could this be a sign of a perforated heat exchanger...

Hi there. If 'ASB' is embossed on a drain cock, does this mean it contains asbestos or is it branding?

Cheers - I think this is the case. Emptied the system last night, recharged the expansion vessel (heard sloshing as I pumped out some of the water) and it was all hunky dorey for the evening. Woke up in the morning and the pressure was on the rise again (although chance that this was just...

Thanks. I double checked the filling loop, this is definitely closed. The pressure builds gradually when the boiler is off, but builds rapidly when the boiler is running. Could it be the expansion vessel that needs reseting? If so I'll give that a go tonight as per the FAQ on this...

Hi there, I'm really hoping someone can help me on this one. I've just moved house and the boiler's started playing up (typical, when it's so chilly out). I got home from work yesterday and the house was freezing. On checking the boiler it would fire for about a minute then cut out...