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yeah, people over look the fact that stuart turner pumps are rebadged by a couple of people, i have a Rada one, and in the instruction booklet, the guarantee is stamped and covered by stuart turner. this Rada one finished on ebay last night ... second hand, went for £82 ... someone got a good...

namsag is correct, a high flow ball valve if it fails completely with full mains pressure feeding it, will flow enough water to overwhelm a single 22mm overflow very quickly, especially with the Screened Overflows kits now used... if you want this sort of protection, you are looking at needing 2...

have a look around these 2 links as the info you need should be in there http://www.wras.co.uk/Get_a_copy.htm http://www.arrowvalves.co.uk/content.php?id=9

ah ok, didnt figure on your hot water tank being in the loft with your cold storage tank ! yes the non-return valves are easy enough to get, there are a couple of different types available, for different purposes, not 100% sure if you will need what is referred to as a "double check valve"...

right, span the top on the pressure relief valve a couple of times, and it seems to be getting stuck, resulting in water peeing out even after it's clicked back, ended up with a lot of air getting into the system too at this point, and i could hear the water draining out of the system from the...

yup, did that yesterday while i was re-pressuring the vessel, didnt get any water out of it then so i kind of assumed that if it was knackered then it would have leaked water immediately out of the valve .... but i will check again today balloon... great idea :)

Water regulations require a non return valve fitting to prevent back flow into the mains from stored water supplies. on a practical point, you dont want a high pressure on one side of a mixer valve and low pressure on the other, as it will have a tendency to stop the flow from the lower...

there's a couple of different styles on this page, but to be honest there are that many makes and sites around you'll just have to search about, i cant recommend a particular one as i dont have enough info on the various makes, or experiences with them... hopefully one of the fitters will have...

If the towel rail is designed to be fitted to a central heating circuit, and have an electrical element, then there is probably a warning about not closing off the valve(s) when using the electric element as it needs room for expansion, so to be honest, it's probably best to get a sealed oil one

10mm feeds to a bath tap are small, however may be common in europe (i'm not sure) the only ones i've seen that are narrow like that are kitchen sink or basin taps, and i have seen suggested that swapping the braided flexi hoses to the tap for larger bore ones may help ease the problem, but...

ok thanks, that seems a shame, but i guess there is a reason

do we have a for sale or trade section for items we no longer need, or are looking for ? excuse me if i'm being blind and missed it :P

there are automated bots out there, programmed specifically to trawl forums and blogs for any and all email address, and auto scripts to strip addresses out of URL's it is a big problem, even malicious cookies can do it through advertising banners, it is fairly easy to stop within a private...

Update Lost half the pressure in the boiler over night :( Dont know if it's the PRV or not, it ****ed down here last night, i knew i should have tied a carrier bag to the pipe outside ! (although finding one without holes these days is almost impossible!) I'll turn the top on the PRV a...

i'll second that, stuart turner are probably the best you will get, expensive but worth it, also keep an eye out for Rada (commercial arm of sirrus/mira i think) as they tend to also be stuart turner pumps badged for Rada, so you might pick up a bargain if someone doesnt know what it is :P ...

just read the PDF file, some good info in there for us DIY'ers, however, looking at the end of the text on the first page it looks like there is a little missing, and the sentnaces dont blend together too well, and seem to stop abruptly at the end of the second column.

i was just thinking the same thing, at least this way you get to remove the old one and plan on a straight replacement, then if there is a problem and the same size cant be fitted you have at least one option before any major re-configuration and asbestos related job etc. Looking at that pic...

Handy link, cheers... one for the bookmarks :)

i'd say that was too much for a non-branded mixer, stick to known makes, i think you'll be happier in the long term and if looking at mira, look carefully, they make some naff stuff as well as some good stuff

yeah, i just had a look at it wondering about that, and your right, the whole boiler design looks horrible from every view point i looked at from electrical to pipe routing ... not good :? pressure seems to be holding, i have a bucket outside so i'll keep an eye on that (bricks were...