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Hi all, I need to defrost the freezer. Its integrated into the cabinet. The kitchen was installed 3 years ago. I cannot find where the freezer is plugged in! Ive looked on top of the units/cabinets, Ive looked in the cabinets (and found the switch for the hob and the extractor fan), but cannot...

Yesterday I checked the pressure on the system. It was 0.5 bar. I increased it to 1 bar and then bled the towel rail (the whole height of the towel rail gets nice and warm now!). I then went back outside to check the pressure, and it had dropped. I was expecting this to happen, so I topped it...

Im running a Mistubishi Ecodan powered by a Mitsubishi air source heat pump. I found this useful video . Ill go out to the garage later (where the system is) and investigate.

Thanks, I shall investigate this further. Perhaps Ill add it to the plumber's list. Ill watch over his shoulder so I can learn how to do it. Id hate to make an arse of it and have to rebalance the system.

Hmm. Is that easy to do? (for a DIY dullard). How did the air get in there? It was only installed 3 years ago.

I thought Id just ask a corollary question: The towel rail is only heating the bottom half of the radiator. I tried turning one of the valves (using pliers, carefully) anticlockwise a full turn, but that doesnt seem to have done anything. Should I continue turning it - another 2 turns or so...

Thanks guys. This is obviously going beyond my comfort zone. Ill get a plumber in. Is this a minor 2 hour job would you say, or much more? (ie: will they then have to balance the system etc)

There is only the lockshields either side (as in the photo). I can remove the caps and turn them off. is that what you mean by isolators?

Do I need to drain the towel rail before removing the element? I presumed the element wasnt sat in the actual water.

Hi all Ive got a duel fuel towel rail that was installed 3 years ago. Hardly used. Its just started tripping the upstairs circuit when I turn it on using the switch which is outside the bathroom. (I have a similar duel fuel towel rail in the ensuite - and thats fine.) What could be causing it...

Hi guys, I have a paved pathway to the front door, and the rear garden is all paved. In the winter sometimes it gets really deathly slippery! (Ive come a cropper a few times!). This winter Ive decided to do something about it! Can anyone recommend a anti-slip surface or something? I imagine...

Ah I see. I remove the fan from the bottom. Cool, Ill give that a go! :whistle:

Hmm, ok, Ive had a closer inspection. I fear what may initially seem like a simple job will spin-off into a much larger job! (quel surprise!) :cry: It looks like the original installers gaffer-taped one end to the exit in the roof. (unless they gaffer-taped over a jubilee clip). This in itself...

@MJN : Ive measured the length I need (annoyingly its just a bit further than 5 metres, so Ill need a 10 metre length! :mrgreen:). I was just about to buy some, but what size would I need? (102mm/127mm etc...)...

Excellent - thankyou! I will post up pics once Ive finished and you can critique accordingly! :mrgreen:

Thanks @MJN - this is very useful. From memory it is attached using a jubilee clip, Ill need to check. I know what a jubilee clip looks like, but I havent fixed one before. I will probably need about 5m length. Can I cut it to size? (Im sure 'acoustic' will be fine. Whatever I fit will be a...

Thats a good practical solution. Thanks. So just to confirm (unless its not already apparent, Im a complete DIY novice!!) this is what I need to get...

Just reigniting this post. Im finding it really hard to find someone to do this job for me. Is this a job for a plumber do you think? Or a handyman?

I had an ECR 2 or 3 years ago. Ill need to check my paperwork.

Do you think its dangerous?