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lol believe me i'm not weak!! i just didn't want to force it too much as the screw was getting a bit scratched and stuff and i didn't want to break anything!! :)

yep i flushed it through first with a hose and then connected it. now going to act somemore sentinel x100 to my system again on refilling!! I have some stanley screwdrivers, not cheap cheap ones. the screw just wouldn't seem to budge!!

just fitted my new towel rad after draining the system, now going to refill it and will bleed rads in doing so, and manual air vent next to the HWSV. but how do i bleed my pump?! It is a grundfos 15-50 and has a circular slotted screw at the front, but no screwdriver (even a big one) fits it...

i have one of those hand swingers. it's like a coil of wire inside a little gun type body. you pull the trigger and it shoots out!! has worked on my toilet before. bought it from screwfix.

looks a really good set. are they a lot better than normal basin wrenches?? i'm defo going to order the set!

i have an adjustable basin wrench. it's tricky to use, but i have used it before and got the hang of it! i prefer to use an adjustable spanner IF i can get better access tho.

drout - how did it go with the external stopcock? good fit? I'll have to get one soon as I have the same problem with an internal stopcock at my mates house!!! :)

thanks rico. i dnt know why it's started turning - think i did remove a bit of the putty around it but didn't think this would make a difference!!! the taps not that old and surely the backnut holds it in place! i might have to take the tap out to apply the sealnt BUT it's quite tight at the...

this ACS gas test(s) - are they both practical and theory? Does ACS qualified allow you to work on gas boilers/fires, etc?! I have seen advertisements for ACS courses in newspapers recently.

Taps (pillar taps) are secured to the sink, etc by a backnut and washer. And i know it's good practice to use sealant or putty around the tap hole before it is put through and tightened. BUT one of my taps moves a bit recently! I know it's not that big a deal but why is this? Is it due to a...

ok thanks for advice on that. anywhere good i can buy a 1/2 one from? as i am obv in london!!! :)

ok will do thanks. i'll let ya knw what happens !!!! :) out of interest though are there a variety of heads for hoses to fit on different taps, eg/ 1/2 inch pillars, kitchen mixers, etc?

will this Universal stopcock key as shown above fit most external stopcock heads?

Sedbuk ratings are from A to G - and newly installed boilers today (in most situations) need to be SEDBUK rated A or B.

can anyone recommed a good hose pipe/size to get for draining my system. i have seen a 30 metre and a 50 metre 1/2inch hosepipe on screwfix (yellow colour) - also any other fittings, eg/jubilee clips? if i do have to backfill the system as mentioned (and i have heard of this before but never...

yep def double check-mine is luckily over 1 bar, but gravity fed can be very low. so you may need to install a shower pump as well! i am installing a new MIRA shower soon with a pump as even though my pressure if OK I want it better.

you should have well over 1 bar - but to be on the safe side check using a pressure gauge - cost £20ish from b and q, wickes, etc.

you need an independent supply as if someone uses hot water downstairs for example then the pressure/flow rate to the shower will drop, etc and althought it's a thermostatic mixer you are fitting it's still better to have a separate pipe from the HWSV and Cold water tank (not the feed and...

i am doing my house up slowly! and am also thinking about having a towel rad in the bathroom - i will have to alter the pipework and drain the system to at least below first floor level to do this. my question is: when re-filling a system is it very possible to get airlocks? and if so are...

ok thanks, i'll look out for that. is it available in wickes/b and q? that'sgood that it is not a bugger to remove in future if a new tap/waste etc is needed!! thanks for your advice