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Thanks, I've got that document. Although it says how to remove and replace bits and recharging is mentioned at 7.1, it does not explain how, or where the valve is! Mike

I haven't removed the side panels yet - I hope this will give me access. Do you know if the valve is on the top or the side? Mike

Hopefully it will be obvious - at the moment the airing cupboard is full of damp clothes so my examination was quite limited! Cheers, mike

I've read the FAQs and googled a it more and I'm confident I know what to do and have the kit to do it, but I've had a quick look at the top of the unit and cannot see the expansion vessel valve (it's about 15cm from the ceiling so access isn't great) I'll have a better look tomorrow by...

Thanks for the quick reply. Is repressurising the vessel a DIY job? Is it fitted with a standard car tyre type valve? I was going to give the installer a call tomorrow, but knowing his workload (not to mention cost!), was trying to scope out some options. Mike

Sorry for the long post, but hopefully I've given all the pertinent facts. I've got an Alpha CD24S boiler that was installed into an existing CH system in July 2004 along with a new hot water cylinder. The boiler has been serviced annually (last time Oct 2012). After about 2 years of use...

About 2 weeks ago, we found the toilet cistern was not filling properly after a flush, there was just a very slight trickle. However, when the cold tap (which is on the same pipe as the cistern) is turned on, the cistern fills properly. Over the last two weeks this has been good enough, but it's...

The guy who cut the worktop suggested weighting it down and not using the clips, but even though I had weighted the sink with several pieces of worktop and a couple of concrete blocks the seal lifted off once the weight was removed. Also, because the flexible seal is already fixed to the sink, i...

I'm trying to fitting a Blanco inset sink to a laminate worktop. The hole in the worktop has been cut and sealed. The underside of the sink has a blue flexible seal around it about 1-2mm from the edge, and the instructions show to apply sealant around the hole, seat the sink on it, then...

I'm looking for someone to fit kitchen worktops. One of the business cards has the guy's name followed by 'AIOC' and 'LCG'. Just out of interest, what does this signify? Mike PS I've tried Google, but I douubt it is the Azerbaijan International Operating Company, Anglo-Iranian Oil Company...

I used 'Forever White' (actually ivory) silicone sealant from Toolstation. Admittedly the gap filled around the work tops in the utility room is big in places due to the flatness of the tiled surface, but hopefully I'll be able to get a neat uniform gap. Silicone it is then (as I thought it...

It has now run ok for nearly a day with the compressor kicking in and out as expected. But turn the power off and back on and it won't restart unless left for 3-4 minutes and the red plug is disconnected. The same happens with the white plug also. I've removed the panel to get access to the...

Sorry for the long post but hopefully the info will help someone help me! I found a pool of water under our Kyoto (Iceland own-brand) KU96FF frost free freezer this evening. The power light and the red 'too warm' warning light were on. When I switched to fast freeze, that light came on too...

What's the best way of sealing a worktop to a tiled wall in a kitchen? I would use silicone but my wife doesn't like it because it's difficult to wipe clean apparently (i.e. bits stick to it). Is there something better to use, or should we fit an upstand? An upstand will presumably also need...

In hindsight maybe a PM would have been better, but if had I started a new thread, the OP would not know I was asking how he solved his problem. Mike

I'm in the same predicament, looking for a double built under oven with same volume as a freestanding one. As the post is a couple of years old, I assume it's sorted - did you ever find a suitable solution? Mike

Firstly - I am NOT going to fit this myself. All work will be done by a suitably competent person, I'm just investigating potential solutions for pipe runs. I'm going to have a gas hob fitted, ideally 5 burner circa 11kW. Some months back when we had access to the gas pipe in an adjacent...

On the contrary, I'm looking at safety improvements from what I've got. At the moment, it's 50mm from the potential fire source (electric hob) - meets the rules, but not really safe. In the event of a fire, I'd avoid the switch entirely and aim for the CU to cut the power - it's readily...