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I like that ! ...... what would you call a service engineer with a nozzle habit ... a nozzler perhaps ? Sing along to the tune of the Amy Winhouse hit "Rehab" OFTEC tried to make me go to rehab but I said noz noz noz !!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

If the fitting hasn't been overtightened you can usually knock the olive off using the nut... Open the jaws of a fairly large adjustable spanner so they are bigger than the pipe but smaller than the nut. Tap the nut down towards the olive using the spanner and it will come off.... This has...

I fix oil boilers all day, everyday with 100% success rate so far. Having said that intermit' faults are a bloody pain and sometimes need a few visits to sort out as you can guarantee when the engineer (me) turns up it will run perfectly and give you no clues. Some of the things I'll...

I'm guessing you have a combi boiler and the heat exchanger is scaled up in which case it will need descaling or replacing.....

You can take the ballcock apart and repair them but the're so cheap you might as well just buy a new one and be done with it. Once fitted make sure the tank level isn't too high ( only needs to be a bit above the outlet at the bottom) If it's too full the tank will still overflow when the...

I have just allowed my OFTEC registration to lapse as there is no legal requirement for servicing and maintenance which is what I mainly do. For installations you DO NOT have to be OFTEC registered however a non registered technician will have to submit a building regulation application...

I lifted this from a government document...... Areas with differing heating needs (such as separate sleeping and living areas) should have individual temperature control - by the use of room thermostats or individual radiator valves. And this from another document• Dwellings with a total...

I think I've cracked it.... The new gas valve seems to have done the trick. The boiler fired up stright away and has been running now (on and off) for abount 3 hours :D :D :D Thanks for all the help guys

I don't quite understand what you mean about stopping the flow into the feeder tank? You shouldn't stop the tank filling while you bleed coz thats not bleeding thats just emptying .. maybe I'm just misunderstanding what you did. You say you bled one downstairs radiator.... I assume you have...

I recently got asked to service a Kidd Oil Fired condensing boiler for a guy. There was nothing wrong with it but he said it had been in for 14 years so he thought it was about time someone looked at it !!!!!! (mind you if I had something that ugly in my house I'd try and forget it...

Whatever next !!!! There was a time that only the rich and famous could afford a line of "charlie" now it's Heating Engineers ....before long even the brickies mate will be able to buy some.... It's just gonna lose all it's street cred' at this rate. Obviously smoking a joint would slow the...

Hot water priority means exactly that...If there is a demand for hot water the boilers full effot will be diverted to the hot water until such a time as there is no demand. So yes if your system has hot water priority (and even some older non combi sytems are like this) then it will turn off...

It definitely sounds like the valve has somehow jammed in the open position. We'd need more info on what valve it is to advise you further on what to try next. Most valves have numbers on them which would help or maybe the guy that fitted it for you wrote something on the bill. get some...

Thanks for the tips guys but I have tried all those things already... 1.The trap is clean and clear as is the base of the burner and the hole through to the trap. 2. The ignition spark is fine, I've changed it just for the sake of elimination and before putting the new one in (so the old...

Your analogy really doesn't work does it !!! I said I was an Engineer (there's a clue there) .... therefore I am well versed in the use of a spanner. I've actually used many different spanners in my life, metric, imperial all different sizes ...oh yeah don't forget the adjustables and the...

Yes John I know... and I should'nt fit new electrical circuits in my own house either... and pretty soon I'll need my someone with a certificate to wipe my backside for me if I haven't taken the exam. I fully agree with the Corgi thing in the market place but there are TWO fittings on the...

I've ordered a new gas valve today.. when it comes, (presuming it works of course,) if I still get the same 9.5 CO2 at the flue can I assume it's all OK or should I still have it checked by A Corgi man.

thanks Dave.... I have a small blue pipe which I took off and blew through... but still the same, cheers anyway.

Yep take the head off and try to turn the valve manually... it's just a rubber ball on an arm inside and should move easily........ but I still have to say I've never known one to be stuck shut, usually the ball swells up (ouch) and gets stuck half way so it won't shut. But maybe it's just a...

Just noticed the last line on you post about the valve Gas valve seems the most likely as I said above I've got 222V DC to the plug but I definately didn't hear a soloniod opening... (thats a sound I'm used to listening for on my oil boilers) Cheers