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Prefer to have a pro do it ... would that be £45 -ish with or without parts? (not that the parts are expensive)....

Need to replace the syphon. Any recommendations on fitting the new syphone unit... pipe freezing or draining down? Or hire a plumber? Fed up with tipping buckets of water down the loo ... TIA Geoff

10 did it! :D Thanks again!

:cry: ChrisR - I have used both BES and Screwfix extenders. Now I will be watching carefully in case they start leaking. At the moment I have a problem with a Screwfix extender which persists in dripping at the rad end. I have now refitted it three times with no success. I use 3 turns of PTFE...

Dustyy If you have had two go already I would be ready for the others to leak too. My house is now 24 years old and in the last 9 months I have replaced every rad.. 13 because of leaks and one just in case.... I forgot to add that the BES extenders are adjustable up to 40mm which makes life...

Kev Like a lot of folk I dont have a fortune to spend on essential repairs. The expert advice in this forum has helped me fix some knotty problems where I simply havent had the dosh to pay a professional. The advice and humour is second to none and is certainly appreciated by me! Merry Xmas!

I have just completed replacing 14 rads of various odd imp sizes. Following suggestions from this forum I used extensions, available from BES and Plumbcentre and my local plumbing shop. They look like this when fitted. Not as neat as the original but not bad and saved having to dig up a screeded...

Hopefully this is the end of the radiator saga as I have now replaced the last original rad, a total of 12 which had failed with rust pinholes in the last 9 months. In some cases I have used extenders where it hasnt been possible to get a same size rad. Final question for the professionals out...

Found that Screwfix do a 2'' extension too. I had found the imp sizes on the Myson site but never found a supplier for them.

Thanks for that. Ill be up there first thing Monday Cheers! Geoff

Any idea where? Biggest I found were the 40mm fittings ..

Need to replace an old leaking rad. Have done others and where possible have fitted radiator extension pieces to allow for the different sizes. Currently working on a 1200mm rad to fit a 1300mm gap between valves. 2 x 40mm extenders will still not 'stretch' far enough. I dont particularly want...

Here you are then. Children and people of a nervous disposition should look away now ... http://homepage.ntlworld.com/geoff.hamilton1/blockedpipe.jpg Now all thats left to do are the 4 leaking radiators ... but thats another forum. Geoff

Final part of the saga. Muscle Mister didnt make an ounce of difference. I bit the bullet and replaced the entire drain run with new pipework. Problem all solved. Old pipes were 80% blocked with gunge and debris, photo available on request but not for the faint hearted!

I had a problem with leaking rads and so far this year I have replaced 8 of them, and will be doing the remaining 4 this week when the new rads are delivered. The leaks have all been pin holes rusted through, despite inhibitor being installed. I put it down to the age of the system (25 years)...

Breezer - thanks, have never tried muscle mister before but there has to be a first time for everything. As ever your input is much appreciated. Geoff

Breezer - I must admit I was tempted but then sanity and my minders returned and put a stop to it. I have now replaced the Candy with a bright shiny new Hotpoint Aquarius and hit a new problem. On the empty part of the cycle, water was blowing back out of the external drain pipe. The new...

Breezer - I may well try it then because I could do with a laugh!

:cry: After developing a banging during the spin cycle I checked the machine out but didnt find anything obviously amiss. However following a wash cycle this morning, with horrendous banging noises I stopped the machine. Inspection revealed the concrete counterweight on the floor under the...

New rad it is then! Appreicate the responses.