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    Bread Pudding

    was it white bread, or wholegrain? If it was wholegrain, the grains may have been just too much for it to handle!
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    Vaillant ThermoCompact - Hot water /CH priority issue

    Turn off electric and gas supplies Isolate heating circuit - two valves on 22mm pipes left and right underneath boiler - quarter turn on screw. Drain boiler by opeing the drain vents on the same valves. Now you can replace diverter valve Repressurise boiler to 1.5 bar Open isolating vales...
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    Vaillant ThermoCompact - Hot water /CH priority issue

    I dont know if we are supposed to name companies on the forum, but if you do a google search on Vaillant diverter valve you will find lots of places that supply them. They seem to average around £90 but shop around and you will find one at £65 plus vat. I replaced it myself its very easy if...
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    New kitchen sink = no hot water

    Replaced the diverter valve today and now have loads of hot water. Thanks for all the replies. My only concern is why replacing the kitchen tap caused this or maybe it was just co-incidence?
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    Vaillant ThermoCompact - Hot water /CH priority issue

    Just had the same problem with Turbomax 824. Replaced the diverter valve - cost £77 and took about half an hour to do. I now have hot water again. Seems its a common problem with the rubber ball valve sticking.
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    New kitchen sink = no hot water

    Turbomax Plus 824/2E
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    New kitchen sink = no hot water

    Thanks Paul, I have closed off the cold supply to the tap so no cold water can be getting back to the boiler now. It seems that the damage whatever it is has now been done. I'm guessing that the divertor valve in the boiler has been damaged. However it seems to work ok the first time hot...
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    New kitchen sink = no hot water

    An update on my problem ... After a while it is possible to get hot water. i.e the shower was working fine this morning. However when the hot water has been turned off and then on again, the water is only lukewarm. I seems we have to leave it a while before we can get hot water again. I'm...
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    New kitchen sink = no hot water

    I replaced my kitchen sink and tap today, a fairly problem free plumbing job ...... However after checking for leaks I ran the hot water and it seems to cycle between luke warm and cold but never gets hot. I have opened all the taps to make sure there is no air in the system but still not...
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    Changing Kitchen Sink

    There should be a gate valve where the hot water leaves the tank which will avoid you having to drain off the tank.
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    Gas hob removal

    I need to :- 1. Remove my exisiting gas hob 2. Fit new kitchen worktop 3. Fit new gas hob I will be doing step 2 myself and getting CORGI man to fit the new hob. My question is: - There is no stop cock on the supply to the hob. I am very competent in plumbing. Can I remove the old hob...
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    Drop in combi water pressure - could it NOT be a leak?

    Im not a qualified expert on this, but I had the same problem with a Chaffeteux boiler and in this case removing the boiler front cover revealed the expanson vessel which had a 'tyre' valve which was used to pump air into the vessel. Of course you need to know the correct pressure. If your...
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    Gas hob - automatic extraction?

    Sent an email to Hotpoint querying this and they have replied that this is a requirment for some European countries, but not applicable to UK. But of course it doesn't make that clear in the installation manual.
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    Drop in combi water pressure - could it NOT be a leak?

    Expansion vessel could need pressurising. If the pressure is low in the EV, pressure can build up when the system gets hot and force open the pressure relief valve to expel some water. When the system cools again, the pressure will be low. You top up the pressure and the cycle repeats.
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    Back to wall toilet

    Why not go one step further and fit a wall hung pan with concealed cistern. No worries about fixing to the floor. I've recently fitted one and it looks really good.
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    asbestos pipe

    slightly dampen the pipe before removing. This will prevent any fibres being released into the air.
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    Gas hob - automatic extraction?

    The hob is a Hotpoint GQ64S Its a nice glass model but I cant see why it should have different requirements than any other hob. The manual seems to imply that its building regs that require the auto extraction
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    Gas hob - automatic extraction?

    I have just purchased a new gas hob which I am having professionally fitted. I thought it would be a straightforward replacement for the old hob. However the instruction book says that the room must be fitted with an air extraction system i.e cooker hood or extractor fan that starts...
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    Noisy Vaillant

    My Vaillant TurboMax Plus sometimes make strange noises when first switched on. Difficult to describe but it sort of emits three 'moans' and then clicks and a few seconds later fires up. We often hear when it first fires up in the morning. I have also just found out that this happens if I...
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    Replaceing Bathroom extractor

    Because it has a timer, it needs a permanent live connection (L) so that it will run after being switched off by the switched live (SL). Bear in mind that (L) will always be live even if the fan is switched off.
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