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So I recently needed to replace the TRV head, the plastic collar that the metal ring "grips" had disintegrated. The pin in the valve was stuck UP, but a little clean, a little tappy tappy hammer, some GT85 and working the pin up and down with pliers and all seems good again. However, it seems...

I have a Wilo RS60 which is not working properly. In the manual it says it is 130mm between ports and 1 1/2" BSPM fittings. Pumps I see for sale say things like 25-60 and from what I've read this is to do with the fittings and the head, bit I don't follow. Do I need a 1 1/2" (37.5mm) fitting, so...

We've recently had a conservatory built with a dwarf brick wall, and wanted to keep the interior as plain brick. However they constantly look dirty / dusty. Today we went over them with a stiff dry brush, and then again with the brush wetted to get the brick as clean as possible. Thing is, when...

There are a couple of threads around with similar (or same!) titles, but none quite get to the issue of what I am trying to resolve. I have a Glenhill stainless Envirofoam tank, 1050 x 450 (140L) This has a TOP fitting immersion heater. Our boiler has currently packed up so we are using the...

So... I'm getting lost in some of the terminology... I think I know what things are but want to check. Firstly what is the difference between a Timeswitch and a Programmer? I know a programmer lets you set the water / CH to come on and off at different times of the day, but in that case what...

Hi all, Just after some advice here, to make sure I am about to embark down the correct path :) The 'complaint' is that the power shower in the bathroom runs 'less than hot' quite quickly after it is first used, and each subsequent shower after that is cooler still, until finally it's...

I have an over-bath power shower, and generally it is great. However, when the shower gets switched off, the water runs down the outside of the flexi hose and then drips down onto the taps. From there it runs along the back of the bath (as shown with the blue arrow), before running off the side...

Is it ok / possible to fit a Hot water cylinder using flexible fittings for some / all of the connections? Not really thought about it to be honest, just wondering if it is an option for the DIY-er that might not get rigid pipe work spot on... I'm thinking that perhaps the rigid pipework...

Ok, this is a very strange one, and I don't really know what to do about it :P Occasionally, when running a bath or shower the water has a distinctive oniony smell to it, (I've not noticed it anywhere other than in the bathroom, but that could be because I don't spend as long 'with the water'...

Between my neighbours house and mine there is a double width driveway, (ie our drives are side by side), and the boilers in each house have the flue discharge from the boiler in the kitchen through the wall to outside and over the drive ways at approximately thigh height; Unforunately...

Just after some opinions here. I have recently opened the case on the boiler again due to (another) sensor failure. By chance I happened to to see the 'layout' page in the manual, available here: Ideal RD2 Manual - Section 12 - Page 15 My system is fully pumped, so table 6. Access to the...

Does anyone know off hand what resistance I should 'expect' on the thermistors on this boiler? I knew it once before (when I had to replace them), but have since forgotten :( I know that OC or SC would be obviously faulty, but I'd like to know roughly what range I should expect to see (cold...

I'm installing a shower pump in the airing cupboard. At the moment there is a 15mm hot feed that comes out of the top of the hotwater cylinder alongside the main 22mm feed. The 22mm then travels horizontally to the center of a T, where it travels vertically up as a vent, and vertically down to...

I am in the process of replacing a power shower that gave up. It was plumbed with a 15mm feed from the cold tank in the loft, through the airing cupbaord and into the shower. Similarly the hot feed comes through a shared flange in the top of the hot water tank in the airing cupboard and ran...

I wasn't sure where to place this, tiling or plumbing, so if it's wrong please excuse me :) I am fitting a shower into a bathroom that is already tiled etc. It is a Mira mixer shower, and comes with the 'dog-leg' style plumbing fittings, so I've opted to get one of THESE Mira Valve...

Ok, so I've been having a nightmare with 'air' in the heating system and also pumping-over. Originally the pipe layout was like this; Boilerflow coming up the left hand side, vent pipe to the loft continuing up, the main flow turning horizontal. Then a T to the 15mm feed, and then carrying...

Ok, so my system; Pumped primary, vented system with indirect cylinder for DHW. The system is configured with the pump in the airing cupboard on the flow from the boiler, then to 2 motorised valves, one feeding the DHW coil, and one feeding the rads. I have recently cleaned my system, so...

Is there a calculator, or a rough rule of thumb I can use to calculate the capacity of my central heating system? I have a bottle of Sentinel X700 biocide and it says; . I have no idea what capacity my system would be at the moment, so I don't know if I need to use a full bottle to treat...

So I fitted the basin to the wall last night using one of the basin fitting kits that involves putting bolts into the wall and hanging the basin from them, similar to this kit; http://www.screwfix.com/p/fischer-basin-fixing-kit/71804 However due to slight misalignment (I guess), the basin...

Ok, the title sums it up really, but here is some background :) Pumped Primary, open-vented system. Indirectly heated DHW. Last year my heating system had issues with various rads not getting warm etc. When I tried to clean the system the water that came out was black, so I ran some X400...