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    Cracked Brickwork below window

    I've got cracked brickwork under a window, looks like the house shifted years ago..does anyone have a experience of the Twistfix Helical bars.? I've taken all the plaster off back to the Brickwall looks scary but fixable, I only want to do it once.!! Any tips would be gratefully received.
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    Adding 2 Radiators using Pushfit.?

    Hi..I'm thinking of adding 2 radiators using pushfit pipe and connectors..looks like a simple job on paper..any horror stories.? Any info would be much appreciated.
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Thanks again John D I'm going to bleed the radiators in the morning. My wife thinks I'm a genius Lol Thank you for all your advice it is very much appreciated. I'll let you know if I fall through the ceiling.!!
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Hi John D I have emptied the feed tank and scooped out the gunk at the bottom added the Sentinel X400 and let the feed tank refill itself. All seems to be working well 24hrs later. It says on the Sentinel bottle to leave for a few weeks in extreme cases (which this is) and then drain the...
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    No.. I can't see any of them..I will have a go at bleeding the radiators tomorrow..I think I can do that..how much water shall I let out.?
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Thanks John D That sounds right to me, I felt the radiator the other day and thought that the Top was hotter than the Bottom, this is normally caused by sludge ( I think) The Pump on the Central Heating system is a Grundfos Selectric UPS 15-50 it works silently.
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Hi John D it's gas heated by a back boiler behind the front room fire. it's a least 25 years old only 2 radiators on the central heating, never had any inhibiter or the like..I've only just realized how little maintenance has been done over the years. Why do you think it has just started...
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Two..the one with the hot water is directly above the emersion tank, the cold water supply/tank is in the other end of the loft. I have cooled the water in the small tank by letting a bit of cold into it and then turned the whole thing back on on and it appears to be switching off and on, which...
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Thanks Goldspoon..thats it exactly..do you know why the radiators would not be working.? how much is a new thermostat ?
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    Immersion Heater boiling all day(New Member)

    Hi Guys..I've just got home to hear a gurgling noise in the Central Heating pipes, went upstairs to the airing cupboard and the emersion heater/tank sounded like a kettle boiling. switched off the power, went upstairs into the loft and the feeder tank has boiling water in it. I put a new Red...
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