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Thanks for the reply - None on the middle floor - bathrooms are up stairs, kitchen downstairs…those rooms don’t smell! I’ve been expecting to maybe see a stain on the ceiling or a wall somewhere but there’s nothing showing!

Evening all. We’ve started getting a drain smell in and around our lounge/staircase. For info, house is 15ish years old, 3 floor townhouse with the problem around the middle floor. There is a bathroom and en suite on floor above. I’ve tried an off the shelf drain cleaner for the shower as that...

I havent been back to sort it yet (i Thanks for the replies yesterday. I’ve cut it out and on further inspection it was what you described. Out of interest, what is pitting - and what causes it? A relative of mine reckons (bear with me) that about 25 years ago, the uk imported batches of...

Oh. That doesn’t sound good! I’ll cut it out and have a look.

That’s the thing - it’s corroded in the loft near the tank, nothing up there but insulation and a few suitcases! I’m wondering if some old flux has eaten away over the years. The pipe is a bit green where the holes are.

It’s 25 years old - original system.

Hi, thanks for the reply - it’s the pipe that goes up and over through the lid of the HW tank. The holes are straight through the copper - not on a joint or dodgy fitting which was my first thought!

I’ve got a y plan system and have found pinholes on the hot water tank expansion pipe (and a leaking ceiling). I’ll replace it but am wondering if this is a symptom of something badly wrong?! It’s about 25 years old with an ideal classic that has been a bit noisy lately. Any advice?

Hello, Has anyone had any dealings with this controller? It's a Resol Deltasol for solar thermal store and is not switching the solar pump on. It's attached to a gas boiler and cylinder with 3 port and the HW works fine running with gas. There's a mode switch underneath with I / Auto / 0 and...

hi, I have a leak coming through the ceiling and have found 3 small pinholes along the length of the copper expansion pipe going into the hw f&e tank! (Open vented Y plan system) I'm going to replace the section but am now wondering what's caused it? The house is approx 15 years old and the...

I got one of those lazy spa jacuzzis which was nice...but every now and again, the water needs changing...I don't like emptying it all over the garden through the bung and there's a nice drain nearby...I have an old CH circulating pump...can I rig it up with some hoses to help drain the water or...

Now i know what to do if the condenser pipe freezes this winter! And i fit it myself!

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Expensive on eBay - about £20 in local plumbing shops in west yorkshire - and I've fit it myself - £19.95 and a worry free winter (cheaper than the £120 she paid out for a plumber to cut the pipe!)- not sure if they're available nationwide though - pm me and ill get one for you!

Just a quick heads-up - I was looking round for a way to stop my mum's condensate pipe from freezing up (as per last year)! A gas installer friend pointed me to one of these ICE valves...

Sorry, i did mean a temporary fix! I looked through an old Vaillant Ecomax manufacturers instructions, it pretty much advises to run internally unless totally avaoidable, but, they have big 150mm siphons, so surely they would be safe to drain into a bucket...? but on the other hand, an Ideal...

Thanks Simon, im sure a couple of older models i know of could do the same...but, again, what is the difference between these boilers leaking PoC into a bucket, or out through an air-break? Gas Safe couldnt clarify it!

ive heard of engineers cutting the condensate drain underneath the boiler and letting it drip into a bucket to get boilers working again (especially when the boiler is 1/2 floors up and thawing isnt an option) i wonder if any of the boiler manufacturers would actually give the green light to...

Evening, Just to end an argument, ive been trying to find out, just what is wrong with cutting a blocked condensate pipe caused by freezing! Now, we all know that we should try to run them internally, and if they must run outside, fall as steeply as possible with as thick a pipe diameter...

Im a gas safe registered service engineer and got called to a friends' Ideal Response 120 (btw have only encoutered a couple of these in the past). The problem was described as 'intermittent hot water...havent tried heating cos its summer'. After opening it up and checking the usuals on both...