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    boiler losing pressure

    at the top of the ev you will see a schrader valve it's like a tyre valve use a tyre pressure guage it should read approx .8 if it's bolow that just use a normal pump to inflate the system when cold should be presserised to approx 1.5
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    Loops in plumbing

    yes i have to agree with you that was the way it used to be done , but current regs require fully pumped. and as the solid fuel was only installed 3 months ago it's required to be fully pumped. that was what i described with the pipe config and with that there is only the need for 1 pipe stat...
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    you don't need abv if all rads are'nt fitted with trv's it sounds as it's only dirt in the system get yourself some fernox heavy duty restorer or ds40 and this will clear the issue my e-mail is in my profilejavascript:emoticon(':D')
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    how to refill vent and pressurise a glowworm 30cxi

    vent the rads and repressurise system to approx 1.5 bar then disconnect water supply
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    how many rads have you got and how many have trv's do you have an abv or were they using the rad upstairs as the bypass
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    Loops in plumbing

    it makes no odds if it 's gravity if he installs the pump with the vent pipe behind !!!! he will be pulling in air this is why the layout is vent , feed , and then the pump from the solid fuel back boiler and that is current requirements!!! so tamz it is you who should look it up
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    Loops in plumbing

    yes you can install a pump install the pump on the flow with the feed behind the pump and the ex/pipe within 150mm of the feed you will need to wire a pipe stat to the pump which you will put on the return set your pump speed to 1 but if needed set to 2 set the pipe stat approx 30 degrees...
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    yes it could be drawing in air to the system depending on the position of your feed and ex pipe the air being drawn into your system is what causes the magnite as it attacks the inside especially if you have not got enough inhibitor in the system you can always try no 1 setting on the pump
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    pump only needs to be set to 2 no it's not dangerous the noise is only an irritant if you take center screw out of the pump when the pump is running and put a screwdriver in the impellor should hit of it
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    heating system for extension

    come off the boiler in 15mm not 22mm as far as combi goes you can get one but surely you won't be using all the washing facilites at the one time
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    what speed is your pump set at 1/3 get your installer to check the the location of the feed and expansion pipes pump could be pulling in air yes you will the water will be black dirty get your installer to do a test on the water from the rads with a tds meter this checks the ratio of...
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    it sounds as the flow is restricted by sludge get your system chemically cleaned no there is no pressure guage as it is an open vented system are the rads cold in spots fernox do a cleaner called heavy duty restorer drain down the system and add to f&e tank refill system and vent rads...
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    Vaillant Turbomax Plus 824e - No CH or HW

    get yourself some fernox ds40 this works within 4 hrs with a power flushing unit also after you clean add some inhibitor fernox f1 also there is the fernox tf1 twin-tech which captures magnetic and non-magnetic particles
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    Help Please - Noisy Central heating

    how old is the system when was it last serviced does the boiler make a noise like a kettle boiling when does the noise happen is it on start up what is the pressure reading on the system
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    Re-Siting a Filling Loop

    yes have the flexi disconnected only reconnect when you are refilling and yes you would normally have check valves fitted for ease of connection and filling current water regs require that the filling loop is only made as tempory connection the e/v has a schrader valve like a car tyre all...
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    Vibrating TRVs

    whatever room you have the wall stat in there should not be a trv fitted the magna clean twin-tech or the fernox tf1 twin-tech they are both very good and do exactly the same job but the tf1 is much cheaper
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    gas fire failed :-(

    take the stopper off and fit a crow guard with rain diverter was he a gas safe eng did he disconnect the fire did he blank gas supply to fire then get a gas safe eng out to perform a flue test and spillage test on fire mi's instructions should have detailed what sort of flue liner to be...
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    Classic heat exchanger blockage?

    you can leave it in for a week if you want but it has done it's work after approx 4 hrs x800 was designed to work with a power flush it does not need a neutraliser the fernox ds40 is the ideal chemical for very dirty systems and that comes with neutraliser the fernox heavy duty restorer...
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