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  1. ismellgas

    Raising height of clay waste

    is the waste coming up from the ground lead? if so you could chance putting a bit of plastic 4" straight into it and sealing the gap.. or maybe a pan connector would fit better.. or pan connector extension (incase you need to put a bend on later). obv if you can expose the waste underground to...
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    shower tray

    ..could you put down a bit of DPC on the floor then put the legs on that? (A roll of damp proof course, the stuff they wrap the ends of joists in..) hope this helps u pal
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    Sime format 80b

    hey plumb people, my friends sime format boiler has an orange led flashing which according to the manual mean a fault with the CH sensor. I have changed the CH thermistor and the light still flashes. the boiler pressure is ok. the combined pressure and temp gauge on the front of the boiler...
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    Ariston ecombi 24

    Right.. so a neighbour asked me to look at his hot water for him, says its not "hot enough". Its a brand new ariston ecombi 24 fitted to old pipework (not that old) it was an old vokera compact that was in before and the new boiler has been hung in the same place. he says the water was a "bit"...
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    Help me to find my leak

    check blow off and drain outside..
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    Glowworm Ultimate 50ff - not starting

    if the fan is moving freely and getting power then theres a good chance its the air pressure switch.. (assuming the venturis are not blocked)
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    baxi boiler

    this would normally indicate a leak somewhere on the system you could check the drain for the system incase its passing, also have a walk about and check radiators and any heating pipes that are visible. It could also be the expansion vessel thats faulty, either loosing charge through the...
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    Open vented system boiler to combi boiler

    ..do away with F&E tank cap the mains feeding it and you can do what you like with the feed from the tank. loop the mains feeding the storage tank into the cold feed coming from it, I'm assuming it does your bathroom if its not mains already. you could take the flow and return from the...
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    What Do I Need To Turn These Old Lockshields?

    .. try your luck with needle nose pliers if you can get a grip..?
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    System keeps filling up with air.

    try bleeding it from the air valve on the top insulated pipe at the front of the cylinder to get the air out the coil. also possible the pump is positioned in such a way that it is drawing air down the vent. just ideas mate cant be sure..
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    Main combi 24 HE issues

    could be the air pressure switch or the gas valve..
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    Halstead Ace high not firing up

    blocked injectors? partially blocked burner? (the wee holes on that side lol)
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    Pressure slowly dropping in sealed system

    could be a combination of venting a little, radiator weeping a little and possibly heat exchanger weeping a little aswell, but drying up before it leaves chamber.. I've seen it before..
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    Siemens RWB9 vs Dog

    I'm sorry i'm not 100% sure on this so wont answer! but you have to post a pic of the dog with programmer in mouth lol :lol:
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    Top floor radiators on three storey house won’t heat up

    old systems can have a radiator attached to the hot water circuit also and acts as a kind of bypass, its unusual that the entire 3rd floor would appear to be linked though... I'm not sure to be honest mate, I would have thought a faster pump speed or bigger pump would help get the heat round...
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    Potterton Performa 28 pressure problems

    pressure rising is an expansion vessel problem. hopefully it just needs pumped a bit. If the pressure drops while its cold i'm assuming that would rule out the filling loop..
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    Opal Trident Low Pressure Light / No Flow

    To be honest pal I'm not sure but here is a link that could be of some help http://www.howtomendit.com/answers.php?id=62382 could always try calling triton technical help if you havent done already. hope this was of some use mate. .. at least I replied! :P
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    ideal isar he30 boiler?

    when you say it comes on.. is it only for a few seconds? possible thermistor..
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    Macerating question (confused)

    any pan will do mate, but not sure about the concealed cistern pan ;) ^ I wouldnt put a macerater behind a wall if it didnt have good access, good luck and remember if its running a great distance vertically some recommend a non return valve (yes on the waste) so that the pump doesnt have to...
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    mains pressure

    how would you note the flow without a flow cup/gauge? lol i'm confused.. If it was a tank 10metres head = 1bar I think.. but the mains is obv different :P
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