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Have ordered carpet that comes on a roll 4m wide. Ordered a 5m length which will be cut into two pieces (2m2 and 2m8). The two pieces are to be joined so the two 4m widths give 8m width in total. This 'width' will then actually be the 'length' of the hallway. This means, I now realise that...

OK I spent more than an hour on it but the new pump is in place and everything working/watertight again. It took just 2/3 bucket of drain off to get water clear of pump (should have done that in first place) and the pump was out in minutes, followed quickly by the valves. Pump and valves were...

Thanks for that - I changed the valves about 15 months ago (for Pegler Gate Valves) and did manage to 'inspect' the pump a few weeks later without trouble by simply shutting valves and removing rotor head. Now a further 12 months on I want to do similar to replace the rotor itself and can't get...

I need to replace my Grundfos UPS with the new UPS2 type and intended to simply swop the pump rotor head. However, after shutting the gate valves (top and bottom) and removing the bleed screw the flow of dripping water never ever ceased. Upon prising the rotor from the housing, too much water...

Well at least you got five years out of it! I gave up on Drayton and fitted a Honeywell valve instead a few months ago (see other thread). So far so good. :!: By the way a trade outlet sort of admitted that they 'have had bad batches' of these actuators. Seems to me the problem has...

Have taken just the pump head off and was incredulous as to how blocked the veins were! Was also surprised as to how narrow the gap was where the water is expelled from the pump in a centrifugal manner. I thought the pump would be more manly than it actually is. Cleaned out the narrow...

I appreciate all the useful comments. I do hope I find it is the pump when it comes out as I have eliminated most other things. Just couldn't see it would be the pump - now I do see! Will report back when I know more. IK PS: I do have the means to check the capacitor while I am at it.

Hi TeaTime I already looked at link you gave me. I intend to try to bleed the pump tonight and see if I can rotate the shaft easily or not. My main question is - how do pumps fail when they still appear to be rotating? Is it possible that they start going slower? Something I cannot get...

I have looked around the wiki and forums but do not see a specific answer I am looking for. Forgive me if it is already out there. The distant radiators at the ends of the two branches of my system are struggling to get heat. Don't believe it is sludge etc as the water was clear a couple of...

I would have but unfortunately there is no gland nut! It is the 90 degree turn ball type - guess a gate valve would have been better choice.

:D Last weekend I replaced the Drayton for the Honeywell one '45yearsagasman' mentioned. To the touch, the Honeywell is a Rolls Royce piece of engineering - but time will tell. It is all metal and comes as one robust piece. It also purrs when it changes position compared to the Drayton...

Thanks D_H As I said to Daniel I don't think it is sticking - but I do have a niggling doubt in my mind that it might be a bit stiff. Will try with my fingers tonight but I feel it is not as easy to turn as you suggest. What I have not mentioned is a year or so after installing the first...

Thanks 45years.... for confirming that I can fit that as a direct replacement. It's more expensive, but I don't want another cheap actuator that fails again in a couple of years (false economy). What I think is the problem is the circuit board in the actuator. The clicking noise is the...

This is a common fault - I have had it twice now - see my other thread 'Drayton Mid Position Valve again'. How long did your replacement last in May 2010?

Daniel Thanks As far as I am concerned it is not sticking. I can turn it quite easy with pliers and manually isolate water and/or heating. With the actuator removed (and still clicking) I have also put a screwdriver in slot (one that engages with valve) and forced it towards hot water but...

I changed the valve a few years ago because the actuator became faulty. It started emitting a whirring clicking noise continually when the hot water was calling for heat only. The result was that the valve was not fully hard over to HW and so a little hot water got to the radiators too...

I too have replaced these twice now in 5 years. Whilst it is great to be able to replace the actuator alone - this convenience clearly comes at a price. I have temporarily swopped back to a spare actuator and it is ok at the moment. My father had his all in one Drayton valve replaced a...

We had a black composite door fitted a few years ago. It has started to stick in the frame at the bottom of the door and this is due to water ingress which has swelled the timber of the door and separating the face and side plastic coverings. The water ingress seems to have happened along...

So, the way I think the boiler modulates the heat output is through the fan speed. The injector operating on a diaphram in the gas valve to increase gas rate? If this is so, then then why does the fan speed not change in response to an increase in the variable temperature control? Is the...

My condensing boiler is about three years old and I have my suspicions as to what is wrong, but wanted to air the symptoms here, so I can decide on who to call to repair it. I am an engineer, so am quite good at testing electrical parts but realise that the gas bits need to be done by a...