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thanks for the reply. i can see on of these in the airing cupboard by the water tank

Hi, Our central heating wont switch off, regardless of whether it is on, off, timed, etc on the control panel - unless we physically turn the boiler off. We have a Potterton Suprima 60l and a Horstmann CentaurPlus C27 programmer/thermostat. We had this problem in January, and just when...

can only see one, but will have another good luck in the airing cupboard - which is pretty pokey and doesnt have a light! Is it possible /common for the second to be tucked away completely out of sight, perhaps under the flooring? So do you think we need a sparky, rather than a plumber to...

Have had a good look around and can only see one motorized valve. It doesnt sit at the top of a T-junction of pipes, but just alongside a continuos stretch. It is a Honeywell V4043H1056 and has a metal switch on the bottom for 'auto' and 'manual open', and which is currently set to auto...

Definitely recall having a metal box contraption connected to a pipe in the airing cupboard, but will go and have a rumage around to see what i can see and report back shortly...!

bit more info in case it helps... After having the boiler off since last night, I just now turned the CH to 'timed' on the control panel, but ensured that the system was not actually timed to come on, i also turned the thermostat right down. I then turned the boiler back on - nothing. I...

Hello 45yearsagasman - nice to hear from you again! A faulty valve sounds like a major problem, and not one to be fixed by inexperienced hand. Is there anyway I could confirm this as the cause before getting someone around to fix it? Thanks again,

Thanks for the swift response! We have a Potterton Suprima 60L located in our basement - in the airing cupboard down there we also have a big cylindrical tank, which I presume is a hot water cylinder. Thanks again

Hello everyone A couple of nights ago our central heating didnt switch off and now stays on 24hrs, irrespective of what we do with the control panel or thermostat. The timer can be set to off, we can actually turn it off, and we can turn the thermostat right down - and whilst the panel...

of course youre right - it was a stupid idea, born form desperation, although i didnt include the air-inlet vent in my box, it was still very silly and I have taken it down now. :oops: Think I might get a condenser boiler fitted in the new year - the amount of energy going out in to the cold...

Perhaps strangely, I would be sort of glad if it is just frozen as that would hopefully mean its not something more serious, like a blown sani-flo, which would require much more work. All the pipes are plastic, so perhaps simply pouring a few kettles of water (and catching most of the water...

Afternoon all, I have had a thorough inspection of the outside and all the pipes. The main soil pipe seems to be fine as all other toilet and sink drain pipes, that visibly join this main pipe higher up the building, appear and sound like they drain OK (thank goodness). The last pipe that...

Thats a good shout - particularly as it may avoid getting up to my pits in unpleasantness...! I suspect a pipe somewhere must be blocked somehow, as we never really use the basement loo (certainly havent recently), so I guess it would be odd for it to have become blocked with waste now? Plus...

Thanks for the swift response Seco Services. Is there a DIY method of unblocking the Saniflo (which I presume is the device making the noise under the toilet?), is it a job for a professional to flush it all clear? Cheers

Hello everyone, We have a bathroom in our basement, which we almost never use. The toilet is fitted with some sort of device that makes a grinding noise every time it is flushed. Yesterday evening, I heard the toilet grinding away - despite not having been used, so i went downstairs to...

Hi Jake1886, Not sure what type of taps we have - but there is a variety throughout the house. However, none only move by a quarter turn from fully open to close - which i guess is what a 'quarter turn tap' is. We are having all the 'offending' bathrooms re-done in the New Year, will ask...

Thanks 45yearsagasman - will do, and have a merry christmas too (my family hopefully will now - as opposed to freezing to death...!)

Dear 45yearsagasman, just to let you know that i took your advice, read up on re-charging our sealed CH system - and that seems to have done the trick! Pressure gauge (which was tucked right out of the way and not positioned to be obvious) was very low. So re-charged system and the top floor...

Thanks for the swift response! Not sure when the problem started as we only bought the house a few months ago and it has always been there. There is no hammer when we use any of the basement or ground floor taps, washing machine, toilets, dishwashers, etc etc. The problem is only when...

Hi All, We have a four storey house (inc basement) and quite bad water hammer from the upper floor taps, particularly some of the hot taps and electric shower. Ground floor and basement taps all OK. Have read up on causes of hammer, and presume it was un-clipped pipes moving around when...