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Thanks for the heads up will go with them. Alan - Yes the rubber seal is the same as u would get on a blank. Fitted these types before and had problem with leaks after the rubber perished within a few months. Can't be fussed going through it again!

Good Afternoon, Quick question: can you buy rigid radiator extension tails with a union fitting on the end? I can only seem to find extendable ones, but don't trust the rubber olive on the end that goes in the rad. example: http://www.screwfix.com/p/radiator-union-valve-tail-pack-of-2/78169...

Hi all, After my experience of doing maintenance on my open vented system learnt quite a lot about balancing rads, pipework, sludge etc. One question I was wondering is the speed at which the pump pushes the water around my system. Which is better? a) To have the pump slowly ease the...

Hi Andy, Yep spot on its next to the pan so would seem like the previous owners had poor aim :D I will replace in the next few weeks when I flush the cleaner out. Since I added the sludge cleaner in last week I have noticed i need to bleed 2 upstairs radiators regularly. Its a bit acidic...

Evening, Its been a while but finally got around to starting this today! So I took each radiator off and gave it a hose in the back yard. My word i was amazed at the stuff that came out. A few of the radiators spewed out about half a glass of sandy silt each I was really amazed at the...

Hi John, Thanks again for all your advice, I have done a bit of searching online and will also invest in a Spirotech MB3 whilst I am tinkering with the pipework for the pump and valve replacement. Hopefully that will extend the life of the system for a good while as I really cant afford a...

Hi John, I definitely have a sludge problem as since i turned the pump up 2 radiators no longer get hot (1 upstairs and 1 down). Plan is as follows... - Buy 2 Sentinel X400 - Take off 2 problem rads and hose outside to clear blockages - Drain all system - Refill system with water and...

Hi John, no not given a clean moved in 6 months ago but based on state of place doubt it's had one for a while. Would this be responsible for needing to turn the pump up? Thanks for your help and advice

been running the last few days with no problems, with the pump at top speed it seems to have stopped the bubbling and clanging noises. Could this have been due to the boiler "boiling" the water due to the pump not sending the water away from the boiler quick enough? Is this a sign of a new...

hi all, just an update on this, after leaving the pump on max setting for an hour and then turning it down the bubbling has ceased. I guess air was trapped somewhere in the system and by speeding up the pump it has pushed it along. As my actuator has been on the blink for the last couple...

ok, bled the pump and no air came out just water dribbling from the bottom. When i bleed the radiators water does come out, i wouldnt say forefully though as in it shoots clear of the metal? next to try the FE tank to see if water is being drawn in, if not guess it is blocked pipe work...

ok tried the magnet but doesnt appear to be sticking anywhere along that run. I noticed the vent pipe was fairly warm and the water in the FE tank also slightly warm is this normal? One thing i did notice is that the pump was very hot, and the problem seemed to start when the boiler first...

thanks Pete, its freezing here so hoping to get it sorted today. I have been up in the loft and looked at my FE tank, the pipework looks a little different to how you have displayed it though.. the cold feed from my FE tank seems to attach to the vent in the loft and the the vent pipe then comes...

Hi there, I have recently been having an issue with the actuator on my boiler, still havent got around to replacing it as yet so manually turned the valve on HEATING as a temporary measure...

Hi, thanks for getting back to me, the actuator is still calling the boiler as you suggest so its still firing OK. The motor is too weak to turn the valve though and I suspect has been for quite a while as the water has been boiling hot no matter what i did to the cylinder stat. Guessing it...

Hi Stem, Thanks for you reply its good to know I am not going to damage anything by manually setting this temporally. I noticed last night that the hot water was no longer hot so it looks like that by turning this to face fully the CH port it isn't heating the water anymore. If I leave...

Hi there, I have one of these removable actuators on my port valve in the airing cupboard.. http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Heating/Motorised+Valves/Sunvic+23+Port+Actuator+2+Port/d230/sd3232/p45139 I noticed over the last few days the radiators haven't been coming on but the water has...

for anyone interested in this, i ended up opening up the drill holes on an angle so that I could fix the screws in. :x

hi, yes its a U shaped channel but its not possible to fit these to the wall and then bring in the shower door. Due to the walled enclosure it has to have the wall channels placed on either side with the door off first which is causing me the problem. Any ideas? I have found a right angled...

Hi there, I am installing a bi fold shower glass door, standard glass door with x2 wall panels/channels that slide over the edges and are secured to the wall. I have put the 2 wall panels into the enclosure, marked and drilled holes then fitted plugs. The problem is that when i present the...