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    Mold inside windows, badly sealed windows?

    SO... had our windows replaced a few years ago and the min bedroom ones always had a bit of mold inside on the sill, they've been out and looked at them various times and although improvements were seen there's on that really still quite bad. they did seem keen to sort the issue, been out a...
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    Mira atom flow valve replacement issues

    So... Took it off the wall so I could have a proper look. The temp end comes out ok, but looking at how it's fitted it has a brass insert that's screwed into the body and the thread inside that which the therm asjuster screws into is press fitted into it, if it's the same the other end I'm...
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    Mira atom flow valve replacement issues

    Yep it's a bar, it's on the left side , flow one, the temp one is on the right hand end
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    Mira atom flow valve replacement issues

    Hi Guys, Mira atom shower we have seems to have issues, flow valve im guessing as its stiff to turn on, almost impossible at times. I've tried to remove the old one (after taking the control knob and plastic cover off) using a 17mm spanner it just turns (quite tightly) and doesnt appear to...
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    Query about gravity system setup and expansion tank

    Thanks for all the replies and advice guys, much appreciated. Planning to cut out and replace where the partially blocked pipe is as suggested, then I'll leave well alone and get the boiler swapped ( by a plumber ) at some point in the not too distant future, will certainly make sure they...
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    Query about gravity system setup and expansion tank

    Thanks again, I'm tempted to drain it down, fix this blockage by replacing that section and refill with some treatment in it (de scale maybe?), the boiler bangs and clanks a lot too so guessing it's full of crud, using a magnet to trace down the pipes the only place it really sticks is at this...
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    Query about gravity system setup and expansion tank

    Two more questions then (sorry!) Boiler cut out today again, during the night i asume as heating was cold first thing, could this cause it? It's been colder weather and i asume that was the cut out cause, boiler is in the attached garage so get cold in there. Q2 can I use speedfit on CH? Would...
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    Query about gravity system setup and expansion tank

    Thanks Is it worth trying to clear the pipe with a flexible wire or rod? as I can probably get one down from the connection in the loft down the pipe but not over towards the pump where it branches off.
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    Query about gravity system setup and expansion tank

    Hi Guys, Quick question really i hope, in our house we have a gravity fed HW and CH system, with a gas boiler , electric pump and 3 way valve. boiler in garage, pump, valve, tank in airing cupboard and 2 tank in the loft, one for water and the other the expansion. The system works but boiler...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    I thought that too, the original had a switch on the back to run like that or as seperate systems, I tried to set it to gravity and both worked as expected, when set back to normal it had the issue, thinking about it maybe the fault is in the region of the switch within that circuit as that's...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    took a gamble and just grabbed a new programmer from screwfix, its working now :) got a slightly different model as it was cheaper and also worried that the others may be prone to issues.... thanks for your help in diagnosing this, i've learnt a fair bit along the way about how the black...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    as far as i remember its no different after fitting it and that was the reason i swapped the head off the mid position valve. stripped the programmer and no obvious broken bits but its all on a PCB so hard to tell, cleaned contacts and replaced but no change, gonna try a new programmer and...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    that's the weird thing... if i turn on HW the white wire gets power.... its almost as if the turning on HW kicks the CH relay inside the timer box into life?? the voltage at the room stat is dead unless HW is on, once on that's live and as a result when activated it sends a voltage down...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    so some progress thanks to those diagrams! heating on only and there's no power to 2 out of 3 of the feeds expected, these being the one from the room stat to the valve and the one that goes from valve to boiler. if i put the heating on the room stat gets power (only 24 volts is that...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    that's very useful thanks :) this morning both came on as per the timer, they're off now, when i get a second i'm going to get the meter and see what's going on when i want just heating only as that seems to be the issue, the odd thing is that it works when HW is also on but not separately...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    Its on timed now with HW and CH due to come on first thing in the morning, will see what happens, working from home tomorrow so can have a play around and see if i can narrow down the cause. i've found a couple of diagrams which i assume are for my type, on this link, Y type i assume...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    scratch that it ran for a bit then went off. drawing board again.... :(
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    I think (not certain until i test it) that i may have found the issue... I tried looking for the "hot not required voltage" and found it was as it should be using NW switched on and thermostat on tank to test all 3 outcomes. i then took the top of the 3 way and when i put it back id...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    had a further mess around since last reply... if i start with neither on, then turn on CH, nothing happens, 3 way stays in position A (HW) If i then - 1. turn the HW on vavle goes to mid and both work OR 2. with HW still off manually move the 3 way to mid position, it comes to...
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    please help, odd problem with heating...

    Hi Stem, it has worked previously as i remember this issue has just been happening over the last month or so, when we moved in around 4 years ago we swapped the 3 way valve as it was giving hot water and heating even when just the water was on. later on we swapped the programmer to one...
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