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Evening I've recently moved house and I'm pretty sure there is a fault in the central heating. The system is about 8 years old. There is a hot water valve and then 2 zone heating. The problem seems to be that the upstairs thermostat can turn the upstairs radiators on regardless of what the...

Just a quick follow up. Connected the two pipes together this evening and it works perfectly. First time since owing the house that the system can fill itself up! Thanks again Picasso.

Thank you! Just checked the boiler manual (glowworm micron 50ff) and it does say that it has a safety overheat and I actually just noticed that combined feed and vent is mentioned in the manual as allowed. I take it it really is just as simple as capping the blocked pipe and joining the 15mm...

It's in the loft. It's just infront of that big pile of insulation that I moved so I could take a picture of the pipes.

Hi I have blocked cold feed into the central heating. I've tried system cleaner and using mains pressure but I cant shift the blockage. Unfortunately I can't cut out the blocked piece of pipe either as it's below the tiled kitchen floor. So the last option is can I combine the feed and vent...

Thanks everyone. Without previously fully realising that the sockets in the garage were only wired into one 15 amp fuse, I have been running an old 90's hotpoint washer (2.8kw) and and 80's dryer (2.6kw) from this circuit at the same time for ages without any problems. I do agree with you all...

Thanks everyone for your responses so far. At the house end, the cable goes into another small CU similar to the one in the garage and then into the main fuse board. I just opened up the one in the house and there is one 20 amp fuse therefore the cable to the garage must be rated to withstand...

Hi I think I've been defeated here and I'm going to have to call an electrician in... I was about to purchase a 4600 watt American sized tumble dryer which I know needs hardwired in. I checked the small consumer unit in the garage today and there are two fuse holders. Both rated at 15 amp max...

Hi I'm just looking for a couple of opinions on a new inline bathroom fan installation. Ill be doing it (attempting it) myself. My question relates to 'replacement' air whilst the fan is on. There is no gap between the door and floor which I know will hinder the fans performance. My plan is to...

Hi Im in the middle of replacing the downstairs cloakroom. I went to order a mixer tap this afternoon and noticed there was a minimum pressure of 0.5bar required. To be honest this hadn't even crossed my mind. I replaced the kitchen tap with a mixer tap a couple of years ago and did notice the...

Just a very quick update. I am beyond delighted. Plumber came a few weeks ago and fitted a valve, he only charged me £20 in total. Boiler got fixed today. For the first time ever, I have burning hot radiators, all of them. The radiator in the back bedroom never used to even really get warm...

Hi I have stripped down the machine ready to change the bearings however I have got to a sticking point. I changed the bearings about 6 years ago and can't remember having the same difficulty! I have taken the front cover of the outer tub off and rear pulley removed. This just leaves the...

thanks for a quick response! I didn't even think of notor bearings. To be honest, I'm not sure how I would tell? It did seem to be coming from the drum area, its just got quieter since taking the pully off. Im tempted to build it all together again to test it

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Main unit attached. I believe the smaller box below will turn off the garage below. I did take the screw off and open up the one in the garage - there was indeed fuses in there. 2 x 15amp. It looks like one is for the single socket at the front of the garage and one to 2 x double sockets at the...

Hi Old Hotpoint WM22 started sounding loud on spin, and sounds a bit 'crusty ' when turning the drum manually. Time for a bearing change. This evening I stripped the machine down- front panel off, front of drum exposed, belt and pulley off. Now that the belt and pulley are off, the drum...

I'm not understanding the electrics in my detached garage. When I switch the main switch off on the CU in the house, it does not turn the power off to the garage. Instead there is a small box with an on/off switch at the entrance to the garage Is this a mini CU I.e will there be fuses if...

Forgive my ignorance but I don’t follow the concerns... Where I filled using a hose pipe is simply an air vent pipe for the hot water heating coil. The pipe out the top of the tank which goes to the tee junction goes down to feed the taps with hot water and up is the expansion pipe for hot...

Hopefully this picture clarifies the set up

Thanks again for the responses. Final question and I feel a bit silly asking, but does it matter if the valve goes on the feed or return of the hot water tank? In my head I can’t see it making difference. It looks easier to put it on the return as theres more pipe to play with