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    Air locks

    Problem solved. Air was being sucked into the cylinder from the vent pipe. When I had tried to flush the system by putting mains water through the hot tap that didn't cure the blockage as the water came out via the vent pipe, following the route of least resistance. Blocking off the end of the...
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    Air locks

    Yep, there's no problem there. Now I do have a pump to the shower, and it's not connected by a surrey flange, and I've had it for three years without any trouble, however the problem exists when the pump is not working, and it's only gravity supplying water to taps
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    Air locks

    I have a traditional hot water system with hot tank. Over the last few days it has developed continuous air locks in the hot water system. Turning on the taps and it gurgles/slows down/stops/starts again etc. I have tried flushing out the system by attaching the mains supply to the hot tap...
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    Replacing a boiler

    I have an OP3 oil fired boiler which I reckon is about 37 years old. Still going well but suspect efficiency is down to 50+ %. Various bits of the burner have been replaced over the years and at the last service the engineer pointed out that the whole burner unit now needed replaced, and that a...
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    Sash window locks

    //www.diynot.com/pages/hs/hs016.php Maybe I'm being stupid here but how does one open a sash window to fasten the small bolt in the outside frame. My top sash does not open and the bottom sash does not slide past the bottom of the upper sash. Any advise would be appreciated or an...
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    Earth trouble

    Noticed when I touched my table saw in the garage I got a slight 'buzz' of it. Put on a tester screwdriver and it lit up. I have traced it back to the socket and the earth is 'lighting up'. What/where is my problem, and how do I fix it? Thank you
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    Little peas of lead

    No they are about the size of a piece of barley- 3 mm, and this plumbing has been around since I bought the house - 18 years ago, and it still occurs regulary!
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    Little peas of lead

    Every 4 or 5 months the cold tank stops filling and on taking apart the ball valve I find a little pea of lead blocking the flow. Where could this lead be coming from? The house is over 100 years old, but all the connections are copper
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