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Hi people I woke up this morning to find the internal sheet of glass on my double glazing window (openable bedroom window) cracked from top to bottom. I havent a clue how this could have happened - i use stick on blackout blinds as its a babys nursery window and these get hot but i wouldnt...

I cant find any room thermostats (recently moved in) Does that mean all the none TRV radiators are just pass through radiators and will be whatever the temperature i set my combi to?

I will try with them all closed. The towel rails and a couple of radiators downstairs dont have TRV's but do have closeable valves with a + and a - symbol on them but from playing about twith them i dont think these are a temperature gauge as they just seem to be on or off. Can switching all...

Hi there i have a Vokera compact HE combi boiler and as this is my first combi im not too sure of its proper usage. The central heating temperature selector dial has a section called 'auto' and according to the instructions when the dial is in this section the boiler will adjust the temperature...

The only visible pipework upstairs is the little bits under the trvs before they go under the floor these seem too solid to detect any movement?

Yep same banging even with all upstairs trvs open :( How can i properly locate the origin of the bang?

Ive done that in the room where the noise is loudest (the front bedroom) and the problem still persisits. There is also a towel radiator in an ensuite in this room and i have tried both radiator and towel radiator fully hot and totally off and the banging is the same. Should i try opening the...

Right im guessing they are thermostatic radiator valves from reading up. What do i need to do to them to check if there causing said banging?

Thanks for the reply but im afraid im a complete novice so if you could explain what a trv is and how and what im checking it for that would be great.

Hi people I moved house recently and whenever i switch the central heating on (combi boiler) There is an almighty banging in the pipes upstairs. I have bled the upstairs radiators but that didnt clear it up so im seriously contemplating ripping the carpet and floorboards up as the noise is...

anyone? :(

Hi thanks for the quick replys. To answer some of the questions the water heater is a Kesteven Grade 3 with a 144 litre capacity. The economy seven switches off around 8am and from this time on for about 2 hours the noise is apparent intermitently. No one else lives in the house who could be...

Hello people, I live in a small house with an electric economy seven water heater in the cupboard of my bedroom. There is no gas in my property at all. The problem is every morning between around 8.30am and 10a.m (around the time the economy 7 switches off)I get a loud chugging/knocking...