Search results

Hi Guys, I ve had a B&Q toilet for a while now, say at least 5 months. I've noticed that over the last few weeks it's starting to take longer and longer to stop after a flush. It over runs down the centre flush tube. At the left hand side where the water come in I have a tube with an...

Hi, I am writing for some help and advice after recently installing a bathroom upstairs. I have a 3 bedroom house with a gravity fed header tank in the loft feeding the hot water cylinder positioned upstairs, that then feeds my bathroom upstairs and my downstairs toilet and kitchen...

Hi Guys, I have a Worchester 24RI Boiler, it failed on me the other day and the fault was down to the main pump for CH and HW. This was replaced and now all is fine. One thing that I have now noticed, that when i put on the heating, the boiler takes ages to fire up, nothing happens for...

Hi guys, i have recently moved into a new home, the last owner had a new Worchester Bosch 24RI condensing boiler installed last year. Since moving in i have always, noticed the constant sounding of the main pump that is controlled off the 2 way valves (HW + CH) Today i decided to have a...

I notice when i was under the floor boards that one of the radiator pipes that has been bent in position has a like a crease/kink on it. As if its been bent into position then bent back again to allign. Its a small crease sticking up about 1 mm on the bend. Can this be a potential week...

Guy's I know your not suppose to touch gas, but can you disconnect your hob? I have valve at the bottom of the pipe at the back. which if i close the valve the hob is isolated I've tried and tested. I just dont know if i should disconnect from the valve or call in a corgi plumber to...

Hi folks, I move my radiator today, about 2.5 meters to the ajacent wall, I just extended the 15mm copper pipes. I fired up the heating to find out that its not heating up, had a look on the forum to base any ideas on. When i switch off all radiators on the same floor (ground level) the...

Hi Folks, I have an Ideal Elan 2 Boiler thats has a small problem. It starts up as normal from the timer, it will run for a few hours switching off and on i guess as the thermostat indicates. It will switch off at one point and then not return on. The only way it will come back on is if i...

Hi Folks, I have an Ideal Elan 2 Boiler, its been fitted since i moved in the house. The last few months It started to switch off and not return back on. On my simple fault finding technique, I gave the boiler a bang on the side and it returned on. I had an engineer come out and have a...

Hi, Just a quick one, I am wiring a light in my garage, I already have fluoresent lights installed but will be moving them along. The new light which will be a standard domestic that that you buy from B+Q will be wired in from the CU, what fuse rating will I use on th CU? I looked at the...

Hi, Just wondered if I can get any Ideas from you, I have a problem with my HW, I woke up early yesterday morning with a horrible humming sound and the sound of rushing water in my pipes. So I checked my HW Tank cupboard. After a few hours working things out this is what happens. I...

Hi, I have just moved into new house. I have an Ideal Elan 2 boiler and this whisltes when the boiler thermostat is between settings 3-6, anything below this setting (ie) 1-2 all is fine. The boiler manuals say in winter it should be at 6 and summer adjust to suit, it is at 2 1/2 at...