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We are considering a loft conversion which may require removal of the cold water tank. However I've read that water pressure should be at least 10 litres per minute for something like a Megaflo and having measured ours a few times, it's only about 6 or 7 litres a minute. Are there any...

I have a bedroom air conditioning unit which drains water to the bath waste pipe via a tundish valve (this was my idea - not the A/C installers as I didn't want them to run a huge white pipe down the front of my house). It works perfectly for the purposes of the A/C to drain condensate but...

I'm considering a loft conversion in my house as as part of adding an extension. However right in the dead centre of the most useful space, are the two tanks for cold water and central heating. If I have an open vented setup, what is the least I can do to convert to mains pressure and remove...

Hi all, My Samsung American style fridge freezer has started to struggle to actually get cold. We noticed stuff in the freezer wasn't always completely frozen so tested with a thermometer to find it was only around -3C and sometimes even warmer! The thermostat's resistance vs temp shows it's...

Hi, I had a new boiler fitted today (Vaillant, heat only, open vent, 2 x two port valves) to replace an ageing boiler which had a couple of issues. It has been installed by a Vaillant accredited, Gas Safe registered installer. However I'm not sure it's been installed correctly for two...

Hi people.. I have a problem with an Ideal Classic FF270 boiler. It fires up fine but while burning it will randomly start clicking from the gas valve/solenoid area once every few minutes and making a horrible mechanical clicking noise. Seems to me the solenoid might have gone (faulty coil?)...

Hi, I've recently noticed that in the mornings at about 6am, there can be gurgling sound which comes from the heating system after I hear the pump come on. It sounds a bit like air in the system, but if I bleed the radiators, no air ever comes out - just a healthy flow of water. What could...

Hi, I need some help! Recently, I've been hearing an occasional loud vibrating noise coming from the radiators/pipework around the airing cupboard which lasts for just a second or so. It sounds almost like pipe hammer but doesn't last very long and makes the radiators in the house all...

Hi all, I've noticed that it's getting harder to find normal ball valves for toilet cisterns in DIY shops etc.. Everyone seems to be moving towards "equilibrium valves" which just have a small blue 'pot' rather than a proper ball float. Does anyone have any experience of the...

Hi, I'm trying to diagnose a problem whereby my lighting circuit breaker trips when I turn on a particular light after having changed the light fitting. I'm finding it very difficult to diagnose as two problems have occurred at the same time (the switch has physically stopped operating...

Hi, I'm having an argument. Our building's manager is trying to tell me that cold taps are always fed off the mains and that the cold water header tank is only used to feed the hot water system. Yet I'm 90% sure that in my last two houses, the bathroom and cloakroom taps were fed from the...

Hi, My central heating's 3 port valve is dripping a small amount of water. Is there a way of fixing these or do I need drain the system and replace it? Thanks, Nick....

Hi, I had the fairly common problem that my Potterton Suprima would "lock out" and flash it's red LED once per second. Going on the advice given by several in this forum, I replaced the PCB and wiring with the "upgrade kit" 5111603 PCB which is supposedly more reliable. However...

Hi, I have a Potterton Suprima 40 boiler in a standard setup. I have this problem whereby every day or two, the boiler will randomly turn off and flash it's red LED which means it's overheated. During this time, the pump is left on and the boiler won't fire again until I open the front cover...