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Hello, my Ideal Isar was overpressurising so I replaced the expansion vessel - same problem - replaced the plate heat exchanger- problem solved apparently dhw going into central heating side.. I still have a problem though as the diverter valve is now leaking at the point where the dhw...

Glow Worm Energysaver by jayseeblue posted 4 Mar 2016 at 4:03 PMGlow Worm Energysaver by jayseeblue posted 4 Mar 2016 at 4:03 PM This is the terminal of my Dad's boiler flue - Glow Worm Energysaver. It leaks water inside can someone please tell me if there is a cover missing over this terminal...

Hi, I've been looking into ways of protecting my house and came across something called pipe guard that shuts the mains water off when an unusual flow is detected. Has anyone experienced this product and is there anything better on the market? Thanks for any replies Jon

Hi could someone please tell me if it matters that the filling loop to a combi (Evo HE) is linked to the flow pipe as MI states it should be on return? The valve that is on the filling loop itself that links to the flow pipe leaks as you switch it on....... Please note *** I have not fitted...

Hi, I have an odd problem...I moved an outside tap and I shut the mains stopcock off. When I opened the existing outside tap hot water came though but it wasn't under much pressure and didn't last for long. There is no double check valve on the cold water feed to the boiler, the...

Hi I've been asked to put some radiators up in a loft conversion at short notice.... which leaves me short on research time. The system is a combination and while I have done plenty of plumbing before it was several years ago and I've forgotten some of it. The question I have is... Is there...

Hi, sorry this is a rather basic question.... What's the best instument to use to cut washing machine drain pipes? If I use a large hacksaw I can't seem to get it square as the blade bends.... I've never had any leaks arising from the fact they are not quite square until I got a phone call the...

Hi I have a Ferroli Modena boiler and wish to know what it's capacity is with regards to the number of rads it can take. I've had a look on the instructions- http://www.assuredheating.com/specs/Ferroli_Modena.80.pdf .....and on page 5 it gives 2 figures for each for heating output and input-...

Hi my 5 year old Baxi Bermuda does a lot of ticking before it eventually fires- about 2 minutes. Sometimes it doesn't fire and goes into lock out. It was never a good starter even when new but it seems to have got worse. Once the first start up has been successful, all other start ups (after...

Hi My girlfriend's old Twyford toilet won't flush unless she pushes the ballcock rod down and allows another two inches of water height in the cistern to flow through before flushing. As far as I can see there's no way of adjusting the height of the ball. I know that she had a plumber take...