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Thanks for that salem2000. Out of interest, what do the pro's on this message board use?

With ref to my other post, re DIY central heating, when I was in the trade I used a Turbotorch and it was fab! And they fitted on the Primus refil, the standard Primus torches were cr*p. Does anyone know if they are still available and where from? Many thanks

this bloke is obviously a waste of space, you need a heating engineer, not a plumber. many plumbers would not even know what a multimeter was.

Hi Chaps, Many thanks for your replies, some interesting thoughts........ I have found somewhere on the net, that if you are carrying out gas work for payment, you have to be corgi reg. I consider myself 'competant' as I am able to install a boiler according to the manufacturer's...

Dreadful things, Thorn Apollo's... On a Thorn Apollo the interruptor should be brdiged by the overheat thermostat. During normal conditions, the overheat stat should be short circuit; check it with a meter, the stat opens on rise of temp. There may be a manual reset on the overheat stat...

Hi There, Many years ago, I worked as a heating fitter; domestic and some light industrial; as an employee of (various) heating contractors. I then got fed up with lumping gear around building sites and moved onto service/repair and am now 'out of the game' and 'off the tools'. As you may...