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Does anyone know where I could source a replacement cistern tank? Ours has a crack in the porcelain and is leaking, and I was hoping I could find a like-for-like replacement but there's no make/manufacturer on mine that I can see. Was hoping to find somewhere with a website with measurements...

We had a combi boiler fitted in December 2017. I'm happy with it so far, except for one thing - the length of time it takes hot water to reach the bathroom. We only have 3 hot water taps in the house: kitchen, bathroom basin and bath. ( Shower is electric and runs off cold). Also had a hot...

Not sure of the correct terminology, but yesterday this piece circled fell off.. I presume it bends around the gutter so that any toilet-related fumes go up into the air and not under the roof into the attic. How urgent of a problem is this, or is it not even a problem at all - I had a walk...

Last year we had a combi installed, so the 30+ year old system of tank/hot water cylinder was removed leaving us with a nice empty big airing cupboard at the top of the stairs I'm currently in the process of sorting out with shelving etc. It's got me wondering what we should do with the old...

I had a new boiler fitted last December, a combi to replace an ancient gravity fed system. I read lots of horror stories about old systems possibly springing leaks due to the increased pressure, also I have a mild form of OCD which means I can't stop monitoring it. It was set at 1.2 bar...

I've used homeplugs for many many years now, got 5 x av200s around the house. One of them has finally died so was looking for a replacement, and av200s are no more, but I was pleased to read that they are all backwards compatible... From the FAQ... TP-LINK AV200, AV500, AV600 Powerline...

Was wondering if someone can clear up a little mystery for me. After having a burst pipe in the bathroom under the basin last week, I replaced it and took the opportunity to replace the taps as well. Since then all has been fine, but I've noticed when I turn the tap on enough for it to be at...

When I was a kid (many years ago), my parents and everyone else always seemed to turn their water off when they went on holiday. No one ever does now. I had a flexible hose in the bathroom burst last week unexpectedly, so I'm starting to wonder now if I should be turning off the water when I...

Woke up at 3am on Saturday to an almighty hissing sound coming from the bathroom. Turned out the flexible tap connector hose had burst... Does anyone know what could have caused this? It's only been on 3 years yet appears completely rusted - no leaks as far as I could tell, just always...

Could someone in the know please explain what these mean from the specification section of the manual for my boiler... i.e. nominal flow rate 13.8 l/min and set flow rate (max) 10 l/min The boiler is advertised as having a DHW flow rate of 12 l/min... However I'm only getting 10l/m...

Over the weekend I had a terrible case of banging pipes, whenever the hot water tap was turned off in the bathroom, the whole house clunked, particularly the kitchen. Eventually narrowed it down under the kitchen sink, and when I held on to some pipes under there I could feel the vibration when...

I've just had my first combi boiler installed, always had gravity before, so have to come to grips with a different way of operating. Particularly with the DHW. My first question.. Now that the hot water is mains powered, should the flow rate at the hot bath tap be identical to the cold tap...

Hi all, I think I've got something in the mains water supply just before the stopcock, like a pebble or suchlike that's probably too big to fit through. The mains pipe comes into the kitchen, bends upwards for about 8 inches then it's the stopcock. Whenever any cold water is running...

The saga with my aging Halstead Best 50 continues, but not for long. Got lots of independents coming this week to give me quotes for a boiler replacement as I've finally had enough. So this is a theoretical question as I'm almost certainly not going to bother fixing it... Had someone in to...

Hi all, We have a traditional old fashioned set up, conventional gravity fed boiler with hot water cylinder upstairs and F&E tank in loft. The only connection therefore from the mains fed cold water is the ballcock into the F&E tank. So I'm wondering why whenever cold water demand is on (any...

Back in August I flushed out my system after 4 weeks of using Sentinel X400, drained and refilled several times until the drain water was totally clear, refilled with the correct amount of Sentinel X100 inhibitor and left it. I was in the attic at weekend and noticed the F&E tank which was...

Had the dreaded ignition lockout a couple of times randomly recently, but it's never done it when I've been watching as I've been trying to determine if it happens pre or post ignition. I've been monitoring the startup pattern... heating on, pump starts, fan starts, air pressure switch clicks...

I am going to be replacing my alarm main panel this weekend, for an identical model. I'd rather not have the external sounder going off for 20 minutes if I can help it, but don't particularly want to have to go up a ladder to it. These are the current 5 cables from the external box going into...

I just replaced the 12v battery inside my burglar alarm, and when the cover was removed and the tamper alarm sounds it wasn't as loud as normal then went really quiet and then off. Put the new battery in, and all is as it should be apart from no internal sounds at all. So I could run the...

I recently cleared a blockage in my gravity HW pipes and the heat is rising again, but what I'd like to know is if the flow rate is now normal or I have just partly cleared a blockage and it's still not optimal. If my system is completely cold, and I fire up the boiler on HW only so it fires...