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I's a bit of physics. e.g if you stick a bung in the end of a length of copper tube, then fill the tube with water, you can then turn the tube upside down and the water will not run out.

Thanks for that. I'm studying the Solo HBK for a way of sorting this out. It appears that a single radiator will be acceptable as long as it has lock shield valves at both ends and is a minimum of 4 square feet. My bathroom radiator is a double, with a total area of 10 square feet, so I...

I bought a "Drain Easy" Device, made by Drayton, which is designed to allow one to change Heating valves, pumps, radiators, etc., without draining down the system and losing your Inhibitor. Working on the basis that the inhibitor costs over 10 quid this tool pays for itself (also around 10...

Thanks for that reply. >Pump could be spinning but doing nothing. How are you measuring 80 >and where? 80 is normal, banging is not. Banging could be a knackered >pump, boiling other than where you measured, etc. The pump is upstairs in the airing cupboard and I am measuring on the out...

I had my 25 year old Boiler replaced,in June 2003, with a Baxi Solo 3 PFL. Just recently I have been having Boiler bangs with steam/hot water being pumped up into the header tank. Looks, initially, as if I might be running the boiler too hot. When it was banging I measured the water temp...