valve

Hi, I came across this, looks like a valve, but doesnt have a slot for a screwdriver.

hi, trying to unscrew the circular screw using a long wrench -see pic. but due to enclosed space theres no room to move the wrench ,is there are an alternative tool i can use ? any links to scrwfix etc appreciated. thanks Al.

Apolgies for a basic question. but the plastic end cover on the valve -by Alltech will not come off. i seen similar caps that just lift off but ive tried everything pulling ,twisting,it just wont move. any ideas? thanks Al.

We have a Bathroom Radiator Towel Rail that gets scalding hot, but cannot see the best way to turn it down? There are two twisty knobs either side at the bottom, and worked out that the left hand one, (clockwise) seems to turn off the water going to the radiator, as the noise stops, but even...

Hi all. I recently had a new boiler (glowworm energy 30c) fitted along with a nest thermostat. Everything seemed to work fine. I had a small incident early on whereby the CH stopped working. After a bit of investigation it turned out to be the motor had stopped working within the actuator on...

I moved into a new build around 18 months ago, and I consider myself a competent DIYer. Before I ask the builder to come and look at my plumbing I wanted to get some opinion on an odd issue we've been having. Our showers don't get hot (we've got two of them). It was most noticeable (probably...

Hi all. I am wanting to swap out some old radiator valves for some new TRV ones. I currently have the radiator off the wall, and the current valves closed off. I just want to run through the steps that I need to take in order to be able to remove the old valves, put on the new ones, and hook...

I recently got ground floor piping extended to have drain (40mm leading to the stack as in the figure), hot and cold in a first floor room. Only the pipes are there, but I'd like to install a sink and a washing machine as from the (quite schematic) diagram. Note that the washing machine will...

I've been looking online at a new sink base unit that's listed as having a 40mm void to it's rear? Is it 40mm, or is it actually larger in order to accommodate the compression connections etc? My existing sink waste pipe is slightly over 40mm anyway, with the various connectors being...

Hi there, I live in a mid-80’s house full of lovely imperial radiators. I noticed wet carpet in one of the rooms and found there to be a leaky radiator valve. Long story short I managed to isolate both the shut off valve and the lock shield. However, when shutting off the lock shield there was a...

Hi all, I believe we have a Vaillant Turbomax boiler although I'm unsure of the exact model number. The pressure has been low for a couple of years but only recently on a couple of occasions it has failed to fire up. I just pressed a button and it switched back on immediately. A gas safety...

Can anyone help. Recently had an overflowing toilet cistern, (2 days ago), the toilet was flushed and the cistern level kept rising, I tried lifting the float/valve (sorry, I don't know the correct name) but the water didn't stop gushing out of the outside overflow toilet pipe. I had to call a...

When I use the hot water on my Main Combi Eco 25, all the radiators heat up. The longer the request for hot water is there, the hotter they get. The boiler isn't old (late 2012). It was fitted very well by someone local considered very experienced (43 years) in what they do and is a very tidy...

We had a small weep on the flow meter side of an Uponor underfloor heating manifold. When I tried adjusting the flow, the weep turned into a flood! I shut down the pump and isolated the CH from the UFH and tried to remove the flow meter. It is the older black plastic meter with the yellow...

Firstly, I'm not going to attempt to do any rewiring my self - but I do have a Gas Safe plumber on the job currently (waiting for an internal pipe that is leaking a bit), and I want to get informed on our situation so when he comes back we can get it sorted asap. I have a Y plan heating setup...

Does one in the land of the free not know about water valves? :D:rolleyes: Skip to 6:00 for the fix!

Hi, My towel radiator valve is leaking from the centre where it screws in rather than from the pipe or radiator joints. I've seen plenty of articles/videos on how to use a "string" of PTFE to pack a gland on a standard radiator valve but I can't find anything on these now common towel radiator...

Finally found out where my boiler was leaking from. See attached picture, it’s from underneath & it’s the valve on the right. It’s dripping from the bit that’s screwed in, the brass part, not leaking out the screw itself. Is the only option to replace it? It’s a Vokera MyNute system boiler...

An engineer came round and replaced the thermostatic valve on one of the radiators during an annual boiler service. It seems to be a Drayton TRV4. However the valve does not seem to work too well. The radiator seems to be either really hot or completely off, nothing in between. Upon closer...

I moved into a 1980's house a few weeks ago. The house has a Ideal Heat 30 boiler in kitchen with cylinder in airing cupboard and tanks in loft. Under boiler there are 3 motorized valves, 2 for heating and 1 for HW. The 2 heating valves are wired together into stat (as there arent seperate zones...