Hello all,
Have posted a couple of times regarding stuff I have done in my house and the mothers and I am also a saddo that reads most posts on here as I find plumbing really interesting!
Anyway after help on here I changed a radiator valve on my mums microbore/combi boiler system after draining down - simples. (changed the valve on my conventional? boiler by bunging and just reading posts)
She has now spoken to a friend of a friend who is elderly and can't afford to have a leaky valve replaced (quoted £70). Out of the kindness of my heart and my growing confidence (probably my downfall!!) I went to have a look and would do it for nothing.
Again microbore which terrifies me but the trv has been leaking from the bottom nut for some time and am worried I won't be able to get that off. Secondly its a dormer bungalow thing and after crawling into the loft I am greeted with a large tank that has the red shut off valve on the pipe out (I presume this is the cold water storage tank for the cylinder) and a very small tank on a shelf above this. Is this the F + E tank that I would bung as it does seem very small (although only has I think 5 radiators in the bungalow) just worried that its not and as there is no drain off valve that I can see I need to be sure.
Lastly (sorry) i went to the merchants to ask for a 10mm trv and they said that they don't do them anymore only a 15mm with an adapter? If this is the case are they easy to use or do I need to cut pipework - in other words left to the professional.
Sorry for the long drawn out post but don't want to balls it up and made what I know in my mind with time taken is a simple job!
Have posted a couple of times regarding stuff I have done in my house and the mothers and I am also a saddo that reads most posts on here as I find plumbing really interesting!
Anyway after help on here I changed a radiator valve on my mums microbore/combi boiler system after draining down - simples. (changed the valve on my conventional? boiler by bunging and just reading posts)
She has now spoken to a friend of a friend who is elderly and can't afford to have a leaky valve replaced (quoted £70). Out of the kindness of my heart and my growing confidence (probably my downfall!!) I went to have a look and would do it for nothing.
Again microbore which terrifies me but the trv has been leaking from the bottom nut for some time and am worried I won't be able to get that off. Secondly its a dormer bungalow thing and after crawling into the loft I am greeted with a large tank that has the red shut off valve on the pipe out (I presume this is the cold water storage tank for the cylinder) and a very small tank on a shelf above this. Is this the F + E tank that I would bung as it does seem very small (although only has I think 5 radiators in the bungalow) just worried that its not and as there is no drain off valve that I can see I need to be sure.
Lastly (sorry) i went to the merchants to ask for a 10mm trv and they said that they don't do them anymore only a 15mm with an adapter? If this is the case are they easy to use or do I need to cut pipework - in other words left to the professional.
Sorry for the long drawn out post but don't want to balls it up and made what I know in my mind with time taken is a simple job!
but now another one.
