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Hi I had my boiler condemned yesterday and I can't remember what the workman said and I'm curious. He said a boiler releases 100 (of something) per hour/day (I forget which one) and this boiler was releasing 5000-7000 per hour/day.
The brand is Potterton if that helps? Thanks.

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Hi,
I Have a Honeywell 3 way power head that the motor seems to have died, my question is can the power head be replaced on this particular model or will i need to change the whole valve?

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Can anyone give any advice on pricing jobs especially when only starting out. I find it really hard don't want to rip the customer off but neither myself. Thanks

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A new 1000mm vanity unit was installed professionally in my upstairs bathroom about 3 years ago. Having had cause to fix a leak, I now find that maintenance is a complete nightmare - or even impossible. For instance, the cistern is fixed to the wall just below the top of the vanity unit so it is apparently impossible to get to the cistern mechanisms without removing the vanity unit from the wall - ie stripping out the whole unit together with the toilet.

Can this really be the case or am I...

 

Hello, first time posting here. I have been using multiple different products to try and get rid of blocked shower drain, i.e. mr muscle / vinegar / boiling water all sort of things but it seems like its temporary solution where it works for the first 1-2 showers and then its stuck again. I purchased the plastic drain snakes from Amazon and tried using it, it went half way through but upon returning it couldn't grab anything, I also got the steel version but it was too thick to go in.

I...

 

Hi All,

I am looking for an experienced Plumber/Gas Engineer who would be willing to partner to build a team of subcontactors (10 in the medium term) in London. You would ideally be a one-man band or have small team but are still on the tools yourself and feel that this isn't sustainable.

I have successfully partnered previously but unfortunately we ended our business relationship amicably due to personal circumstances. The business itself grew well from one tradesman to a team and we...

 

Hi. My neighbour has a gas boiler installation with the condensate drain dropping down to an exit point through the double skin wall and to an outside soakaway drain away from the house. This has been made weather proof, (Southern UK so not extreme), by fitting it with the old Condensulate Standard system. This takes the drain from the inside through the wall into 32mm sleeving PVC pipe and to the ground in one piece. Everything seems in order as to the regularity and security of the...

 

I've got a Worcester Greenstar 38CDi Classic ErP with a keyless filling link. One of the rads has a tiny leak so every few months I have to top up the system (and bleed a rad upstairs). I should get the leak fixed but since it's so minor I haven't bothered.

My actual problem is that the system is SO SLOW to fill. It takes around 30 mins of holding that stupid blue lever to get the pressure to just over 1 bar.

In the manual it shows the blue plastic fill lever can be pulled down a full 90...

 

I live in an apartment block where generally hot water is supplied from the communal hot water cylinder and cold water to bathrooms is supplied from cold water tanks in the loft. It is a vented system. However, in a basement flat and a ground floor flat cold water supply to bathrooms is through the mains (as in the kitchen of course). Because the pressure from the mains is much higher than for the hot water supply, in some mixer tap the mains water in the mixer tap pushes mains water through...

 

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I’m looking for an online app to create gas safety records and found this…Has anyone used this?

gassafeonline.co.uk

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Hi all

I'm after some recommendations for high quality manufactured flexi-hoses.

There are a number of flexi-hoses used in my house and I suspect that they are all over 10 years old, so would like to replace them as a pre-emptive measure before they pop (all on mains pressure). Unfortunately they're all in awkward places which would most likely require removal of hardware (bath, vanity cupboard) if I wanted to replace with copper/pex fittings, which would be the ideal resolution but...

 

I'm not a plumber but been sent this photo by a customer, tap is dripping. Is there a single ceramic cartridge in the main body ? If so will there be a grub at the back to get top off ?
Any advice appreciated thanks.

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Hi i am trying to track down a villeroy and bosch syphon I can't see it online it's quite old .Does anyone know if its still available or if there is a direct replacement available please

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Hi,

As you can see, my water pressure is pretty low on my Worcester Boiler.

The engineer left the flexible filling loop on 6 years ago. Yesterday I had no hot water and an error 227 ignoring ionisation fault. After switching the switch off the boiler overnight, it's now working again, but the pressure is low. Once I turn the tap off, the temperature seems to increase and stay there, currently it's OK 62 degrees. I saved it on 45.

In order to increase the pressure, do I switch the boiler...

 

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I have recently bought a house which is 17 years old.
There was a small leak from one of the radiators So I took the pipe off and drained the radiator and the water was black/brown.

I took the radiator off and flushed it out with a hose pipe out the garden but it's got me thinking and I now want to clean the whole system the best I can.

Just looking for some advice really on what the best way to do this is as I have never done it before.

Shall I take each radiator off one by one and...

 

What's the best way to reconnect to this waste fitting could just join on to the push fit but would rather it's done properly and securely if possible

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My boiler (and entire central heating system) was installed and first used in August 2009. In February 2011 the hot water began fluctuating hot and cold. The boiler still under warranty was repaired by Viessmann with a new heat exchange plate which was blocked with sludge. They replaced this part under warranty and the system worked correctly again. Until now, when the same fault has re-occurred. They are now saying if they come back and find the same problem , then I will be liable to a...

 

Main 18 Heat ERP boiler. Wiser smart TRV controls. Drayton Auto balance thermostatic valves.
I'm having problems maintaining good flow around CH system. The out flow is 60c and return is 55c. As a result the boiler is reaching set point and switching off before rads get hot enough. I've replaced the flow thermistor and tried different pump speeds. I've been advised I probably have a blockage somewhere but don't want to involve a power flush unless I'm sure. Any help would be greatly...

 

Hi, my kitchen hot tap (mixer tap) has low flow compared to the bathroom upstairs and to the cold side in the kitchen.

It was fine a while back but we had a leak and the flow to the taps was isolated and ever since its been really low flow.

The boiler is a Atag ic econ 27 combi.

I have checked the isolation valves on the hot side and they are fully open under the sink, exactly same as the cold.

Any ideas? I don't know what else it could be .

Thanks in advance

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Can I just get some advice please? I was a bit over enthusiastic cleaning my kitchen sink and I’ve managed to disconnect the pipe part under the plug hole!!

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