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the drip is coming from the spindle with the screwdriver bit, not the usuall turn bit for standard rads.

redkev

hi, i took off a rad to change wall paper. the flow and return both go into same valve. when i took this off their was a black plunger this going into the radiator. no i turn it back on, both flow and return are hot but radiator cold. will i need to manualy pull this black plunger thing out, and als...

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hi their. i have not longed passed my gas safe test and about a year fully qualified. i am looking to install a combi into my flat, i have a back boiler just now and would like some advice on how to installa a combi into original pipework. i would like to know what is best to do with the zone valves...

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should u put anything on the floor before the tiles are layed. and if so what is best to use. cheers

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hi, my friends hot water cylinder has tripped at main fuse box. and will not reset. does this mean i may need a new immersion? it is on the side of cylinder and no heating coil as electric heating in flat. it has 6 bolts attaching it to cylinder but cant seem to find a replacement part. another sugg...

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i have just had my boiler changed from a system boiler to a combi.

i previously had a seperate timeclock for the boiler and now i have an internal cock. so i have 2 cables, with me having an internal clock now do i only need the 1 wire as i presume one went to the external clock?

redkev

am i ok to secure my shower tray to floor boards on my bathroom floor? if so would it just be like pink grip or something similar.?

redkev

sounds like the cold feed is blocked. you will prob need a cut and clear, but only recomnended by a qualified plumber.

redkev

hi, i have just installed a mixer shower, their is no manafacturer stanp on it but the exact same model is "Tec Sequential Cross Valve with Round Fixed Head" which i put in. the problem i am getting is when the shower is off i made sure the little stopper under the handle was against the s...

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i have just passed my time, i have never piped a pressured cylinder and my house needs a new one. im gonna give it a go. does anyone know where i could get a pic of one to follow so i know what pipes go in each connection of the valves.

cheers

redkev

how much roughly does it cost for a shower to be installed. electric shower, tray wet wall pipe trap screen etc?

redkev

i have or am gettin a shot of my mates power flush to do my house. the water in my heating system is very dirty and when i air the radiators it takes ages to fill so i presume a small blockage is building up. is their anything i can put in before flushing to loosen the blockage if it is ? question 2...

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does anyone know where u can buy a digital one, the one i am looking for has the digital view with the gas reading and also a stop watch at the bottom of the screen.

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when i turn the hot tap on in my house i get a sudden rush then a trickle out the hot tap of the bath. the cylinder is on the bottom floor next to the bath room. can anything be done to increase the pressure of the hot water to bath. pump etc?

redkev

how big a job is changing from electric to gas. i have a friend who is in his last year of apprenteship. he told me he would pipe all radiators and hang boiler. if he was to do this how much work is left to change system to a combi. or would it be better just puttin a heating boiler in and keeping t...

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