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by zuumah
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:37 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Electric boiler woes
Replies: 7
Views: 4738

Hi, When you say 'boiler' are you actually referring to the Hot water storage cylinder? If so, your neighbour may be right. If you live in a hard water area the immersion elements get covered in calcium and the heat is unable to get through to the surrounding water making it very slow to heat if at ...
by zuumah
Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:27 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Draining and Cleaning an open vented system
Replies: 4
Views: 4325

Draining and Cleaning an open vented system

Hi I need to try and clean my pipes and radiators internally, I wondered could i put a hosepipe on an outlet on a radiator and let the water run out until it was cleaner? In other words dont tie up the ballcock in the expansion tank so that there is a constant flow of water through the system.... I ...
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