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  1. J

    Bleeding radiators! No I'm not cross. Ha

    I you bleed one downstairs radiator, does it drain water from the rads above? Do you then have to bleed the others?
  2. J

    Proper functionality of a pressure relief valve

    Hi. Just wondering how a properly functioning pressure relief valve operates. Does it have it's its own mechanism that detects when the pressure is above 3bar? Or does in rely on the water pressure sensor? The two don't appear to be linked in any physical way. Also, when a correctly operating...
  3. J

    Heat exchanger air vent open

    Hi. Just discovered water dripping from the heat exchanger automatic air vent. Dripping from the plastic screw head. Should this be open in everyday use or only when filling the system? Ta
  4. J

    Baxi boiler loosing pressure

    Hi all. The boiler has been loosing pressure as of late. Its not easy to access, being in the loft. I repressurised the system yesterday morning and by the evening it had switched off with a E119 code. I've discovered a leak BENEATH the pressure relief valve. It's leaking from a fitting in the...
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    Compression fittings. How tight?

    Hi all I have just finished the last thing in our ensuite. The thing I was most worried about actually. I had to re-install the shower valve onto my new pipework. Anyway, after installation I had a few little drops of water from one of the compression nuts. I nipped up the nut a little more and...
  6. J

    HELP. Trouble pushing on flexible soup pipe into back of pan

    Hi. The title says it all really I'm trying to push the flexible soup pipe into the back of the pan, but it's really difficult. I've put silkicos spray on it, but I just can't get in wnoeno to apply sufficient pressure to pop it on. I was thinking of making a puller, but thought aid ask you...
  7. J

    Filter restrictor. How do I calculate pressure to the cistern

    Hi. Just about to connect the cistern and came round to fitting the filter restrictor. At first I couldn't push it in to the inlet, however it just needed a little push. Is that normal? More importantly, the instructions state you should cut it down accordingly, depending on the water pressure...
  8. J

    Connecting flexible tap tails to isolation valve

    Hi all. Just discovered the flexible tap tails are too short to reach the isolation valves by about 60mm. When I did the same type of job at my house, I learnt that using a tap tail connector is better than connecting directly to the iso valve, with its sharp edge. However, these are too short...
  9. J

    Which size gas terminal?

    Originally, I though this was going to be a straight forward question and then just now I checked something. To cut a lengthy explaination short...a friend has what we thought was a living flame fire, which sits within a brick chimney breast. Work is being done on the chimney on the roof and it...
  10. J

    Direction arrow on isolation valves.

    Hi. Can someone explain in detail which direction the arrow should face. In our house we have taps/toilets with arrows facing towards the appliance and some the opposite direction. I thought it has to face the direction of flow. Is that correct? If do, does that mean if placing an isolation...
  11. J

    Help! Tap tails to isolation valve.

    Hi. I am in the process of changing a sink unit. You'll have to bear with me because I don't know all the precise terms. I have the flexible hose that leads from the tap (I believe it's called a tap tail) and it connects to the msima via a nut. I wish to connect it to an isolation valve...
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