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  1. J

    Strange grating noise when mains water is running

    Hi all, Got a strange grating noise when the mains water is running in a property I'm looking after. It's a ground floor flat, with a first floor flat above it, and both share the same mains water pipe, and I believe the stopcock behind the washing machine isolates all water to both properties...
  2. J

    Nightmare airlock in F&E system

    Hi all, Got a nightmare situation with a central heating system I recently adopted. It's an open vent system with a combined F&E pipe, with a Worcester greenstar danesmoor 18/25 oil boiler. Covers 10 radiators mostly large double panels, some towel rails and smaller rads too, as well as an...
  3. J

    Cold water storage tank setup

    Hi all, My mates recently bought a new old house and has had extensive work done including new bathrooms etc. We've got a few questions about the hot and cold water distribution. The house is supplied by cold water at around 3 bar, so decent enough pressure. The way it's set up at the moment...
  4. J

    Atag boiler only cycling on for a short time

    Hi, I had an Atag system (heat only) boiler fitted about 3 years ago. It’s model IR24 LPG. It’s worked fine for the first year or so, but on the second winter (last winter) it had a strange problem where it would only cycle on for about 1 minute and then would go off for about 5 minutes, before...
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  5. J

    Cleaning loft header tank

    Hi, I've got a small (30 litre I think) plastic header tank in the loft, and its full of brown sludge. It just has a cold water feed into it, an overflow pipe, and one pipe at the bottom, which joins onto the main central heating pipe. There is a heat only boiler, and a megaflo hot water tank...
  6. J

    8 bar domestic water pressure

    Hi I measured my water pressure with a new water pressure test gauge, and got a reading of 8 bar. This was measured after the stopcock, at a dishwasher machine valve. I've looked at normal water pressures in the uk, and it seems that 8 bar is unusually high. This 8 bar pressure is found in the...
  7. J

    Difference between ceramic cartridge and check valve taps

    Hi I'm buying a new kitchen mixer tap, and I've found two with the exact same specs, brand and price, other than one having a 'ceramic cartridge' and the other having a 'check valve'. What's the difference between the two, and which would be preferable? Thanks for any replies
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