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    Combi Boiler water leak.

    My son moved to a new build home in Cornwall last November. Yesterday evening he found a quantity of water beneath the Ideal Combi boiler and a steady water drip from the boiler. After clearing up and putting a container beneath the boiler, he went to bed. This morning the water drip had...
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    • boiler combi combi boiler leak water
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Replacing a Radiator Valve on a Boilermate 2000 system.

    My daughter's place has a small water leak on a ground floor radiator valve. The radiator pipework is small diameter.i.e 8 or 10 mm. A plumber is coming back in a day or so to make necessary repairs. I am a little concerned as the house has a Boilermate 2000 on the upper floor and the...
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    • radiator replacing system valve
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Power Shower Working OK then runs cold.

    We have a pumped shower with a thermostatically controlled mixer valve. My wife complains that when she is having a long shower (hair wash etc) the shower runs at the right temperature for much of the time but suddenly changes to run cold, usually during the hair rinse time, for no apparent...
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    Cold Radiator in Bedroom

    My daughter has gas central heating supplied via a Boilermate 2000. In recent months she has found that a radiator in one bedroom does not heat up. The system is about 14 years old and has 8 or maybe 10mm pipe work and there is a TRV on one side of the rad. Would someone kindly spell out what...
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    Thermal Stores for domestic hot water.

    For my own general knowledge I would be obliged if someone could answer the following questions regarding thermal stores for domestic hot water. The situation I have in mind is for a 2 bed modern semi. with 1 bathroom and 1 shower room. 1. What minimum capacity thermal store would be required...
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    Boilermate 2000 Gas Boiler noisey.

    My daughter has recently moved to a 2 bed house built in 2003. It has gas central heating with a Glowworm 18 hxi condenser boiler and a BoilerMate 2000. She is complaining that the noisy gas boiler wakes her up in the night when it cuts in. I am learning about BoilerMates from the web where...
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    Kitchen tap identification

    I have a kitchen tap described in the MFI installation list as a Hi-tech monobloc chrome. I think that description covers a variety of makes. Anyway, it was installed about 4 years ago, or not long before MFI went out of business. Now the ceramic disc valve on the H.W side drips. I had every...
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    toilet cistern

    Which way round should the plastic piston fit in the toilet cistern filling valve please. Does the larger diameter end press the rubber washer or the small diameter end.
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    • cistern toilet
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Boilers
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    Solar water heating - Domestic

    I live in a bungalow that had a solar water heating system already installed. Has anybody knowledge of how one checks, and refills if necessary. the primary circuit which, I assume, has an antifreeze/water mix? The system has glass tubes on the roof.
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    Toilet doughnut washers

    I am about to replace the flap valve on a close coupled toilet. I understand it is advisable to use a new doughnut washer. Could anybody please advise me what the purpose of the doughnut washer is, other than to prevent water splashing back from the toilet basin inlet to the underside of the...
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