We’ve had a UFH system installed as part of our home renovation which is run alongside our existing radiators. Some of it is in rooms with LVT flooring which means we’ve got to be careful with water temperature (floor temp limits are set, but can easily overshoot if water is too hot).
Our...
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The flush button on my toilet has stopped working. I have been quoted £95 to supply and fit a new flush valve and £75 to supply and fit a new ball valve. Please could someone kindly advise if this is a reasonable price?
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Hi. Currently experiencing an issue with our oil fired central heating system. When CH/HW is switched on, the central heating does not always work - the hot water does however without fail. We had the timer set to come on last night but alas, only the H/W came on. After a couple of hours of...
Considering buying the Tado Smart Thermostat and valves. My upstairs radiators are older and I'm unsure if the valves will be compatible. Has anyone had any experience of installing Tado Smart Valves. Do you know how to determine if they'll fit?
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I have been noticing that my gas bills have been excessively high even in the current climate …I did a little investigating and found my unvented heating system only has one 2 port zone valve controlling the hot water.
My question is could this be what is causing the high bills as there...
My 3 way actuator valve has gone on my central heating. I think it's a combination of the valve motor burning out due to a stiff valve on the pipework.
I'm considering doing the fix myself but wanted to check I know what I'm doing beforehand or whether I should get a plumber in, have I missed...
I removed a bath from my sister in law’s bathroom about eight years ago. I cut back the hot and cold to the bath and branched off these to a new shower bar mixer. It worked fine until about two years ago when I fitted a new valve which has been fine until about two weeks ago when she said it...
Our building has a boiler that provides both hydronic heat and domestic hot water. It's been working without any serious problems for 10+ years. The DHW is heated via a coil and goes through a Holby mixing valve, which a few months back had a problem with the mix exceeding the maximum safe...
Replacing a remote gas control valve with its manual equivalent.
My daughter has a gas coal effect fire. First, I know they're crap, she'll just use it for the occasional time that friends come round.
OK, so it has a remote (broken), a remote receiver (broken) and a motorised gas control...
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Since moving into my property in 2016, I must have been through 5 or 6 mid position valves of various makes. I am just about to swap over the current Drayton MA1 which was installed 8 months ago because it now has the same fault as all the previous ones. The fault is that sometimes (not...
I have installed a new shower valve and shower head (the restrictor um fell out) and as a result the tub starts to fill with water. I believe this is simply a math problem of more water coming in than can drain but asking if any known options.
As a sanity check I did snake the drain and...
Hi all, DIY rookie and have an issue with malfunctioning diverter valve - water currently flows through both tap and shower head regardless of diverter position. Had a look at the valve today and it appears that the upper thread just above the rubber washer is broken. Unsure of make/model of tap...
New radiator . Not heating up as oh think it should , not very hot and has been bled. Under the lockshield cap of a new Milano Windsor thermostatic valve set , hole with hexagonal gap . Turning the cap screwing anti-clockwise doesn’t seem to catch or do anything . Old radiators had a knob I...
When either of the 2 port motorised valves closes, I get a loud clunk. A Honeywell automatic bypass valve was fitted a year or so back to replace a gate valve bypass. I'm happy its in the correct position & orientation, Its set to 0.2 bar. I don't believe we had this clunk last year.
I suspect...
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I'm having trouble with a newly installed UFH system. There are 2 manifolds, one with 5 loops, the other with 9. Both are made by Herz, model no 1732007. Pump is a Wilo Yonic Para something something. Boiler is Vaillant Elo Block 14.
My trouble is that setting the TMV to its minimum...
My kitchen radiator is filling with hot water despite my TRV being set to 0. It's blazing at maximum.
This goes for the rad when I try two separate TRVs I have tried, which happen to be...
Basic programmable Bluetooth one that uses a motorised push-pin.
Old basic TRV with settings 0-5.
On...
The tub/shower valve was so tight and hard to turn that I could almost not turn it, so I just replaced the Moen cartridge with an OEM Moen cartridge, and it now works smoothly & easily, with the water going from hot to cold, as it should while being rotated clockwise, but as it approaches the...
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