We don't have any snow here but the Belfast and Antrim hills opposite us have a light dusting down to sea level.
The Retirement Thread
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Flick of the Elbow
less than
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- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
Good Morning All, no further snow overnight but it started again about an hour ago. Falling steadily now but forecast to turn to rain by afternoon.
Caught up with the finale of Black Narcissus last night, interesting characters and I enjoyed the scenery. I think what it was lacking though was a few midwives. I can see it now, as the nuns of St Nonnatus head off to Mopu for next year’s Christmas Special.
Caught up with the finale of Black Narcissus last night, interesting characters and I enjoyed the scenery. I think what it was lacking though was a few midwives. I can see it now, as the nuns of St Nonnatus head off to Mopu for next year’s Christmas Special.
numbnuts
Squire
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- Gone over the hill and far away
I'm up again 
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Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
Same in the Kog home , Ive diagnosed my problem as a split diaphragm in the pressure vessel . Mrs Kog reluctant to have outsiders in the home. So the morning top up continues. dave r just seen your later post
“receptionist “ my plumber/ heating man is a one man in van outfit so I speak to him directly. my boiler is not a combi , old style with separate hot water tank.
classic33
Leg End Member
Did he use the one he'd made for the leprechauns when the idea entered his head?The 1st toothbrush was invented by an Irish guy.
He actually invented the toilet brush and after the first use he thought "i have some food trapped in my teeth...... I wonder if"
classic33
Leg End Member
What's the pressure gauge, on the boiler, showing.
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Represurized to 1.5 bar and it goes down to between 1/2 and 3/4 bar by the following morning
D
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What I can't understand is..... if you top it up then a day later it needs doing again, where has that water gone
Thats the question, no puddles or wet joints, no dark stains on ceilings, I'm guessing its in the boiler or its under the floor some where.
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
Mo1959
Legendary Member
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- Perthshire,Scotland
Ta, glad I've been out as the rain is hitting cold roads and turning to ice now. Few folk posting it's treacherous out.Well done Mo.
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We had a similar problem, a few years ago, with an elderly Volkera Combi Boiler (since replaced).
I was having to "top-up" the pressure every day.
"Central Heating Man" explained there is a a sort of pressure reservoir, in the innards of the boiler, he showed me, it was a metal dinner plate sized thing, and, it had what looked like a bicycle inner tube valve on it. "The man" used a thing like a bicycle pump to re-pressurise it, and said, "if that does to work, you will need a new pressure reservoir. We had a "parts and labour" annual agreement, so, it made no difference to me (except the inevitable wait for parts). Anyway, it worked, and boiler lasted another 4-5 years before replacement with our current Worcester-Bosch Condensing Boiler, complete with 10 year warranty (which may well outlast us).
Good luck, not the weather to have no heating!
I've come across that problem before, in a previous house, as long as I can keep represurizing this one we have heat and hot water, if it goes compleatly then we're knackered, but the plumber has said that if that happens then ring again and we'll get someone out ASAP.
Flick of the Elbow
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- Pentlands Midlothian Edinburgh
blimey, is it that old ?
classic33
Leg End Member
Had a quick look at the manual, for the one here. Suggests a leak in the system, or in the diaphragm(in the boiler).
Does bleeding the radiators help. The other suggestion being close each one off in turn, and see if anything changes.
Hope you get it sorted soon.
It is treacherous here for sure Mo.
