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    Best way to clean this outside drain?

    It's quite a tight space though, 6" wide vertical hole and then a right angle into a pipe. Can drain rods fit in that that?
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    Best way to clean this outside drain?

    hahahaha that's brilliant.
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    Best way to clean this outside drain?

    Hi all, The drain outside my kitchen has got a bit of a blockage and I'm wondering the beset way to clear it. The drain is I think a standard size width, is about a foot deep and has a much narrower pipe running off at right-angles at the bottom towards the water company's manhole. There's about...
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    Is this quote for a new boiler fit sensible?

    I've checked and it includes a powerflush with a separate flushing unit! : ) thanks for your input everyone, much appreciated.
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    Is this quote for a new boiler fit sensible?

    Ah yes they have specified filling the system with corrosion inhibitor, so sounds like what you describe above as a better outcome. I will ask about whether they use a flushing unit, thanks for the advice! They are also installing a Worcestor magnetic filter - is this similar to the product you...
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    Is this quote for a new boiler fit sensible?

    Thanks for your reply and insight Shaun. They've not specified what type of hot flush, though I can ask for more detail. What type would make it and what type would break the quote for you?
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    Is this quote for a new boiler fit sensible?

    Hi all, Just received a quote for £3,500 inc VAT to convert a 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom, semi-detached property from a traditional boiler (with hot water tank in bedroom and two cold water tanks in loft) to a Worcester-Bosch 32CDI combi boiler. That type of boiler chosen to fit within space...
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    Thanks KOP, great to get insight! If it's air in the pump, would using the bleed screw on the front of it help to let it out and potentially quieten it down? We're thinking of switching to a combi-boiler anyway so that we can get the cupboard space back and have water-on-demand... I believe...
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    Cheers guys. Had a play with the pump today and it was already on 2. 1 is a little quiter and 3 is a bit louder. There's already a rubber lined bracket holding the pipe, and when I hold onto the piping or the motor it doesn't really quiet it, so I'm thinking I might be stuck with the...
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    It's a 3 bed semi-detached with ground floor and first floor with one bathroom, if that helps with estimating the size of the house? does 2 sound right for that? cheers!
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    Yes I think it's the same today as it was on its day-one, so I guess it's not bust just yet. It must be the case that it needs securing to the brickwork better to dampen the humming noise. There is a speed control as KOP mentions - we fiddled with that before and different settings made...
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    Thanks both, very helpful. The pump was replaced less than one month ago - one of the first things I did when I moved in. However as I've just moved in, I've no idea what the system water is like - is the danger that it's full of rust, or is it another contaminant like limescale? I live in a...
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    Does my hot water tank need a pump?

    Hi all, very stupid question here I'm sure, but I've not been able to google the answer so feel the need to ask someone! I have a hot water tank in an upstairs cupboard heated by a gas boiler downstairs. There's a pump next to the tank, which I understand would pump water around the radiators...
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    Knocking sound in pipes for hours after last use

    Thanks for the reply ;-) it definitely doesn't sound like the scampering of feet - unless they're knocking into something i suppose, but the fact that it's the same noise occurring when one's used the taps/plumbing suggests it's more to do with the plumbing than any mice. I'll keep an eye out...
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    Knocking sound in pipes for hours after last use

    Hi there, I've recently moved house into an old property (built 1938). Something that keeps me awake at night is an intermittent knocking coming from somewhere in the walls, that I believe must be the plumbing (doesn't sound like the house 'settling'). It's not Really loud (not deafening), but...
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