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  1. jonnyswamp

    Rate my injury please

    Haven't been on this forum for a while, but this made I chuckle 😅 Sorry Phil
  2. jonnyswamp

    2 port wiring question

    Keeping the existing 3 port wiring?
  3. jonnyswamp

    2 port wiring question

    Haven't been on for quite a while, but have a question for greater minds than mine Have an unvented to change which is currently controlled by a 3 port, will be fitting a 2 port to the flow when cylinder is changed Apart from changing to S plan (which isn't really an option) how do I wire the 2...
  4. jonnyswamp

    Vaillant ambisense etc

    Heating and hot water 2 ports wired into the v70 wiring centre Customer requested combi and a cylinder (was adamant) long story but his partner is very OCD and has to have a minimum of 2 x 55min showers per day, also has an industrial hot water fed washing machine that is constantly on, so when...
  5. jonnyswamp

    Vaillant ambisense etc

    Haven't been on for while and need some help Got a Vaillant 843 combi and a 300l unvented that needs to be all singing and dancing with the app controlled Ambisense etc Rang Vaillant tech before quoting for this job as I was unsure whether it would work properly or not (as it was a combi and...
  6. jonnyswamp

    Worcester 15Ri intermittent fault.

    Check your neutral to boiler, had similar a few weeks ago and found a nearly chewed through neutral (mice) giving an intermittent connection Had 240v on live to boiler, but still wouldn't work without neutral
  7. jonnyswamp

    Excellent pipe bending skills

    No need to throttle the lockshield down for balancing, fine idea
  8. jonnyswamp

    Summer holidays booked yours yet ?

    Got some absolutely fantastic memories of Devon/Cornwall in static caravans with Mrs Swamp and the kids over the years Kids now 18, 19 and 23 and they still reminisce (can't spell it and can't be arsed to google it) about it Proper memories to cherish Had a week in Tenerife end of Jan, just had...
  9. jonnyswamp

    Gas fire mystery problem

    Why is this thread still open and being replied to He's (by his own admission) not gas safe, so why are we helping a non GSR break the law and possibly put his and his families life in danger FFS mods, get your act together Are post counts and traffic more important than safety???
  10. jonnyswamp

    Good Friday tea time call out Diy disaster

    Hats off to that man I would have been deaf to my phone at that time on a Friday
  11. jonnyswamp

    Gas fire mystery problem

    DIY forum ?
  12. jonnyswamp

    Burning / soldering mat - which is the best?

    I used an old fire blanket yrs ago, that I cut into smaller squares Didn't give a thought about it being asbestos then Now use the monument ones which when they get caked in flux, will smoke a house out in about 10 mins
  13. jonnyswamp

    Human faeces Leaking

    Are there any tomato plants growing around the base of the soil stack :D
  14. jonnyswamp

    Popular Innovative Product: The Aladdin EasyFit Isolator

    Is this a full bore valve when fully opened
  15. jonnyswamp

    Smelly saniflow Problem

    Isn't there an air admittance valve on the top of those Could be partially open It's years since I fitted/worked on one, so I may be talking nonsense (as usual)
  16. jonnyswamp

    Help needed with a cream coloured nightmare

    Yes mate, the nylon "L" brackets, really brittle and poor quality I picked the pan up to empty into the bath (it had been flushed/tested, but not used) and caught the corner Aaaaaargh
  17. jonnyswamp

    Help needed with a cream coloured nightmare

    Combination Vanity Units I've just fitted (and broke) one of these BTW pan floor fixings snapped, so had to replace with a quality pair (Fischer) and when putting the pan back in I clipped the corner of the basin part with the pan (after hearing the almighty clunk, I closed my eyes and pretended...
  18. jonnyswamp

    THE NO.1 TOOL FOR CUTTING BOILER FLUES - FLUESHOE CUTTER

    Or just use a cordless angle grinder with a 1mm disc Cut and deburred in less than a minute
  19. jonnyswamp

    Stabbed myself in the groin with a bradawl

    Sorry mate, but I nearly spat my tea out reading this I thought it was only me that did that sort of thing
  20. jonnyswamp

    Howto calculate radiator size for room

    That's exactly how we used to do it Always worked OK but not scientific enough apparently

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