Heating & Gas Questions

Cheap fix for a hot water cylinder leak?
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I have a very old copper hot water cylinder. There is a small leak from the seam. Can gorilla glue or tape fix it? What else can be done if you cannot afford a new one?

Is it ok to saw down pipes in airing cupboard?
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Hi I had a combination boiler fitted a couple of years ago. The heating engineer left a couple of pipes sticking up in the cupboard, one of which is capped off. I want to decorate in the cupboard now. Can I saw the pipes down to the floorboards so that …

Gas fumes test?
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I have British gas coming to fit a part for fire/boiler and have been told it needs a fumes test like a car. Is this true?

Immersion query
Heating & Gas  •  393 views  •  2 answers

We have a tank in the airing cupboard and an electric shower. We normally only switch the water on when we have a bath, and for the past few weeks with the hot weather, have only been having showers. So the water hasn’t been on. However, some of the pipes …

Heating capacity of radiator vs underfloor heating?
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Confused whether a large vertical heater would heat up a kitchen which is approx 6m by 4m includes a sky lantern Compared to underfloor heating only that may not be able to afford underfoor heating

Worksman C H Pump
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Pump setting on low (1) I can hear it operating when heating is on. If I turn it up to 2 I can hear it going faster. When I switch it back to 1 it goes quiet. Why?

Relocation of boiler
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What's the cost to relocate a boiler from garage to utility room

noisey radiator
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HI , I HAVE NOT USED MY HEATING IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE KITCHEN RADIATOR IS COLD THE PIPES ARE COLD THE HEATING STILL OFF. BUT THE KITCHEN RADIATOR IS GURGLING POOPING CREAKING . WHY IS THAT ? GETTING NO ANSWERS FROM 9NGO LANDLORD ENGINEERS

Fit longer gas hose myself or not?
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I want to move my gas cooker further along the kitchen wall. However the current gas hose pipe is not quite long enough. Am I able to purchase a new longer hose and fix the new hose myself or do I need a registered gas engineer?

Best gas alarm and shut off
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i want to fit a gas alarm and shut off at my mother in laws to shut off the supply to her cooker if she accidentally turns it on without igniting the gas ...please could someone recommend a unit that will do this that is easy for her to reset …