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combi boiler too old?
Hi
I just bought a flat in London (hard water) and the combi boiler (stelrad ideal sprint) is at least 15 years old judging by one of the date stickers. The hot water flow rate is poor and the water never gets really hot. The radiators get quite warm but never really hot either - the thermostat reads about 35-40c after an hour or two in use. The boiler sounds OK, not banging noises etc. There are no exposed temperature controls on the boiler so I can't adjust anything. Are there any easy ways to increase the temperature or is the boiler just too old, probably furred up and in need of replacing? If I replace it is it worth getting a condensing combi? It's a 1 bed flat and the water's hard so it might not last long enough to pay for itself. Also, how can you tell if a water softener is working, apart from taking apart the boiler to see if it's furring up? Many thanks Jules |
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IMM wrote:
paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. For values of "sometimes" approaching 100% A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? They also take up space. and so do you.... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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In message , IMM
writes The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. HE SAID WHAT ??????? -- geoff |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote:
The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. Some makers recommend them. This company: http://www.heatweb.com clearly show one here http://www.heatweb.com/products/tanks/tanks.html the bottom left piccie, the bottom left pipe under the blue knob. In other respects their information is reasonable. A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Don't be stupid. An ion exchange softener is ceertainly more expensive than a phosphor dosing unit, but it softens the water and in turn prevents scaling. None of the other options do both of these. They also take up space. So do you, but democracy allows it. Also, how can you tell if a water softener is working, apart from taking apart the boiler to see if it's furring up? You can test the water with a test kit or test tablets (costing about £1-2) If it's a salt based softener, you can tell because salt is used, and if you wash your hands with soap, the effect of hard vs. soft water is quite obvious. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:54:45 GMT, raden wrote:
In message , IMM writes The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. HE SAID WHAT ??????? I know. His next move will be to suggest that Teflon Tony may not be infallible. It's the classic shifting of position. It reminds me of talking to a university though. The politics are so great because the stakes are so small......... -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. snip misinformation |
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On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:51:23 -0000, "IMM" wrote:
"Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. snip misinformation That's as may be. It doesn't mean that they are doing anything worthwhile. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl |
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"IMM" wrote in message ... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. There are 100,1000s of people like you around too, doesn't mean any of them have the common sense they were born with ! |
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":::Jerry::::" wrote in message ... "IMM" wrote in message ... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. There ..... More lunacy _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 23:51:23 -0000, "IMM" wrote: "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. snip misinformation That's as may be. It doesn't mean that they are doing anything worthwhile. Mine works and so do all the others. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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:::Jerry:::: wrote: "IMM" wrote in message ... "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. There are 100,1000s of people like you around too, doesn't mean any of them have the common sense they were born with ! Interesting comment on Child of Our Time" last night that IQ can go down during childhood if you come from an impoverished background. So (stretching things a little) one can literally "not have the common sense one was born with"! dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense to realise what he's lost. MBQ |
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wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Obviously YOU haven't got the sense to realise I ws talking about YOU. |
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wrote in message ups.com... IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Obviously YOU haven't got the sense to realise I ws talking about YOU. Another confused person. Everyone knows about Dim Lin the luscious lovely. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Obviously YOU haven't got the sense to realise I ws talking about YOU. Another confused person. Everyone knows about Dim Lin the luscious lovely. snip drivel And they all know about Dim dIMM the snivelling drip. |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. For values of "sometimes" approaching 100% A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? They also take up space. and so do you.... God observation 10/10. People take up space. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , John Rumm wrote: The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. For values of "sometimes" approaching 100% But at least it's an improvement on his glowing praise of a some time ago. I more than glowing piase for them. Mine works. Isn't that brill? _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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IMM wrote:
A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? You forgot to answer that bit... or are you incapable? and so do you.... God observation 10/10. People take up space. One of the advantages of omnipresence and being all seeing... It is OK though, I have no desire for you to worship me. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? You forgot snip madness _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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IMM wrote:
Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? You forgot snip madness Go on tell the truth... Just admit you don't actually have an answer, and we may actually think better of you. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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"IMM" wrote in message ... snip _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account Did you get kicked off your last NNTP host ? |
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"John Rumm" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? You forgot snip madness Go on tell the truth... Just admit you don't actually have an answer, and we may actually think better of you. I don't respond to madness. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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In message , IMM
writes "John Rumm" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? You forgot snip madness Go on tell the truth... Just admit you don't actually have an answer, and we may actually think better of you. I don't respond to The medication to control your madness. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account -- geoff |
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In message , IMM
writes "John Rumm" wrote in message ... IMM wrote: paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sopmetime are not effective. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. For values of "sometimes" approaching 100% A full salt softener is expensive and a waste of time. Given that they are the only solution (other than moving to a new part of the country) if you want properly softened water, what else would you propose? They also take up space. and so do you.... God observation 10/10. People take up space. Yes but the space you take up could be usefully occupied by something useful ... and probably wouldn't contribute so much in the way of greenhouse gasses -- geoff |
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writes "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. 100,1000s ? A lot of people in East Asia had an unshakeable belief in various divine entities - it didn't do them much good either -- geoff |
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writes There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. snip misinformation That's as may be. It doesn't mean that they are doing anything worthwhile. Mine works and so do all the others. All of them ? ISTR you said "The magnetic and electronic descalers sometime are not effective." C'mon if you're going to be wrong, at least be consistent -- geoff |
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writes wrote in message oups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Fuxake DIMM - get your attributions right I'll give you a clue .. it wasn't me -- geoff |
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writes wrote in message oups.com... IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Obviously YOU haven't got the sense to realise I ws talking about YOU. Another confused person. Everyone knows about Dim Lin the luscious lovely. No - it's just another figment of your deranged imagination - as usual -- geoff |
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"raden" wrote in message ... In message , IMM writes "Andy Hall" wrote in message news On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:35:54 -0000, "IMM" wrote: The 3-way valve may only be partially opening as well. The phosphor decalers can have a habit of clogging to the venturi holes in the body. This requires removing the top (easy enough) and poking out all holes with a paper clip. The magnetic and electronic descalers sometimes are not effective. That's an understatement. But fitted on an appliance imput teh success is much higher. There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. 100,1000s ? A lot of people in East Asia had an unshakeable belief in various divine entities - it didn't do them much good either I know, it made you fat. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"raden" wrote in message ... In message , IMM writes There is no evidence for that whatsoever. There are countless 100,1000s of them in use. snip misinformation That's as may be. It doesn't mean that they are doing anything worthwhile. Mine works and so do all the others. All of them ? ISTR you said "The magnetic and electronic descalers sometime are not effective." C'mon if you're going to be wrong, at least be consistent But mine is effective. brill I must say. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"raden" wrote in message ... In message , IMM writes wrote in message oups.com... IMM wrote: wrote in message ups.com... dIMM obviously doesn't have the common sense Maxie, the cheek of it!! This one is saying, Dim Lin the Oriental enchantress doesn't have common sense. Some people are just full of jealousy. Obviously YOU haven't got the sense to realise I ws talking about YOU. Another confused person. Everyone knows about Dim Lin the luscious lovely. No - it's just another figment of your deranged imagination - as usual Maxie!! I know you protective of Dim Lin, but we all know she is your bird. Do you sling here on your motor bike and go for a spin? I'll keep my eye out for a fatty and an Oriental enchantress on a motor bike. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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wrote: More drivel WILL YOU STOP MORPHING for Heaven's sake? This is the second time you have escaped from my killfile. -- AJL Electronics (G6FGO) Ltd : Satellite and TV aerial systems http://www.classicmicrocars.co.uk : http://www.ajlelectronics.co.uk |
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"Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics)" wrote in message
. .. This is the second time you have escaped from my killfile. Please put me back in ASAP!!!!!. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote: More drivel WILL YOU STOP MORPHING for Heaven's sake? This is the second time you have escaped from my killfile. According to another thread, he's had is account pulled for posting 'snip drivel' so many times. And rightly so. -- *How come you never hear about gruntled employees? * Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote: More drivel WILL YOU STOP MORPHING for Heaven's sake? This is the second time you have escaped from my killfile. According to another thread, he's had is account pulled for posting 'snip drivel' so many times. And rightly so. There was a Scandinavian (Inge) guy over in a satellite group a couple of years ago who had so many accounts pulled he eventually got blocked from the entire country's ISPs. Once he had created a track record as a morpher subsequent ISPs rapidly removed his "new" accounts and his telephone CLI became blocked from opening new subscriptions Despite the possible amusement value I for one wouldn't lose any sleep if the group didn't suffer so much nonsense, and wasting of bandwidth. |
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John wrote:
Despite the possible amusement value I for one wouldn't lose any sleep if the group didn't suffer so much nonsense, and wasting of bandwidth. He does seem to have got so much worse of late... it used to be one or two threads every few days, but this is getting silly! -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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John wrote:
Despite the possible amusement value I for one wouldn't lose any sleep if the group didn't suffer so much nonsense, and wasting of bandwidth. aolMe too/aol Though I feel the pragmatic solution is in our hands, and is to let go of the temptation to ding-dong with dIMM. A single, measured factual correction for the benefit of the archives and the noobs, with an invitation to Google IMM's posting history if you must, then leave the undersocialised one to have the last word. The more interaction, the more he's encouraged to pipe up. Local, social solutions to local, social irritants typically work better than centrally-administered technically-based ones. |
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"John" wrote in message ... "Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message ... In article , Andy Luckman (AJL Electronics) wrote: More drivel WILL YOU STOP MORPHING for Heaven's sake? This is the second time you have escaped from my killfile. According to another thread, he's had is account pulled for posting 'snip drivel' so many times. And rightly so. There was a Scandinavian (Inge) guy over in a satellite group a couple of years ago who had so many accounts pulled he eventually got blocked from the entire country's ISPs. Once he had created a track record as a morpher subsequent ISPs rapidly removed his "new" accounts and his telephone CLI became blocked from opening new subscriptions Despite the possible amusement value I for one wouldn't lose any sleep if the group didn't suffer so much nonsense, and wasting of bandwidth. You are incompetent in you work that is clear. Well you lack basic knowledge which would translate to incompetence. When I see incompetence I tell people so. Hurts doesn't it. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 120,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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