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 Thu 23 Oct 14 17:50 
 a tits up kind of day. - Zero
the other day I noticed I had a weeping CH pump isolating valve, it was dripping from the wide pump port. So I dropped a cup under it, and today set about fixing it.

Wind down the isolators, and get my large water pump pliers on the leaky side and with the first twist...

b*****

Water now peeing out of both sides of pump

Isolator not isolating

Emergency drain down required

Will the valves come off the pump? will they my willy. So off with the pump and isolators in one fell swoop (been here before - I designed a bit of "play" in the pipe work so they can sprung out)

So for the last 4 hours I have been trying to get isolators off the pump, one came off eventually but the other simply refuses to budge. Its been wacked, heated, oiled, nearly wrecked the workmate in the process, but it wont budge short of being cut off.

So I am now off to screwfix for a new pump, isolators, and fernox inhibiter. Currently we have no hot water and no ch.

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 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 23 Oct 14 17:50
 a tits up kind of day.  legacylad 23 Oct 14 17:55
 a tits up kind of day.  Runfer D'Hills 23 Oct 14 17:55
 a tits up kind of day.  legacylad 23 Oct 14 17:57
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 23 Oct 14 17:58
 a tits up kind of day.  madf 23 Oct 14 18:02
 a tits up kind of day.  Runfer D'Hills 23 Oct 14 18:10
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 23 Oct 14 18:41
 a tits up kind of day.  henry k 23 Oct 14 18:52
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 Homebase to close 25% of stores  Runfer D'Hills 23 Oct 14 20:02
 Homebase to close 25% of stores  Robin O'Reliant 23 Oct 14 20:50
 Homebase to close 25% of stores  Bromptonaut 23 Oct 14 20:56
 Homebase to close 25% of stores  mikeyb 23 Oct 14 21:50
 Homebase to close 25% of store..  Manatee 23 Oct 14 22:07
 a tits up kind of day.  R.P. 23 Oct 14 22:36
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 23 Oct 14 22:37
 a tits up kind of day.  R.P. 23 Oct 14 22:43
 a tits up kind of day.  Kevin 23 Oct 14 22:07
 a tits up kind of day.  rtj70 23 Oct 14 23:25
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 23 Oct 14 23:38
 a tits up kind of day.  RichardW 24 Oct 14 08:01
 a tits up kind of day.  bathtub tom 24 Oct 14 08:50
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 09:05
 a tits up kind of day.  henry k 24 Oct 14 09:25
 a tits up kind of day.  RichardW 24 Oct 14 09:30
 a tits up kind of day.  henry k 24 Oct 14 10:31
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 12:32
 a tits up kind of day.  Bromptonaut 24 Oct 14 09:51
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 17:20
 a tits up kind of day.  Duncan 24 Oct 14 10:37
 a tits up kind of day.  madf 24 Oct 14 12:29
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 12:43
 a tits up kind of day.  Kevin 24 Oct 14 20:27
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 21:22
 a tits up kind of day.  Cliff Pope 24 Oct 14 12:51
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 13:33
 a tits up kind of day.  Duncan 24 Oct 14 13:37
 a tits up kind of week.  bathtub tom 24 Oct 14 15:02
 a tits up kind of week.  madf 24 Oct 14 15:21
 a tits up kind of week.  Ted 24 Oct 14 17:08
 a tits up kind of day.  Zero 24 Oct 14 17:13
 a tits up kind of day.  Fursty Ferret 24 Oct 14 19:12
 And so to todays DIY  Zero 30 Oct 14 07:59
 And so to todays DIY  henry k 30 Oct 14 09:31
 And so to todays DIY  Fullchat 30 Oct 14 10:16
 a tits up kind of day.  Fursty Ferret 30 Oct 14 10:13
 a tits up kind of day.  Fullchat 2 Nov 14 21:07
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