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    Worcester Greenstar HE 35 Plus - losing pressure

    I've had my Worcester Greenstar boiler installed and working well for over 10 years now. Late last year it started to lose pressure slowly. Water was leaking out of the overflow outside. A local Worcester recommended plumber came and serviced it and replaced the pressure relief valve...
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    Old bathroom Taps

    An elderly relative of mine has a dripping bathroom tap. It's an old mixer tap. A dripping tap would normally be easy to sort out, except they are rather old. Has anyone any suggestions as to how they might come to pieces (I've not yet tried), or if I'm likely to be able to get spares or...
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    Lighting circuits

    Can any electrician out there help me please. In last two houses I have lived in I have had the same electrical problem(?):- On the lighting circuit when I have taken the wire out of the lightswitch connection and with the other end unconnected I still find a small electrical current in...
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    shower aerator - water saving device?

    I'm told that a shower aerator reduces the amount of water used/required. This seems like a good plan being on a water meter. I run my shower off my combi boiler, so it can provide large amounts of hot water at mains pressure. Is it possible to buy aerators that fit an existing shower...
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    Energy saving devices

    I've seen these energy saving devices for sales for ~£20 on the internet. Question is do they actually work? Item Description Introducing the state-of-the-art Energy Saver... a revolutionary plug-in device that saves 5 to 30% of your electricity consumption. Simply plug in and start saving...
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    Ocean Alpha Boiler 240E - slow hot water flow rate

    Hi, My mum has had an Alpha Combi boiler in her 2 bed flat for over 6 years now. However over time the rate of hot water flow has reduced, to a point that it's now unacceptably slow. The central heating apperas fine. The mains pressure in the flat looks fine, giving a litre in under...
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