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My central heating has been very spasmodic for the last few weeks. Sometimes it comes on, sometimes not. I’ve never used a timer with it, I just turn it on/off as needed. I tried to get an engineer to come and look at it, but nobody rang me back. Now I’ve noticed that the blue light on the...

A relative’s shower is dripping slightly from the bottom of the control unit. I gather it’s a Mira Supajet 202. Can anyone suggest a suitable replacement? Many thanks for any recommendations.

Can anyone recommend a tool which will level off a jagged edge on a sheet of 2mm glass? I'm guessing there's not a "glass-strength" sandpaper but it would be good if there was. Or a suitable grinder? It's just for occasional use. Thanks.

Sorry about this long story, but I would appreciate your comments. All I wanted was an annual boiler service, everything was OK. I got the same plumber who had installed both the boiler (Worcester Bosch) and a new water tank (Albion Ultrasteel) a couple of years ago. He went to check the...

Can anyone tell me if any power washers work off an outdoor mains tap rather than a static water supply as I haven't got a water butt and surely a bucket wouldn't be big enough. Thanks.

I cut through a cable whilst trimming a wall-climbing plant earlier - the foliage was hiding it. The cable runs into a box on the outside wall and doesn't seem to have affected anything - the phone and the internet still work at any rate. I don't know whether the cable is live or not, or...

I've got a Hoover HTC 243 top-loading washing machine, probably about 6-8 years old. A couple of weeks ago there was a small flood, which came at the end of the spin cycle. It was a normal wash, not overloaded. I checked the filter, which was clean. I tentatively tried another wash and...

I've recently had a new boiler fitted. The plumber who did the job said that this didn't mean that the cylinder had to be replaced. However, the cylinder now won't stop filling up and I have to keep bailing it out to stop it overflowing. It's a thermal store cylinder - image attached. It...

I need to replace the water cylinder. Does anyone have a view on whether it's better to get stainless steel or copper? Thanks.

I need a new boiler, probably the Worcester Bosch 15Ri but I wondered if there were advantages to getting a 15i. On the WB comparison page, the 15i seems to have more features than the 15Ri, but I'm not sure of the significance. Please could someone tell me in layman's terms what I'd be...

The flame comes on when I press the ignition. I've tried holding it for up to a minute before releasing the button, but then it doesn't fire up and the flame goes out. It's a Ravenheat boiler. I just read elsewhere on the internet that if you give a Ravenheat boiler a good thump on the top...

I had a new gas fire fitted less than a week ago and already there is a build up of soot, just on one or two of the coals and the back wall behind them. The other coals are still clean. Is this soot normal? Also, although the flame is (mostly) blue when first lit, it changes to orange after...

The gas engineer who came to service the inset gas fire said he was concerned about the flue. This is because when it is windy, the flames come out into the room and I have to turn the fire off. Obviously this wasn't right and I can see why he's had to cut off the gas supply. He could only...

I've been looking online for replacement coals for my gas fire. I want not just the coals but the "thing" that they rest on and also there are two upright "things" that the coals lean against at the front of the fire. I'm sorry but I've no idea what to call these "things". Two problems...

Indesit WIL133 washing machine It fills up but then after about 15 seconds, it empties. Then it does this again and again, until I switch it off at the wall. It won't switch off at the machine. Several lights flash - the door light, easy iron and extra rinse. Thank you for any advice.

My Electrolux built-in oven keeps cutting out. The model number is EOB5630W. It gets up to temperature (as indicated by the red light going out) and it's OK for about 20 minutes but then cuts out - ie the light inside the oven goes out and the fan stops. The power light stays on. If I...