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I am moving house in a few weeks to a property that has one of these boilers, which I think was installed circa 1982. I am quite surprised that there is no information available about them on the internet, presumably because they are rare and old. The vendor says it's working fine and is...

Cold water flow rate has deteriorated in my house to about 6 litres per minute. Water company have checked at the meter and they are providing a respectable 25 litres per minute at 4 bar. What's the first thing I should check in my house? I was thinking of replacing the stopcock in case it...

I'm buying a timber-framed farmhouse that is a hotch-potch of extensions, with the work dating from 1550 up to the 1980's. It's not a listed building. I've just had a building survey done and have been recommended to have the roof, chimneys, flashing and gutters professionally inspected...

My wife has been hassling me to do this for ages. The honed limestone tiles in our bathroom have quite a lot of grout (cement?) residue on them that can't be removed with the household cleaners we have. I understand the tiles were chemically sealed when laid. Is there a specialist chemical...

System boiler, about 7 years old. Just started playing up. It shuts itself down a few seconds after the burner LED illuminates, yet solid green LED remains on, indicating mains power. A forum member has advised this could be a flame-sensing issue. I noticed a new issue tonight: the boiler...

My lawn has accrued quite a layer of thatch. Everything I've read suggests that scarification should only be carried out in Autumn, but i'm tempted to have a go now. Just before then next rains are due I intend to scarify, apply a fertiliser then top dress. Any reason why I shouldn't go...

I want to replace my dial-type Eberle roomstat with a CM907 that I've just bought. The CM907 just requires simple Live & Neutral connections. However, I took off the front of the Eberle and it had 4 connections; Live, Earth and two Neutrals (one N was something to do with a "heating load")...

Ref. Baxi Barcelona system boiler. About 6 years old. Timer/roomstat called for heat at 0615 this am. I was awake and heard the boiler start up. However, it switched itself off after a few (5?) seconds. Hauled myself out of bed and went to investigate. Mains LED was solid green and it...

Is this the going rate?! I can't really see what there is to "service", other than regenerate the air bubble (which I do myself anyway) and ensure the relief valves work. The same people quoted me 65 quid to service my Baxi Barcelona, which sounds okay. Just a bit bemused by the Megaflo...

What is the technical reason that prevents refrigerators working in an outhouse? Do they need a minimum ambient temp? I want to buy a fridge/freezer to put in the garage, but on the Comet website it says that some aren't suitable for this. Is this the manufacturers being over-cautious?

My garage already has two wall-mounted lights, but they don't give off enough light. (Garage built in year 2000). I've mounted a neon strip light and want to wire this in to the existing circuit that runs from the single light switch that controls the two lights. However, I'm confused by...

Got a Megaflo CL250 and a Baxi Barcelona. House built in year 2000. I'm thinking of switching on the electric immersion heaters in the Megaflo to take the strain off the boiler a bit. Are the immersion heater elements controlled via the timed HW/CH programmer, or is their operation...

So, you've won the lottery and are going to build a 6-bedroom, 4-bathroom three-storey house. What's the ultimate CH/HW/air-conditioning/etc system, regardless of cost? Would be interesting to see what kit the experts like.

There's a permanent hiss on the internal phone wiring in my house, which also causes my broadband modem to hang up (especially in the evenings). Had a BT engineer out. Checked BT master socket, which was fine, so he promptly left. Now the only way to get a reliable internet connection and...

Baxi Barcelona with Heatrae Sadia Megaflo CL250. 17 rads. Boiler about 5 years old. Last serviced June 2005. CH has been on daily for last 4 weeks or so with no probs. Woke up to rapid banging this morning (the boiler, not the wife). Loud gurgling noise from boiler, green Mains light and...

Howdy. Considering using shower panelling (laminated WBP) glued over the existing tiles. Easy to fit and no leaking to worry about. Only thing putting me off is the quality of the finish, appearance-wise. The showers in my office have this panelling and it doesn't look too classy. I assume...

HW/CH: Baxi Barcelona & Heatrae Sadia Megaflo CL250 Rads: 17x (all double-panel) I want to add a shot of inhibitor. Baxi manual says use Fernox Copal, so I go to the Fernox website, where there is no mention of this product! I'm confused. Do I use: 1. Super Concentrate Protector...

Boiler is Baxi Barcelona. Heatrae Sadia HW tank is situated on 1st floor. Cannot find the CH pump :oops: . Where is it likely to be located? Thanks.