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Hi, My Vokera Excell 80SP is not firing up, either for heating or hot water (the pilot light is on though). The fan is on low speed and stops when I turn on the hot tap but the pump does not appear to be powering up (as far as I can tell with this being the first ever time I've looked at a...

I'm two outdoor lights. The first one is daisy chain wired to the second (or it would be if I could get all the wiring in the available space in the light fitting! I've wrestled with this for some time but can't get all the wiring (which is rather inflexible) to fit. Any suggestions?

I've just built a new Tuin log garage but I haven't quite figured out how to sort out guttering and the Tuin guides don't offer any good ideas. The problem is that the roof purlins get in the way of a run of guttering. Any suggestions very much appreciated! You can see the purlins in the...

I plan to replace my ancient outside lights with something a bit more modern looking. Took a look at the wiring to the old lights and it wasn't really what I expected (and not just because of all the cobwebs!). Is it normal that there appear to be 2 live, 2 neutral and 2 earth wires all...

I have about 12m of this style fence to paint and it looks as though it will be painful! Don't really want to use a sprayer due to overspray risk... Any tips/advice? ten line poems easy to memorize

I'm soon to build a log cabin and don't fancy manually nailing on all the roof boards - by my estimate it is about 500 nails! I would be nailing 18mm pine/spruce roofing boards into large pine/spruce purlins. Would something like this Roybi 16g nailer be "man enough" for the job, or are the...

My house is under the canopy of a very large lime tree and my gutters are regularly blocking with leaves or seeds. I'm clearing them about once a week at the moment or in advance of any significant rain that is forecast! Obviously clearing them so regularly cannot be a long term solution...

Hi, I am buying a tiger shed which is not pressure treated but which will have an orange temporary treatment. I want to get rid of this and paint it grey using a quality treatment like Sadolin Superdec - can anyone advise how many litres I am likely to need for an 8 x 6 shed? It is expensive...

I have a large section of felt roof on my house and whilst it is watertight, it is a little bit tatty looking. Is there any product I could apply to the roof that would give it a uniform black/dark appearance? Also, is this type of roof structure ok to support my weight if I go on the roof to...

I have a number of these types of fence panels which I want to tidy up a bit and treat but I don't want to paint them with fence paint (I'm not a fan of the painted look). What can I treat the wood with instead that will maintain a relatively natural look (and also is cheap enough to make sense...

The door catch on my very old White Knight CL737 recently stopped holding the door closed. The door handle is flappy as though the spring isn't doing it's job. I've bought a new spring kit but I can't figure out what I need to do to get this to work - any ideas what is wrong in the photo...

Hi, Should the fan be running constantly on my Vokera Excel 80SP? If not, what is likely to be the cause of this? Thanks, Iain

Hi, I have a felt roof over a large section of my house. The felt has been on it for years and years but the recent advice of some roofers was if it ain't broke don't fix it! By and large it isn't broke however a bit of the felt on the edge of the roof had become brittle and snapped away...

I returned home last night from a week away and the pressure in the boiler was down to about 0.3bar and the pilot was off. I have increased the cold pressure to c.1.5bar and lit the pilot. The main burner will now come on for hot water (i.e. hot water working fine) but not for heating? Are...