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Hi, I'm looking for some info on this subject which has to some extent been discussed before but I'd like some further clarification for my own situation. The house is 1930's with a cavity wall which was filled 20 years ago. There are some vents in the external walls but not sure if there is...

We have created a new storage room at the rear of an integrated garage which is being done with a warrant (Scotland). We need to fit a new light point & switch in the new room which is difficult from the existing home lighting circuit and will be very expensive. There is a light in the...

Hi, hoping someone might be able to confirm my suspicion about the electrode from my gas combi. There is some blackening on the white sleeve. The following symptoms apply for either CH or DHW demand. The "flame on" lights up green but within a few seconds goes off and the "ignition failed"...

Our house built in 1850 has stone walls with some of the basement rooms already in use. These would originally have been storage rooms, servants quarters etc. Room heights are 8 feet and floors are mix of stone and wood T&G. The other basement areas have what looks like compacted sand to a...

The flue pipe assembly on the inside of the boiler is leaking around the rubber connectors top and bottom. All the internal cables etc are clear of the leak and the water is collected in a jug under the boiler. This is due to a previous leak (now fixed) when the boiler was installed - from...

We have an old (Gas) back boiler system in a house recently acquired and it is really struggling at the moment. I would just mention that the entire system will be upgraded/replaced early 2006 after some buliding work has been completed but I need to keep it going for now during these cold...