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I knew the house needed work doing on it, I was just so surprised at the things like the boiler, the front door and the en-suite. For me these are things you need and can't live without. I payed a lot less for the house than you would think. The things that need doing are not expensive, just...

The diverter valve was sticking intermitantly so sometimes hot water and no CH other times Ch and no HW other times all OK. Once the diverter valve was replaced I noticed the hot water fluctuated in temp from cold to luke warm, and listening to the boiler I could hear the gas valve modulating to...

I have recently moved into a new home and have had to dtrip out the en-suite. I have also removed two panels of plaster board as this was rotten due to the fact the previous shower had not been installed properley. I have bought the shower tray (http://www.plumbworld.co.uk/55-4157) and...

I recently moved home and bought a house that I though needed a little work, nothing much but enough to keep me busy for a couple of months, as the house was only built 15 years ago. The day we got the keys we found that the front door did not lock at all, and on further inspection found that...

6 weeks ago I moved into a property, and imediately had problems with the central heating. Apparently the previous owners had a few problems before we moved out which had been mis-diagnosed by a plumbing firm in the area. The plumber came and fitted the parts the day after we got the house...

I have the Vaillant Turbomax 823E Combi Boiler (inherited 6 weeks ago when moved into new house). The dials on the front are the temp settings for the boiler water and the DHW (domestic hot water). I have my dials set to 55C on the water which is set at about 1 oclock (this is the top...