Recent content by bethrob99

It was the fan - £160 + £50 fitting. So glad to have a working system again :)

When I manage to get an engineer out (of course these things always happen out of hours) I'll come back with the result

Thanks AGAS. What do you suspect is the culprit this time?

It usually is an expensive repair. Worst thing I ever did getting this pile of rubbish fitted. I think I've replaced all major components already

CH was working fine this morning but this evening it refuses to turn on. I have tried using the reset button but each time fault light starts flashing rapidly. Any ideas please?

The roof you can see is the top of next door's three storey building. The lower levels of the wall form part of this sides first floor bathroom and ground floor kitchen. These are part of a two storey rear extension to a two storey house. I didn't get up there to take the photo; that was...

It is a pitched clay tile roof below. The picture is to show how the water is hitting the plastic capping fitted on top of the insulation before disgorging at various rates depending on force of rain

After fitting external cladding over a year ago no downpipe has been fitted to neighbours roof. There is a party wall below and rainwater runs onto bathroom roof. This month bathroom has let in water. Roofer said this absence of downpipe was contributory. Installer of cladding says not...

As left by Cozy Green Homes after fitting external insulation

If the putty went in over 100 years ago I expect I'll be applying linseed oil for several weeks. Does it make a difference if it is plain or boiled?

I'm attempting to restore a Victorian sash window. I have successfully removed some of the panes of glass but have just discovered that the horizontal edge where the windows meet up has a channel the glass slots into instead of just lying on the surface of a rebate. It appears the glazing...

I have a Butler double oven Mod: BOV2221 and the fan element has gone. The manufacturer is no longer trading and I am hoping somebody can suggest a substitute. The current element is three turn (would a two turn be alright?), the manual says the fan oven power is 2.1Kw (would a 2kw or 2.2 kw...

Boiler can run fine for hours but eventually CH cuts out. It only restarts when I run taps. Any ideas what the problem may be - and is it an expensive repair?

How the blazes can you tell what sort of render it is from a photo? I didn't even realise render came in different flavours.