Recent content by cactushead

To be fair you did state that your fan for your Classic was about £200 but until now you did not state the cost of work. What you have mostly given me until now was false assumptions and an impolite attitude. You obviously frequent these forums a lot and probably have a lot of knowledge on...

Although the boiler is not working, we have the immersion heater for water and spare heaters for our rooms, including a gas fireplace so it is not an emergency - especially at the weekend. I don't expect anything from anybody on the forums - perhaps some information about other users similar...

WOW take a chill pill :shock: I can not speak for anyone else but I am a sensible intelligent person who just wanted some information from experienced people on my problem and a guide to the possible costs involved. I thought this forum would provide that and certainly not to be bombarded...

Sorry, I think you have mistaken my original sentence. What I am saying is that I am a competent DIYer that COULD fix a fan but WILL NOT go near gas fixtures. i.e I'm never going to try to fix anything to do with a gas fixture as I fully understand how the boiler is a dangerous place.

Agile - I know that, hence my last sentence. All I am after is a help with diagnosis and possible pricing from anyone who has had similar problems.

Yesterday our Ideal Classic FF260 which is in our garage seems to have stopped running resulting in cold water and no heating :( I checked it out and it seems that the pilot light does not seem it ignite as it should. The manual suggested I switched it off, turned the dial to 6 and switched it...

So the intumemescent strip is the only actual difference between a normal door lining set and a fire door one? If so that's good news.

We are planning on fitting an access door between our hallway and our garage because at the moment, we have to go outside to get into the garage. I have done some research and believe that we have to install a 30 min fire door with a self closer, intumemescent strip and with a minimum 100mm...