Recent content by ptork66

Nope, no red light, not any of the times it's given that code. So weird.

Okay, so I thought I'd try to do dishes again since the heating was on and pressure was good. Like usual (but not always), the water started to heat up then got very cold. F.22 code, but the pressure is still showing as about 2bar.

It's started heating up again, and now the pressure is above 2bar, which is just out of the green range (into white). Only 3bar is marked as red. It's now 2.4bar, and it's stopped heating up again.

Thanks. I've done that (filled it to just above 1bar) and am switching the heating on. Will edit this post with what the pressure gets up to. Pressure seems to have stopped at 1.7bar.

Thanks. Do I need to switch the boiler off before I turn it?

Am I right in thinking it's the one that looks like a screwdriver would turn?

Hello, I have an old Vaillant combi - not sure of the exact model or year, but I believe it's an aquaPLUS installed sometime early 2000s - that is puzzling me. Three times now it has given me the "low pressure" F.22 fault code. October: First time; called an engineer who came out, added water...

Your area sounds nice, I love old trains. :) These are just the faults I've found so far. I need to take off the side of the bath soon, as the pan feels weird and I need to try to find out if the pan is broken/breaking or if, like you, the floor underneath is rotted. But that's for a different...

Thanks for this advice, especially as my only goal at the moment is ensuring it is safe. Modern for modernity's sake can come later, if needed. RE: lighting, the circuit marked C/H also says "Lighting" above it. However, I'm not sure how much I trust the sloppy labelling and am hoping they...

Yes, I'm finding home ownership very much a "it's not what you know you know and what you know you don't know but what you don't know you don't know" situation. I definitely need to learn DIY skills and will go research some good sources of info.

I tend to run my washer on colder cycles, if that makes a difference, and don't have a tumble drier. And, yes, there is some suspect DIY plumbing, so I also wouldn't be surprised if that socket was shoddy DIY, too. Since the plug is used for a washer, I wish it wasn't a double at all, but I'll...

Thanks very much for this reply. My electrical competence is limited to changing lightbulbs and fuses in kettles. I can definitely get the periodic inspection report now, I'm just not sure how much work it will pick up and I can't afford much at the moment. But I suppose I can't know if I don't...

It doesn't wipe off. I'm fairly certain the previous people had their washing machine plugged in to it. If one of a double socket is likely dodgy, should I also stop using the fine looking one until I've checked it out? I need to do some reading on how double sockets work.

Thanks, that's very helpful. I agree that I should get an electrician in, especially as I think rewirable fuses is beyond my skills/knowledge atm. No inspection was done prior; I only did the valuation report. On Mondays, I don't regret that, and on Tuesdays, I do.

Hello, I'm new to the forum and have been having a read, but I think I don't know quite enough to be able to find the right threads to answer my questions. So I'm posting here. :) I've recently bought my first house, and now I'm paranoid about everything, since it's started to sink in that...