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Just trying to get an answer!

I have a Neff oven which has worked perfectly for some years. I have an oven thermometer which I have used to check the temperature in the past and it has always been spot on. However, this has recently changed, and 50 on the dial is actually 70 on the thermometer, and 70 is 100. Can someone...

I'm going to put an air vent into each room of a flat which currently gets some black mould during the cold snap in winter. There is only one air vent at present and the flat has central heating, double glazing, a shower, a cooker and the tenant's laundry on the radiators, which all adds up to...

Thanks Andy. They're around £100 so you think it's fairly certain it's that? And are they easily fitted?

No suggestions from anyone?

swbjackson, point taken, I'll leave the airbrick situation as is, and likewise I understand what you're saying about dry-lining. Bearing in mind what I've said about ventilation in the property, ie there is only one air-vent, in the hallway in the centre of the property, my other thought is to...

I bought a flat which has a slightly older Aqualisa shower over the bath. Every so often, maybe every 15 or 30 minutes (?) for no apparent reason, the shower dribbles a small amount of water out of it which in turns splashes into the bath meaning that the bath is permanently splashed. This...

I bought a flat which has a slightly old Aqualisa shower over the bath. Every so often, for no apparent reason, the shower dribbles a small amount of water out of it which in turns splashes into the bath meaning that the bath always looks wet. This causes no problems but simply looks a little...

We have a first floor property which we let out in a 1960s concrete floored, double-glazed building. There is a humidity-driven fan in the kitchen and bathroom. During both winters which we've let the property ( different tenants), black mould has appeared during the particularly cold snap...

We have a first floor property which we let out in a 1960s brick-walled, concrete floored, double-glazed building. There is a humidity-driven fan in the kitchen and bathroom. During both of the winters which we've let the property (to different tenants), black mould has very suddenly appeared...

I bought a flat which has a slightly old Aqualisa shower over the bath. Every so often, for no apparent reason, the shower dribbles a small amount of water out of it which in turns splashes into the bath meaning that the bath always looks wet. This causes no problems but simply looks a little...

John, point taken about the washing - that hadn't occurred to me, and yes I've most certainly seen it draped around the place. Tenants in general have tended to be the "open window" variety but there again I've not happened to go round during cold snaps and I suspect the windows are then closed...

We have a first floor property which we let out in a 1960s brick-walled, concrete floored, double-glazed building. There is a humidity-driven fan in the kitchen and bathroom. During both of the winters which we've let the property (to different tenants), black mould has very suddenly appeared...

ChrisR, thanks for that and it sounds a very interesting possibility if there is no water collected in my bag - there are no obvious signs of leakage on the radiators or pipework. But, could the pressure really reduce from 1 bar to 1/2 bar in, say, 6 hours through evaporation through the flue?

Madmog, the pressure never gets that high unless of course I top it up too much when the system's cold. I do know the basics about plumbing having worked as a plumber's mate for 8 months but can you confirm for me, if it IS the PRV or the expansion vessel then the plastic bag will start to fill...