Recent content by TheChump

Chap changed the thermistor and overheat sensor - made no difference, still getting lock out. Changed the PCB...and so far all's well four days later. The clue apparently was in the solid red warning light coming on, though we never got to the bottom of what the 10 flashing reds meant when...

Hi A year or so back I moved into a lovely home complete with a Potterton Suprima 80 boiler. Yes, you know what's coming. Had the usual problems with it (having to press the Reset button every 20 mins), so I eventually bit the bullet and had the upgraded PCB installed. All fine for about a...

I believe the regs state it "has to be accessible using a tool". In an emergency, well, it's a cupboard door - you could just kick it open.

What's ADS?? Never heard of a Periodic Inspection Report until now... hopefully this is the first and last house move I'll do, so I've every incentive to get things right. £200 for a "hint of what's required"? How much for a detailed report? Blimey, I'm in the wrong job. Couldn't agree...

Unfortunately as a naive first-time buyer I went on the word of the near-useless surveyor who said it all looked "OK" (plus the usual legal caveats they throw in, making their opinion so neutral as to be useless). Hindsight's great but I wish I'd called in an electrician and central heating...

Hello, first time post... I recently bought a house and have slowly discovered how the electrics hang together. Despite on first appearances looking reasonably well maintained, the house is a tad ropier than I'd first thought, and the electrics older and for want of a better word crappier...