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I got a builder in to knock through an internal wall and level up the resulting new room so that it could be tiled throughout the new room is approx 30 sq meters. The existing floor had a step down so it had to be levelled up. The lower level was cement and the higher level was floorboards...

Hello All I have had my kitchen floor prepared for tiling by my builders who have now left the job unfinished so am planning to complete the job myself the floor (approx 30 sq metres) is half cement, and half floorboards covered over with 12mm plywood. where the two materials meet the ply...

Hi have been away a couple of days and seems like the elves have been as boiler now appears to be working perfectly central heating comes on as normal I have no idea why but will keep you posted good to know that you are local Tony, as you seem to consistently be on the ball with your...

Hi Tony sorry i will try to explain more clearly on central heating mode the boiler locks out aprox 30 seconds after it has been put on, the red light is not on when this happens I am unable to tell whether the red light comes on when it overheats (ie steam and knockin) as this is quite...

new diverter valve fitted which has made no difference it obviously wasnt the problem (as some of you rightly told me it wouldnt be) further tests carried out and as all the parts tested are working wondering whether it might be an electric fault although the fault finding guide doesn,t point to...

Hi all have been experinces problems with microsoft office 2003 word, excel and power point the problem is that all the icons are greyed out and i am not able to type on it, any existing documents are not able to be worked on as it says its locked and am not able to unlock it as all icons...

hi all have asked my gas man to help me to describe the different checks which have been made as he will be better able to describe them than myself the diverter valve was changed and was fine, checked resistance of NTC at all temperatures and it was fine DHW microswtch is making and...

hi Al Hadn,t thought of that, sounds like it might just work thanks a lot for your help

Hi all i have a rover zr and the rubber seal around the sunroof has started to come away i have tried to push it back into place but it keeps coming away again. Im sure that i need to use some sort of adhesive and was not sure which to use any help would be most apreciated as would'nt want to...

hi chris pcb aprox 28 months old and was definatly a new 1 but will have it looked at all the same

hi Chris will get these checked out prob not till friday though thanks for your help

hi Tony not sure if red light is on when its banging will try to check when it next happens diverter valve definatly changed i bought it myself £88.00 if i remember rightly and a real pig to change my friend is an honest fitter and has done numerous checks and really is stumped he says it...

Hi and thanks to everyone who has taken the time to help I will try to answer all the points mentioned as best as i can firstly yes the whole diverter valve was replaced aprox 8 months ago The red light on the pcb does come on and off when you turn the hot water on and off and you can...

hi Tony there are no leaking taps dhw flow switch has been tested and is working unless u mean it can occasionally stick?

Hi All I have got a puma potterton 80 which is turning into a nightmare 8 months ago the heating wasnt coming on as it should have been but hot water was working fine the problem was diagnosed as being due to the wax capsule in the diverter valve sticking in the hot water position a new...