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Update!! Fitted the new diaphragm today, signs were not good that this was the cause as it was dated 05 and looked in good condition. Just watched the boiler control panel as i ran the HW, the light next the the tap symbol flickers then fails to light if the boiler fails to fire -...

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I should be qualified then, last job i did on my car was bearing change - devil of a job! :? Would a manual show procedure and location etc? CD

Try these links, i was having a similar problem with a woodburner (lined chimney), they are more stove specific but its the same kind of thing http://www.woodstove.com/guidepdfs/Cures%20For%20Backpuffing.pdf http://www.stovesonline.co.uk/smoking-fireplace-stove.html CD

didnt think it was that kind of forum!! :lol: :wink: Assuming the diaphram is the cheapest to start with, are these problems i can fix myself, of do i need to get the help of a local CH guru? CD

Hello, model number reads VUW GB 242E We seem to be having a HW problem, happened twice now, im sure once with, and once without the CH being on - both times have been when wifey was in the shower :roll: didnt believe her the first time :oops: Hot water ran for a while then cut...

Hello, Are these any better?

Yeah the floor boards must be doing a good job, two of the beams are not actually sitting on the lintel, they seem to be levitating :roll: Removed all the plaster now, the bricks are not tied into anything, fresh air all round. Lovely CD

Can someone take a look at this pic and maybe give me some pointers, i'm pretty handy and most jobs but think this may be one for a builder? Basically doing whats rapidly turned into full on renovation the more we dig, and have just discovered the wooden lintel (edged in red) sits 3 1/2...

Actually - your not far from the truth there, more along the lines of can you build me a potting shed when you repair the roof on the current shed! :? Yep, there is a second floor. The back wall of the house is double thickness, no cavity, the inner skin has a wooden lintel, the outer skin...

Please! We are in the process of renovating a 1897 Victorian end terrace. I have had to remove the plaster from around a window to rectify a poorly fitted window and damp problems, and my diy-shy OH asked if the window could be removed and a French door be put in its place. See...