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I've just realised that black mould spots have formed on part of our hanging fabric blinds (due to plant pots pushing the blinds against conservatory window). Does anyone have any suggestions for removal of these without leaving stains?

We had a problem with our combi last year. We kept having to top up the system with water to keep it at least 0.5 bar, but when it was switched on it was going up to 2/2.5 bar for a couple of weeks before shooting up to 3.2bar very shortly thereafter. After a week's process of elimination by...

Many thanks for your replies. Unfortunately, we've looked into all your comments. Washing goes out all day and gets left in conservatory which is shut off from house this time of the year. The bathroom door is closed during showers/baths and gets left shut while window is then left open for...

The elevations of our bedroom face north west and north. Each winter we have had black mould spots form on the walls and ceiling above, which have been removed in the summer by a bleach soluation. Also, our curtains smell of damp in the summer so need to be washed. We have had cavity wall...

We didn't know if our house would be suitable for cavity wall insulation (for other reasons). We contacted two cavity wall installers who came out free of charge to check our suitability and provide a quote.

We had a similar problem with our combi boiler last year. It turned out there was a small hole in the expansion vessel (which we had replaced and solved problem). The problem got worse over the weeks, so I advise to get it looked at ASAP.

We had a similar problem with our combi boiler last year. It turned out there was a small hole in the expansion vessel (which we had replaced and solved problem). The problem got worse over the weeks, so I advise to get it looked at ASAP.

We have had totally the same debate. After a couple of years we came to the conclusion that our house should be able to breath as the draughts creep in everywhere. We took the plunge about a month ago and the barometer on a north outside wall is generally reading at a higher temperature than I...

Thanks for all your comments so far. I will look into these, but any more still welcome. BigBurner - you mentioned Ideal do a small combi, do you know if it's any more reliable that our present Ideal Response? We've had nine good years out of ours, only recently experiencing problems, but I...

My Mum has an old Potterton and has a service contract with Potterton. On the minus side it takes three days for them to call out following a breakdown, on the plus side they carry most Potterton parts and can fix same straight away. We ourselves use a local engineer. We've been unlucky and...

Our existing boiler is an Ideal Response 100. It was a good boiler during the first nine years, but the last year it has broken down three times and the heat exchanger is on it's last legs!

We are considering replacing our existing boiler after. We have come to the conclusion that the present position is the most suitable for us and our engineer is suggesting a Valliant boiler as it has a stainless steel heat exchanger and we are in a hard water area. The only problem is that it...

During recent works our electrician noticed that half of the power points in our house are on a radial. The radial was originally on a 32amp fuse and for safety reasons the electrician has fitted a 20amp fuse, However, he pointed out that anything in excess of 20amps could trip the fuse. I...

We are considering changing our boiler as our Ideal Response combi (which has worked well and being trouble free for nine years before some of you joke about it) had constant problems during the winter. An Ideal was chosen at the time of installation due to limited space. Our present engineer...

We have a water meter at our property and have recently noticed our consumption seems to be up. One of the dials on the meter is constantly slowly moving around even when no water has been in use for a while. We have no leaking taps etc and Homeserve have confirmed they can see no trace of...

My mother recently had a bad leak from the hose on her washing machine which went undetected for a long while. Now the problem has been sorted out the house smells very musty, obviously from damp travelling up through the floorboards. She has had her windows opened as much as possible, but...

Yes, we do have an Ideal Response (100). I know they seem to be a joke, but in eight years we've never had a problem. I've been in touch with 14 heating engineers/plumbers with no success. Obviously want problems solved, but I am concerned if it is safe to use.

Our Ideal combi boiler is working well on central heating and hot water supply, until you turn the bath tap off. Immediately thereafter a series of loud creaking sounds can be heard in the boiler. This was noticed shortly after we had a new bathroom fitted and about the same time our heating...

We had a new bathroom installed last year. Shortly afterwards we experienced the same problem (together with thumping when our neighours used their water - we have since found out we are on a shared water supply pipe). The problem was severe. On checking we found the stop tap was hardly open...

Our combi boiler is making a creaking noise after the bath tap has been switched off. Our engineer says it's not a boiler problem. The boiler is working fine except for this. We noticed this occasionally after we had a new bathroom fitted and it happens every time now. Could this be related?