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When you turn the dial you should hear it clicking on and off. When the program is set for hot water the power goes to the stat which switches the power to the terminal that connects to the boiler live.

Perhaps faulty tank stat?

What if someone has turned the pump speed up?

What if the new cold feed is not on mains pressure? Some machines have a pressure regulator in the inlet connection that you may need to remove if gravity filling. The hot one may have previously been removed because that one was gravity fill anyway, so the machine still fills through the hot...

...and this is a great forum to push people towards their limit of competence. I do think a lot of people underestimate their abilities. I like the signature of big-all:-'we are all still learning'. I hope I am.

breezer replied: I should have said I was talking about how to use tools. Electrics require a LOT of knowledge and a bit of skill to make the connections. Tools often require a lot of experience to use them effectively. If I had said I've never plastered a wall so I won't try, I would never...

Ok but how did we all learn to do jobs? Sometimes we made mistakes but learned from them. I say have a go Ken.

I don't disagree with the new sleeper wall solution Dave, and it's how the house should have been built. I personally would use the joist hanger solution as I would find it less work, but like a lot of building methods there is often more than one way to do a job. I can't comment on the...

I understand what you are saying DP, ok for gravity but when a pump is added the vent and make-up connection are on opposite sides of the pump. Thanks for advice.

I understand what you say DP and agree with you but there are a lot of council houses where I live which were built with a fully pumped system where the vent comes off the feed to the top of the coil and the make-up tank connected to the bottom of the coil. These houses are now nearly 30 years...

Ok, I'm surprised that breeze blocks existed before the 50's but I am the first to say I don't know everything. I have never seen a 9" solid wall built with a mix of block and brick though. Perhaps it is a regional building technique local to your area? (masona or Tex, have you ever seen this?)...

Where do you get that one from breezer, or are you referring to rubber cable?

I've just had an order delivered with a few mistakes on it and it didn't get here the next day either. There was no problem sending the stuff that was missing and arranging collection of what I didn't order. They are having a few problems at the moment but I still think it's a good service...

You could use floor levelling compound. Have a look here

I think failure of the slab makes up the highest number of claims on NHBC. The slab can subside or heave. The beam and block floor is now very popular because it eliminates the problem of site preparation that Tex has mentioned. The screed would normally only be 50mm but this sounds like the...

I am a private landlord myself and there is a clause in my tenancy agreements that says 'not to do anything which is a nuisance to neighbours etc' I do have a problem at the moment with one of the neighbours compaining that my tenant is making too much noise. I am trying to solve it by...

DP said It depends on the height of the vent over the tank though. I've seen them just bent over the edge of the tank and with the water level too high to start with it can cause a problem.

No need to panic if there is no rain driving through. You probably have a roof pitch of 45° in a 1950 house, but tell me if I'm wrong. More modern houses with a shallow pitch of 30° or less may suffer from rain or snow penetration by the wind if there is no underfelt. The increased ventilation...

The first step is to contact is the Environmental Health Dept of the Council.If you can convince them that the noise is a statutory nuisance they are required to take action under Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. This could mean serving a Noise Abatement Notice on the person(s)...

You can raise the height of the vent pipe.