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So does that mean there is potentially an issue with the valve? I did read on a Worcester Bosch website that there is no 1hr boost function, despite the fact that the controller has two boost buttons.

Ah! Ok, I'm happy to take your word for it. After all, I don't have much plumbing experience. That said, shouldn't the 1hr override button work regardless? When I press it I get 'c01 h01', on the screen, which I believe means central heating for one hour and hot water for one hour, but nothing...

Hi ianmcd. It's a gravity hot water pumped central heating boiler system. The boiler is a Greenstar Ri Any advice much appreciated.

My mum has a Worcester Bosch gravity fed boiler with an Altech ALTHC001 control panel. For some reason the 1 hour override buttons for heating and water don't fire up the boiler. They light up when pressed, but nothing happens. The manual doesn't really shed any light on this. Can anyone help?

Cheers all. Good info. I'll have a long hard think about it. P

Can anyone tell me if Ideal gas boilers are any good? It'd be nice to buy British, but if they're poor quality I'll give them a miss. Cheers P

Cheers all.

I'll wager this question has been asked many a time before - my Myson Orion regular boiler is well over 15-years-old and about as efficient as the space shuttle. Consequently it needs replacing. I live in a small three bed terraced house - can anyone give me a ball-park figure for the purchase...

All good info. I'll go for a nice thick t&g floor and good thick walls. I'll visit a few local folk to get a lay of the land. TP

Evening all. I'm close to buying a 12ft x 8ft shed from one of the many online suppliers, but I'm unsure just how much better a T&G shed is going to be over an overlap. There's quite a big price difference (£650 for the T&G, £450 for the equivalent overlap), I'm just concerned that an overlap...

It turns out the little thermostatic cartridge in the shower controls was sticking. I took it out and placed it in a shallow glass dish, submerged it in boiling water and very slowly the pin started to loosen up and eventually popped out. When I reassembled the controls they worked fine. How...

Hi there 1godd. The handle turns just fine. When I crank it round to the position where piping hot water should be coming through, the cold water pressure drops, presumably because it's expecting to be combined with the pressure from the hot water - but alas, no hot water. Unfortunately there...

I recently removed the shower controls below to try and find out why hot water has stopped coming through. After taking it apart the only thing that I could assess might be the problem is a small pin which slides in and out some sort of narrow cartridge when the shower handle is turned. Can...

Is anyone out there familiar with this type of shower control? It's stopped allowing hot water to pass through it so I decided to take it apart and look for damage/wear and tear, but can't get into the thing. Any help much appreciated. Neil

Morning all. My shower has stopped allowing any hot water to pass through the controls, even when I crank the handle (see pic) all the way round to what should be piping hot. I decided to dismantle the controls after turning off/draining the required water supplies, to see if there is some...

Various DIY gaffes and conundrums

A squirt of WD40 and some gentle cajoling seems to have worked a treat. Cheers for the advice chaps.

The radiator in my bedroom has stopped heating up. It was fine last winter, but when I removed the thermostatic control section the other day it became clear the pin was fully pushed in and stuck. Does this valve require a replacement or can it be salvaged? My first instinct is to reach for my...

It's a block paved driveway which offers easy access to the problem. I'll give the details to a good builder I know and see what he reckons. Cheers for all the advice.