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OK, atm it seems that the faults found during the service may have been behind the problem as it hasn't reoccurred since. But of course the temperature has gone up too, so it's hard to be certain. But the previous post about pre-heating also rings bells. It is set to pre-heat, but if that's...

Hey, this is MY thread. Go and yah boo somewhere else!

Thanks for taking an interest Tony - wish you were local! But maybe I got lucky this morning as Hometeam guy has replaced the heat exchanger seal with the latest design - it was leaking onto the gas valve and should have been replaced last year - and he has also identified a faulty electrode...

[/url] Well that theory just went up in smoke! Intensely cold last night, and when I went to wash up the breakfast things it started off hot, then went barely warm and stayed that way. Turned tap off, waited a couple of minutes, started again and it was OK. So seems to be a boiler poblem...

Senior moment there - it's an EcoTEC 835, sorry. :oops: I'm now wondering if this problem is simply cold, dense water draining down to the kitchen while all the hot water is going upstairs to replace it, as that's how it's arranged in this 60 year old house - hot feed goes from bolier room...

In cold snaps, like the current one, our hot water starts off hot but then goes cold. Leave it running best part of a minute and it starts to run hot again. This only happens during really cold snaps, with daytime temperatures 5C or less. The boiler is having its annual service tomorrow...

Thanks. Yes they are well defined, about the size of a match head, where the edge has taken a knock from a vac or something. The finish is high gloss, like french polish, but unfortunately not as durable. My wife says she thinks there is something like a crayon that can be used to make them...

We have several bits of wood furniture which are finished with a spray-on french polish and from time to time unsightly chips appear. No one of course accepts responsibility for having caused them ;) Is there any simple way to repair such damage?

Thank you RichardC for confirming what, in my heart, I already knew. However I don't think it's realistic of you to expect homeowners who are employing so-called 'professionals' to research for themselves every aspect of every job. This wasn't a VAT avoiding cash-in-hand job, and our tiling...

After removing the old sanitaryware, and because the original plaster was in poor condition, we cleaned off our bathroom walls as best we could and employed someone to overboard and skim them. He was aggressive, did a very poor job on the separate loo we had asked him to wet plaster, caused...

Thanks. It's just an aspect of the CH that I didn't previously understand at all, but I shall leave well alone.

Thanks for all that. As neither expansion vessel has been pressure checked AFAIK for several years would you advise that I check the air pressures using the sort of simple gauge you would use to check car tyre pressures? Or, as both CH and the Santon are running fine just leave well alone?

I've just been reading the FAQ sticky on this - all very clear but how would I know this needed doing? My Vaillant Ecomax has been serviced regularly over its five years but I've never seen any of the guys checking the PV pressure. The boiler pressure fluctuates between 1.2 and 0.5, depending...

Should combi type boilers systems maintain pressure indefinitely when the cold supply is off? My pressure gauge is showing lower highs and lower lows than it was showing when last refilled about a month ago, so I suspect a small loss somewhere and that at some point the boiler will probably...

Thank you, I will try it. :)

The rim of our white toilet bowl has been damaged by the head of one of the screws holding the rubber bushes to the underside of the seat and I would like to fill/paint the half inch scratch if possible. What to use?

1950s patio, 240 2' x 2' slabs in alternating colours. Just jetwashed it and joints are breaking up but otherwise still looks good. I will have to rake out the loose stuff but what's the best way to fill the joints again? Sand on its own is no good as rain can blow it out and sealing it is...

Useful link, thanks. I think the SBR based bonding primer suggestion might be best in my situation. I'm not familiar with this stuff - any brand names?

Vinyl floor tiles were stuck down on top of old quarry tiles using contact adhesive. I have removed the vinyl tiles and scraped off as much residue as I can. I now want to overtile the quarry tiles but have first to remove the remaining residues or the tile adhesive probably won't bond. Any...

Over the moon here! Gave the system a double dose of Fernox yesterday and this morning the telltale blade on the meter, which shows even the slightest usage, is rock steady for the first time in five years!!!!! Thank you so much :D