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My heatline viso plus 24 uses an electo mechanical 24 hour timer and since the on/off switch is loose it sometimes turns itself off. I was thinking about fitting a new timer but since they are ridiculossly expensive at around £130, I thought it would be worth seeing if I can dispense with the...

When the BG engineer visited, he mentioned he couldnt work on the boiler and check its safety without the access panel being in place. He also mentioned that it would take 10 days to get a new fan and suggested I could use a a local 'engineer' to fit the new fan. I decided 10 days was too...

Well chaps I thought I would post an update. Since the boiler was broken the GF decided to call british gas to fix it and also purchased emergency cover. When the british gas engineer arrived he inspected the flue arrangement and the only fault he could find was that there was no...

IM interested in finding out what the regulations are relating to fitting a new flue on an existing condensing combi boiler a heatline viso 24 plus. My partner recently had a single storey extension built on the back of her house. Since the existing boiler was fitted onto the inside of a...

Cheers guys, at this stahe I thought I would try fixing the leak myself since IM a fairly competent diy'er. If it doesnt work then I will call a plumber. Ideally I would change the complete valve but as mentioned, there is no drain and the whole system has recently been fillled with...

A few months ago I had a new combi boiler installed which uses a sealed system to heat the radiators. The old system used a header tank in the loft but this is now redundant. I have recently noticed a problem with one radiator whereby the valve connection to the rad tail is leaking slightly...

Cheers guys, looks like I need to try the Sikkens or Dulux systems instead. Mind you, with the time of year I will probably have to wait until next spring time.

Last year I decided to spruce up the outside of my downstairs lounge bay window. It was last painted in gloss white about 6 years ago and was flaking a fair amount. I did some research and decided Ronseal exterior paint seemed like a good idea especially as it it had a 7 year guarantee...

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Spoke to the builder today and he claims he did use a CAT to find the supply to our house as well as any other utilities hidden underground. He says nothing was detected around the trench he dug. The other oddity is the size of the cable he apparantly broke and the way the DNO repaired it. I...

Quite agree, still, looks like he is liable, so no comeback on me

Cheers for the replies guys, will have to see whether the DNO (Scottish & Southern Energy) send us a letter with a bill for the repair. If they do send a bill, IM going to reply with the builders details since he caused the damage. Hopefully he does have insurance. Anyone got a rough...

I recently needed to have a leaking mains water supply to my house repaired. My builder used a cat to find the water, gas & power supply to my house and having found them set about finding the leak using a digger. Unfortunatley, the digger cut through next doors mains power supply which was...

No, we are not running this past building control. Although I mentioned turning the garage into habitabile space, I dont mean as a bedroom or lounge, more likely as a utility room or workshop area. My concern was whether condensation could form within this type of structure and if we should...

IM in the process of converting an attached brick garage into a habitable space. A local builder has given me some ideas and we discussed how he would insulate the walls. His plan is to build a timber stud frame and fill the gaps with 50mm cellotex. The cellotex would be in direct contact with...