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Thanks both, that's helpful. To your point, Terry, that's what confused me. I would expect it to lockout regardless of whether it's HW or CH; but Oilhead's point is well made, that CH and HW have different run profiles. Thanks for the help!

Hi folks, I have a Worcester Danesmoor 20/25 boiler. Yesterday it started locking out when I put the heating on. The amount of time between boiler firing and locking out varies but can be as short as five minutes. Putting the water heating on does NOT cause the boiler to lock out. Pipework is...

Ok, replaced both actuators and that's fixed the problem. Thanks to everybody who helped out (y)

I've ordered two new actuators (CH one was a little corroded as I said previously), they arrived today but I haven't had the chance to fit them. The HW valve was seized closed, but I guess not completely closed because water was still getting hot. Since I freed it up and closed it, HW hasn't...

Well yes, as far as I'm aware it IS off. Hence my comment that there may be a problem with it. I'm not using it by choice :D Edit: Tested, no fault on immersion heater or controller.

Hi Stu, The weird thing is that on the outlet side of the valves, the pipes aren't that hot. Which suggests water isn't flowing. Yet my hot water is, well, hot. Which makes me wonder whether I've got a simultaneous problem with my immersion heater. That's controlled by a Horstmann Electrisaver...

Hi folks, just wanted to follow up. Haven't had the time to look at the problem until recently, and now I'm more confused than ever. The boiler is a Worcester Bosch unit (Danesmoor 20/25). It's open system (not combi). Pipework is S Plan with Danfoss HPA 2 motorised valves. I discovered that...

Hi folks, I've been suffering with a Ring floodlight cam for about three years ago. Initially it worked really well, so I bought doorbell and a chime as well. For the last six months or so, connectivity has been absolutely terrible. The floodlight cam drops out all the time, and I only realise...

Hi folks, My boiler is firing up at several points throughout the day and night. CH is switched off (as you'd expect - it's July), and HW is scheduled once a day, in the morning. I've noticed the sound of a pump running in my downstairs WC, which is where all the (boxed-in) pipework from the...

Hi folks I've been meaning to get round to making new wooden doors for my garage. Current door is up-and-over and I want to replace with double hinged doors. Is it better to use tannalised or untreated planed wood? Obviously the tannalised stuff will be more naturally rot-resistant, but also...

I think I know what it is. I was out in the garden earlier and I saw several jackdaws larking around in the space between the roof and the solar panels. Seems they like to nest in that sort of space. So I guess their morning cacophony is the jackdaw equivalent of my early-morning flatulence :-)

Hi folks, this one has me stumped. Every morning, from about sunrise, there's an irregular knocking noise in my loft. There's also sometimes a scraping noise, as if the tiles are being dragged against one another. The knocking noise is quite deep, as if someone was hitting a rafter with a...

Hi folks, After about a decade of putting it off, I'm biting the bullet and putting new estate-style gates in. One post will be on the boundary with my neighbour, who recently had his drive re-surfaced. I need my post to be butting right up to his drive, which means the hole (and concrete)...

Thanks all for replies. I did find an old PIR light which didn't advertise manual override, but did indeed have an L1 terminal. I connected it up and it worked, but the PIR triggers every few minutes (and the light is just outside my bedroom, if you're wondering why I'm posting this early in the...

So back in the good old days, you could buy PIRs with an L1 terminal which you could connect to a switch for an override. Nowadays they all come with the "feature" that you have to switch power to the light off and on three times to have it come on permanently, then switch it off and leave it...

That did occur to me (and it would be neater and easier, if a little slower), it just seems wrong to be screwing through the thicker piece, into the thinner!

Hi folks, I'm building a little lean-to bike shed in the garden. All gone well, now just building the ledge-and-brace doors. I was planning to use my brad nailer to fix the T&G door to the ledges etc., but with 15mm doors and 18mm ledges, a 32mm brad will poke through the back as soon as the...

Thanks NSNB and Notch, both really helpful answers. Point taken on the Americanisms, I've struggled to find much UK-based content on Youtube which always bothered me a little.

Hey folks, I've been using Sketchup to visualise a couple of garden projects I've got coming up - first a large lean-to type shed to replace my battered old 5'x7' relic; and secondly a pretty sizeable garden room. The garden room is next year's project most likely. In terms of the shed, I'm...

Yes they are, but looking closely at then they have some sort of compound (glue or something) involved, so I'd be worried about unscrewing them in case they damage the manifold. I've tried to upload a picture, it's not clear, it almost looks like it's been braised in place.