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Thanks Peter - I really dontknow the age of the battery but will have to find out......I'm not sure whether my Nikkai jump starter will work - I have it on recharge so when I get back this evening i will give it anothet try. Maybe I should find a nother grounding point as I clipped the black...

Hello, Help needed for flat/dead battery on Toyota Yaris. Not sure cause. Don’t think left anything on – light etc so i have no idea how this has happened. I am quite sure it is the battery – the wipers still work but are very slow – lights are dim. The radio still plays and when I put the...

Thank you Richard, this is really useful. Can the Ronseal wood filler be used on MDF skirting though? will it have a good finish and would I need to sand over once it has set?......

Thank you Richard, this is really really helpful. would you recommend any particula brand or just a B+Q, Homebase, Screwifx own brand? I have heard of a brand caledl No Nonsennse and Tetrion...would either of these work? Next time I will just leave old skirting on rather than take off and...

What is the best tye of filler to use to fill gaps between skirting? the skirting does not lie flat on the wall and so there is gap along top edges> would an all purpose be best? The walls have been replatered and old skirtin gtaken off and new mdf attached. However there is gaps along the top...

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uploading wall pictures to show the layers of paper/plaster.... what I am trying to work out is what is the grey/purole material - it is paper like and can easily be pulled from the wall which is plaster? the golden/yello colour is a chimney whihc has some cracks in - i gues this will need to...

Thank you, The brown stuff actually cane off really easy after using a steamer – i think it is wallpaper backing or something. Once the steamer had been placed on the wall the stuff just scraped off – there was no need to use solutions of strippers or anything. However, once I got the paper...

Hello, I would be grateful for any advice. I am working on the walls in one of my rooms, removing wallpaper that seems to have been on the walls for many years. The wallpaper is white with a brown backing – I have stripped this off using a combination of steaming and scraping. I was...

Hello, I would be grateful for any advice. I am working on the walls in one of my rooms, removing wallpaper that seems to have been on the walls for many years. The wallpaper is white with a brown backing – I have stripped this off using a combination of steaming and scraping. I was...

I have been quoted £4,765 + VAT (this is a discounted price) for the installation of a Worcester-Bosch Greenstar* 25 is Compact combination condensing boiler. Any thoughts on whether this is about right? My property is small 2 bedroom flat with 6 radiators. Content of work would...

Thank you, the asbestos flue has not been damaged or tampered with – agree ref the H&S bandwagon – I think for the time being I will stick with the old boiler, old and inefficient but actually working! And when I look at some of the quotes to change to a pressurized combi system, it makes me...

Hi Tony, I have to agree with you – I am an installer’s dream in many ways! Especially as I don’t know too much about these things (thankfully we have forums like this and they are great for troubleshooting). I do think you have hit the nail on the head though that the system is acting the way...

Thank you, We felt the same initially as we have only moved into the property a few months ago – it was the timings that threw us so we called out a BG engineer who condemned the old boiler and said it needs updating! Before this place, we were used to combi boiler so all of the conventional...

Thank you Ian and Blagard, To update you on my situation: I have called out a plumber and the system that I have is very old and needs updating. I am looking at an entirely new system – it is a very old kingfisher and even the flue has asbestos in –so this gives an idea of the date...

Thank you Blagard, It is an old Kingfisher –Potterton – Is there a way in which I can tell if the pump is running when HW only is selected – I am only using my ears and listening to the sounds – should I be looking for things like pump movement etc etc I think there is a valve in the boiler...

Thank you Ian, I’m not too sure what type of valve but I am guessing it is a 3 way and i only have one....do you think the valve could needs to be replaced and would this possible help?.....

Thank you Ian. I have ran a few tests on the hot water/central heating system, first central heating only, second central heating and hot water, third central heating only with the following results: When I selected heating only there was no cycle of the flame fire on/fire off and the...

Thank you Cawkwell, I will try with the central heating on to see if it continues to cycle. It is an old boiler - kingfisher but as you say it has not broken - we still get hot water - only it cycles - how long would a boiler keep going on this type of cycles? And we have no problem with the...

Thank you Picasso, I tried with the stat on first 3 and then 4 but it still cycles as follows: stat on 3: fires up: 12:58 off: 1:02 fires up: 1:06 off: 1:08 fires up: 1:12 off: 1:14 fires up: 1:20 off: 1:22 fires up: 1:27 off: 1:29 Stat on 4: fires up: 1:34 off...