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It doesnt go to lockout and continues to supply hot water on demand? Its only on the heating that has a problem. The ignition sequence runs momentarily and the pilot lights but then shuts off. There are no fault lights or anything else. Could it be an electrical fault from a sensor to the...

It doesnt go to lockout and continues to supply hot water on demand? Its only on the heating that has a problem. The ignition sequence runs momentarily and the pilot lights but then shuts off. There are no fault lights or anything else. Could it be an electrical fault from a sensor to the...

I have checked the pump in two ways, the first being by listening and feeling for vibration and the second by unscrewing the bleed plug and gently pushing a screwdriver in to feel the blades turning and all was fine. Plus the hot water is pumped out fine. Hope this sheds more light on it thanks...

I have checked the pump in two ways, the first being by listening and feeling for vibration and the second by unscrewing the blled plug and gently pushing a screwdriver in to feel the blades turning and all was fine. Plus the hot water is pumped out fine. Hope this sheds more light on it thanks...

I have a worcester Bosch 28i junior combi boiler and recently it has stopped supplying hot water for the heating. It fires up ok for the hotwater and supplies plenty with no problem,but when I try to put the heating on it tries to fire up and does only briefly. It still appears to heat the water...

Hi I work in a school that is approximately 100 years old, the front facing wall anr roof is edged by what I call flag stones (probably the wrong name I know). Recently we had really cold weather and only now some of the stones have started to blow and crumble. Resulting in pieces falling off...

Hi this is a quick question on behalf of my son. He has a renault Laguna hatchback and recently it lost power and the engine started revving erratically. He found that although the engine was revving high the power was just not there and it would fluctuate as time went on. At the time a radiator...

Hi John thanks very much for your quick response. I will be giving it a go tday and will post the outcome asap. So yet again thank you very much and evreyone else on this fantastic site for all you help and advice.

Thanks for your quick replies and I am glad that it isnt anything too serious. How can I rectify this noise, is it a case of getting a new fan belt fitted, oiling it or just living with it. Once again your help is appreciated. Thankyou

Hi just a quick question. I have an N reg vauxhal combo van and recently it has started making a high pitched squealing noise when it first starts up. This noise continues for about 2 - 4 minutes or until the engine is warm. The more the revs the louder and higher pitch the noise. I have heard...

Thanks for all your help, guess I will start saving my pennies again. Love the web site really really helpfull. thanks again

Thanks for you quick reply MickyG. Sorry to be a pain but will I be able to sort the fault by draining the pipework and refilling etc or am I gonna need more money and a heating engineer to repair it. ?

Hi I have a Valiant eco tec plus boiler and a fault message has come up that say's F75. I have looked through the manufacturers book but cannot find this fault in it. Can anyone please advise me on what the fault may be. The boiler will not fire up but you can hear it trying to produce a spark...

Hi I have concrete floors in my house and at some point the kitchen has been knocked into a kitchen diner. To that ammends there is a ridge/lump where some of the previous adjoining wall has been (possibly a pantry). It is approximately 4 foot square and is raised about 1.5 inches. There are no...

Hi I have concrete floors in my house and the kitchen at some point has been knocked into a kitchen diner. To that amends there is a prominent ridge/lump where the adjoining wall would have been?. I want to laminate the floor but obviously it is not level. How can I take this ridge/lump out or...

Thanks for all your advice, I will contact the local water board and see if they can enlighten me in any way. Failing that I guess I am just gonna have to put on my wet suite and go for it ??

I do have an outside stop tap in the garden but that unfortunately is the one that will not shut off? Other than that there isnt one anywhere outside the boundry that I can locate and I have tried the propertys either side and their stop taps do not affect my water. I am at a loose as to why...

Hi I have a stop tap on a 3/4lb lead mains that will not shut off and I need to replace a broken set of bathroom taps. There is no other means of shutting the water supply to the house (no stop tap in the road etc). Any suggestions on a way to isolate it or changing it while it is live. I am...

Your a star thankyou very much for your advice.

Hi I have a Valiant Eco tec 24 and the heating knob on the boiler just turns and doesnt do anything (I think its snapped). Can I get a replacement knob and if so are they easy to change. Thanks :D