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No central heating. Hot water ok. Took off Modulation circuit board and found blackened area around one of the pins on PL1. Like to try a soldered repair but wondered if anyone can recommend best method to clean this area (wire wool?) and do you need to remove the green film that seems to...

Need to replace an old room thermostat and want one which includes a timer so don't have to go into garage to boiler to set timing. Screwfix sell the Danfoss TP5 for £36.50 or the Horstmann Digital Programmable Room Thermostat for £22.49 which seems to do the same job. Why the price difference...

Does anyone know if I can obtain user instructions for this programmer on the internet or elsewhere? Thanks

My mums got an old Apollo gas boiler which does the central heating ok but has never worked for hot water. She has used the immersion heater instead for hot water. She decided to get a plumber out to get the hot water to work and he said the pump was sticking. He apparently got it going but by...

I've got a double glazed back door with glass in the top and solid bottom half with a cat flap in it. The cat flap lets in cold air and i've taped plastic over it to prevent this. Is there any way of replacing the bottom panel with a new one (without the cat flap) or with another glass panel -...

My Puma Combi boiler in the garage has a mechanical timer on the front with push in segments which is awkward to use. Can the Honeywell rotary thermostat in the hall be replaced with a digital one combined with a timer unit like in my previous house? Is this a simple job or...

Hi I need to remove my gas cooker to fit new flooring but instead of a bayonet fitting on the flexible tube it has screw on fittings both ends. Can I just turn off the gas, undo the fitting and the re-connect it when the job's done or do I need to put some 'gunge' on the threads to ensure a gas...

Hi I've checked the outlet pipe is clear, the pump looks fine and the pressure chamber is also clear. When I blow into the pressure tube the pressure switch clicks twice as it should I think? Is there anything else I should check before looking for a new machine? Thanks

I've been using Maxitrat Non-Bio Tabs from Lidl's - could these have caused a problem with the pressure chamber?

Thanks for your comments. I ran the machine on a rinse and it filled up, did the rinse cycle (drum spinning) and the pumped out most of the water but not all. Then it just sits there doing nothing and the door won't open until I drain it manually. Even when drained it still won't spin.

Machine won't spin and clothes were stuck in the machine because the door wouldn't open. Disconnected drain tube and drained into bucket and then the door opened but still won't spin. Any ideas where to start looking? Thanks.

I thought the frost stat was inside the boiler - I don't think I have an external one. I might just replace it (about £6) and see if it helps.

My Puma 100e is fitted in the garage and when the temperatue drops low enough the boiler comes on and stays on. I read the manual which says that it should run until the system water has been raised by 10C but mine just seems to run and run until i switch the power off. This happened a few...

My Ocean Combi boiler doesn't heat the water as hot as it did when installed 4 years ago. Is this due to scale in the heat exchanger and is replacement the only option? Thanks.