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Thanks for that. It is a 35CDi (NOT the one with the II after the model number) The flashing is from the Central Heating Demand Lightg indicator, is a slowish (I think it is the one second one noted in the manual) and from the manual it just says it indicates an ingnition lockout...

Thanks thats good to know. Suppose a lot of people having the same problems, but phoned up British Gas to try to get them out and they are dealing only with their own contracted customers at the mo as so busy. Will have to try to find someone good in to come and fix and service it .... brrrr...

Thanks for those two helpful suggestions. The boiler now doesn't seem to stay on for long at all after using the reset button. Have got electric heaters in main rooms to keep them at least a bit warm brrrrrr. I was wondering regarding possible replacement versus repair costs. If anyone...

Erm is lack of replies people not wanting to tell me I got a rubbishy poor quality combi on my hands ?? :?

I have a Bosch 35CDi combi boiler. It's 10 years old I think and has over the last little while developed a habit of ignition lockout. Just when the weather is at its worst it's got worse and the lockout is happening several times a day. Seems it is ok for say 20 minutes or more and then it...

I haven;t done a lot of checks as I;m pretty much a novice so don't really know what to look for. There has been a fire there in the past as there is one of them open grates there already with ash build up. What do you mean by putting a new lintel above the old? Do you mean putting the...

I'll have to investigage a bit by pulling all the old chipboard up and see if there is any reason. thanks.

Sorry. This is in the utility room. At one end of the room there is a raised section. I suppose a boxed in frame with chipboard screwed on top, and then there is a piece of lino stuck onto the chipboard for looks I guess. On top of this section or plinth as I call it sits the washing machine...

I have a plinth about 6 inches high. The top is chipboard which is now rotted through getting wet from a washingb machine and needs replacing. The plinth is about 5ft long by 2.5 feet deep. It needs to support a couple of appliances. Apart from putting new chipboard in what options do I...

Hello, New old house I just bought. In the dining room the fireplace has obviously been taken out and just a hole is there. I plan to put a victorian cast iron all in one combination fireplace in there. For decorative purposes more than anything, so will be used occasionally maybe. I...

Sorry but I can't really see any answers to my questions on the link you provided, or am I going blind??? Thanks for trying though.

Hello hope someone can help. I have just bought a victorian house and all of the floorboards are exposed. They look in fairly good shape generally - I guess i will not know for sure until the previous owned has moved out and all their stuff. But from what I've seen they look like orignal...

I've always had stainless steel and the cheaper ones can be noisy and in general they are hard to keep looking decent unless you constantly wipe them down and descale now and then. Im redoing the kitchen and wondering if a composite sink unit might be a good solution. problem is I don't know...

I know its tricky answering things like this without seeing the setup, but as I have no experience with electrics I just dont want to get ripped off. I have some things that need sorting: 1. replace an old mains fuse box (the one with the fuse wires etc) with a more modern slimline one...

Thanks. Wasn't sure how easy it would be but sounds fairly so. Cheers

Hi I was wondering how easy it is to shorten the length of cord from a ceiling pendant light. Is there a uniform mechanism to do this? I kind of assumed there is some kind of crimping mechanism that can be undone the cord pushed up then tightened again without messing with shortening and...

Cheers for that.

Hello Done lots of painting around the house in the past so not a total novice. However, I'm going to repaint a couple of rooms. Bought dulux rich matt. But the paint seems really thick which is ok I guess. Was thinking about diluting the first coat. Is the ratio about 10% water? This...

I was a bit unsure whether I was allowed to post this but have read the rules and think it is ok. In any case I really need to get this off my chest. Im easy going and take the rough with the smooth but this took the cake. I was at Howdens today to order some stuff and took along the...

Hello I had thought it might be useful for the vacuum, but primarily as an option for a broadband router. Cheers