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Firstly thanks for all the quick replies. Very useful info. Especially to OwainDIYer for the diagram. So here's the latest. The chime units are the same as those in the diagram but CED branded. Wired up to the same as the diagram and it works, both chimes sound when they are tested...

If the chime in the garage did work and that was the solution I'd do it but the chime in the garage does not work(as said before tested cable and it's fine) and I can't get both to work at the same time.

Hi, I've got a problem with trying to get two battery operated (4x C batteries) door chimes to work from one bell push. I need one chime at the front door and the other about 8 to 10 or so meters away in the garage. The cable running to the garage is unused telephone wire that I connected up...

Found this breathable membrane: (and its on ebay not much more than the damp proof membrane I was thinking about) PERMAVENT ECO Physical properties Surface mass density 90 g/m2 Vapour permeability 1960 g/m2/24hr Vapour resistance 0.11 MNSgm-1 Thickness 0.6 mm Resistance to UV 3...

The zinsser bin idea may be the answer to stop water /moisture ingress. I put that in an edit to my last post.

Thanks for the replies. Do you know of any breathable membranes apart from Du-Pont Tyvek which is pretty expensive and just 1m wide ? This is what I was goint to get originally from screwfix tomorrow : Damp Proof Membrane 1000ga 4m x 15m Easy to lay, durable, high quality Damp-Proof...

Today I discovered two of the airbrick vents blocked. One with concrete the other with silicone from the back. I cleaned out all of the vents and they are all now clear. 8 vents in total. 2 on each wall of the house. Also cleared out some junk the other day from the crawl space and that seems to...

Hi Im going to be doing the same very shortly in my new house that has a detached garage. Except split the garage into two rooms. It all depends on how much noise insulation you want. As for me I don't want any noise or as little as possible seeping out of the garage. Hence room within a...

Hi, thanks for the reply. It lets air through. I tried using that in a flat before along the skirting and gaps between floorboards to stop cooking smells seeping up from the flat below. It didn't work. I had to then scrape as much of it away as possible and put pvc over then seal the edges at...

Hi, i've just got a new house and am in the process of renovating. This is what I want to do and further down is what i've discovered. I want to put a sheet of pvc or a damp proof membrane on top of the floorboards and seal at the bottom edge of the skirting to stop any smells/draughts...

Hi thanks for all the replies. The boss guy came out and checked over the boiler and gave it the thumbs up. Seemed a very genuine person. He confirmed he sacked the guy a while ago and thought he had heard the last of all his botched repairs. So alls ok now, more or less. Got just a stupid...

I do have the receipt that details everything supposedly done at the time of the repair. I thought I'd try and contact the company, in the first instance. And I believe I got a result! I spoke to the company boss this afternoon and detailed my situation and he told me that he actually...

They didn't go by that name. I've not been able to get in touch with the place that cut the flow switch wires but havent as yet, so far today. dave

Hi, I've got an Ariston SX20 Eurocombi. Today the 12/08/08, I had a central heating engineer out to do some work on my boiler. He was really good and also helpful. He pointed out that the main circuit flow switch had both orange wires cut and pushed down towards the rear of the boiler at the...

Worked out a temporary solution to the problem. If the diaphragm is more than likely on the road out and worn. It's unable to push the pin high enough up to switch over from central heating to running hot water. I placed a small piece of insulating tape between the pin and the plastic...

Thanks for the advice. It doesn't push all the way into the switch block to activate the change over to ignite the burner for running hot water. Though goes up and down with relevant tap position. If I manually push the the plastic connector that the pin controls up an extra millimeter or...

Divertor pin moving up when tap turned on and back when turned off. Diaphragm at fault ? cheers dave

Q the Homer Simpson (Peter Glaze) classic D'OH ! From myself. I've not had a lot of sleep so thats my excuse. :shock: I'll check it out. dave

Hi Chris, the pin from the top of the divertor into the block looks ok. Just a small amount of corrosion round the area where the pin comes out of the divertor. What are you thinking about pin condition ? I'll check the contacts though on the block above the divertor. cheers dave

Hi thanks for the reply. Yes I think the part has lived a very useful life and now is due for replacing, start of week once I've got some prices. How similar are the symptoms of your repair compared to my post ? cheers dave