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I’ve been quoted £3,200 for a Worcester 4000 30kW combi boiler (includes removal and disposal of the old one). My current boiler is a Potterton HE85, and the job involves a conversion from a standard boiler to a combi in a 3-bed house in Lincolnshire. I’d really appreciate hearing what others...

I live in a three bed; two storey semi detached house that has twelve radiators (most have thermostatic valves). i currently have a standard boiler (Potterton he 85), which is located in the airing cupboard in the middle of the house i.e. not on an outside wall. i have one bathtub and two...

Several years ago (maybe 5) in winter; I left the central heating on when i went out for a few hours and it was unbearable when i returned. I had to leave the windows open all night due to the heat. Last year in winter; I noticed my radiators were not piping hot when the central heating was...

Five ceiling lights do not work upstairs in my house. Two ceiling lights upstairs do work and all the ceiling lights downstairs work. The lights that don't work are: Master bedroom Dressing room Master bedroom on suite Landing light Second bedroom (on same side of house as master bedroom)...

I have a Potterton Powermax HE 85 boiler, which is about 15 years old. This morning I noticed the boiler was off so I checked the house electrics to make sure there was no trip switch activated - there wasn't. I am insured with Baxi who are visiting next Thursday to repair and do a service...

I have a problem with the downstairs toilet i.e. it takes a long time for water to drain away and loo roll does not flush. I have two toilets upstairs with no problems. I have home emergency cover on my home insurance and a plumber visited today. He lifted the manhole in the back garden and...

I had Vinyl flooring fitted in my kitchen in 2015. A few days ago I cooked myself a baked potato in the microwave (as I have done many times before!). However, after ten minutes (2 x 5 minutes) + 2 minutes cooling; the potato was black! Therefore I put the potato in the bin and microwaved...

I bought a house in 2014 with a camera beside the front door. I have never looked into how this works (up to now). Next to my TV in the living room; I see this the panel shown in the first photo. Note there are three ports that are not used i.e. SAT (I have a satellite but don't use it; FM...

I bought a house in 2014 and the previous owner did not know the code so I have never used it. However, my research is telling me that I should be able to reset the code. I am trying to find some documentation explaining how to do this (hopefully some user documentation exists). The following...

I posted this question in September: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/diverter-valve.509393/ The answerer talked about diverter valves and cartridges. I have a few questions: 1) What the difference is between a diverter valve and a cartridge? 2) Why could the cartridge fail independently of...

I have a Potterton combi boiler and about three years ago I noticed that the central heating was activated when the water only was activated i.e. the radiators would heat up. About 2.7 years ago the diverter valve was replaced in my Potterton Boiler by a local plumbing company (see linked...