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Hi All, Our oil boiler (Worcester Heatslave 20/25) fan keeps running after the burner shuts down, rather than just running for 30 seconds or so, and then shutting down. Even with the heating and hot water switched off, it just runs continuously, as soon as there is power to the boiler. I'm...

Can anyone help with this, please? The house was only built in 1995. Concrete blocks, with a cavity. The inner leaf blocks have patches of foam sprayed on each block for insulation. The outer leaf is pebbledashed. The interior walls are just plasterboard stuck to the concrete blocks with...

Hi all, 1995 Worcester Heatslave oil combi boiler. It's roasting here at present, so the central heating is set to "off" on the programmer, but the hot water still comes on twice a day. I was surprised this afternoon, to feel the radiators getting hot, when the boiler fired up to heat the...

Hi All, I'm thinking of putting one next to the house. I'm imagining a sort of heavy timber "pergola-type" structure, but with an ordinary pitched roof, covered with slates to match the house. It'll be right next to a boundary, and somewhere between 3.5 and 4m tall, so I'm assuming I'll need...

It belongs to a mate, who has just e-mailed me, asking for thoughts. On one occasion, they had stopped during a long run. All dash lights normal, but no cranking. No messages or warning lights. It went with a bump start. Also sometimes won't start cold, either - even with a push. He's...

Could I pick everyone's brains, please? 2010 Mazda 2. To open the tailgate, it has a momentary switch which just sends a pulse to an actuator which pops the catch. It's the daughter's old car, but there's still life in it yet, and the youngest is now 17, so I'm just tidying it up a bit for...

Hi everyone, I've just drained my central heating system to fit a magnetic filter. Having done so, I refilled it, bled all the radiators, towel rail, and the three bleed points on the boiler, pushed the diverter valve arm to the latching position, turned the hot water thermostat fully...

I'm thinking of fitting a magnetic filter in our central heating system, having replaced a few microbore plastic pipes that were full of black crystalline "stuff". It's an old oil boiler (Worcester Heatslave). I gather these filters should be fitted in the return line from the radiators and I...

I'm wondering about putting a car port on the side of the house. It would be open on three sides. The only problem, is that it would cover and area above the existing boiler flue, which comes through the wall. The boiler is an oil-fired Worcester Heatslave and has (what I assume is) a...

Hi All, My niece's car has just failed its MOT. It's the 1.6 diesel. First smoke reading was over 3, average got down to 1.63. The compliance plate on the door pillar puts the limit at 0.55, so it's still a mile off! As yet, I don't know how many miles it has done. She's not famous for...

Morning all, I'm patching up the daughter's 2010 Mazda 2 for youngest son to learn to drive in. Over the years, she's well and truly had her money's worth out of it, and it's been somewhat neglected of late. Latest job is a bottom balljoint. However, for not much more, I can get a complete...

Hi all, We live in a house built in 1995. It has a traditional Economy 7 single phase supply, with the day and night meters in a meter cupboard on an outside wall of the house. Current electricity supplier is British Gas. I'm thinking of getting an electric vehicle charger installed -...

Help! MOT tomorrow. Reversing lights not working! Inspection manual says to check on vehicles first used after September 2009, but doesn't seem to say whether they're an "if fitted, must work" on cars earlier than 2009. (Mine's 1989)

Hi All, I was wondering if anyone might have any advice on one of these, please? When either the "low" or "high" temperature drying programme is selected, the clothes don't dry. I've taken the lid off and there is no power to the heating element. The element itself has a resistance, about 40...

Could anyone give me some pointers as to what might be wrong with our Kenwood dishwasher, please? It appears to work normally - fills, drains and heats, but leaves a fair bit of residue on the crockery. I've tried pulling the outlet pipe off and letting it run into a bucket. There's a good...

...and if so, what sort of a job was it? Do they have CAN electrical systems that need a special interface box?

Hi All, I'm struggling here! It's a 1989 Alfa 164. The handbrake was pretty bad, so I treated it to new Brembo discs and pads, and had the rear calipers reconditioned by Bigg Red. Unfortunately, the handbrake has failed the MOT twice now, for poor efficiency. What's more, I do have to admit...

Irritatingly, after I replaced the expansion vessel, the pressure relief valve has started weeping. Each day, I need to top up the water in the system. There is a drip coming from the pipe that pokes out of the wall of the house, leading away from the pressure relief valve. I don't especially...

Slightly delicate one, this.... Let's just say I have an elderly relative who has a pair of full size oxy-acetylene bottles that he (er...) shouldn't have. They're empty and he's had them for many years. At some point, I think I might be called upon to clear his garage... I think they're...

Hi, I'm just about to fit a new expansion vessel It's 12 litres in capacity. Highest point in the central heating system is the towel rail at 3.7m above the expansion vessel. The house has 19 radiators (if you count double radiators as two) or 14 if you don't! The commissioning instructions...