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    Mouldy Rafters / Poor Ventilation in Loft

    We have a problem with white mould on our rafters, which has been put down to poor ventilation. I am hoping for some advice on how to improve our situation ... This is a late 19th century terrace house with a London pitch or butterfly roof, which gives us two completely separate, shallow loft...
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    Potterton P60 maintenance Q's

    My P60 has been having trouble firing up recently - ticking over 5-6 times before reigniting. I had a reputable London company come for a service and they recommended replacing the PCB (again!), which they subsequently did for £300+VAT. since then, the boiler fires for 2-3 minutes then turns off...
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    Fitting Fluidmaster Bottom Entry Valve

    I've been having problems with a Torbeck bottom fill valve not shutting off. Have replaced the diaphram a few times but it doesn't fix the problem for long. It's also recently been hammering when it does shut off after filling. So now I'm thinking of replacing the Torbeck with a Fluidmaster...
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    Washing Machine: Not Heating Wash But Dryer OK

    i have a hotpoint WD63 washer dryer & recently noticed that it doesn't seem to be heating up during the wash cycle. it works fine on a dryer cycle. would appreciate any advice on identifying & fixing the problem. the machine is about 14 years old so i need to decide if it's worth repairing...
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    TRV advice / How can I make the house warmer ?

    I have an old system with conventional potterton 60e boiler, water tank, header tank and cylinder. It's a 3 floor house with 10 radiators. Most of the radiator valves have seized in their current positions and there is no room thermostat. The radiators haven't been balanced since I moved in 14...
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    Replacement for Potterton Profile 60e - Advice needed !

    i think it's time to replace my potterton profile 60e, which is at least 12 years old. it had some problems last year and the PCB was replaced by a particularly unfriendly corgi engineer. last night it starting buzzing but was working and this morning it's been humming but hasn't ignited, so no...
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