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we had our boiler serviced 6 weeks ago and I realise that this is not the problem, but just wanted you to know the boiler is regularly serviced! However now when the water within the hot water or central heating gets to the set temperature, the boiler shuts down, as it should, and then won't...

I have completed numerous searches to try to answer this question but see to find conflicting views. I want to descale my boiler as it kettles badly (Feroli sigma 40 60). It is in the garage and easy to get to without trapecing through the house. I will rent a power flusher from travis but...

I have just had the waterboard round to give a quote on our on-going leak saga. They showed me an external conduit that is insulated, black or brown about 100mm square and then bring the 25mm pipe through a 75mm hole through the wall (insulation about 35mm thick). They use a hockey stick...

The water board have just informed me that i have a water leak between the meter and the stop cock.Unfortunatelly i was away at hospital with our little one and could not chat to the waterboard guy and everything was relayed through my father. We are using 5 times as much water as we...

Hi, We have a 5 year old Smeg A42 with 2 ovens. The bottom, larger oven has no problems in heating up but about 5 seconds after we turn it off it trips the RCD. The MCB remains non-tripped (if there is such a word). We can stop this from happening by turning the oven to the light mode (the...

I have a 6 year old Smeg A42. It has 2 ovens and a hob. This fault is in the lower oven. Works fine whilst cooking. Then when i turn the oven off it trips the curcuits breaker. It does this about once in every three times i use it. I have found a way to stop it is to put the oven selector...

Polycarbonate roofing on a garage? I have a 6m x 2.5m garage with one of the long sides attaching to my bungalow. The run is from front to back (i.e. it is higher at one end of the 6m and lower at the other) with the joists running side to side (2.5m) at 400m centres (100mm x 50mm). Every 10...

Central heating stopped.. fuse blown. I disconnected the pump fuse blew, disconnected the motorised valve no blown fuse but obviously no central heaying as pump wont run. Does this sound like the Motorised valve or have i just disconnected the signal from another source. If it is how can i...

I have a ferroli sigma 40-60 that is being a bit tempramental. I have followed the check section and have power to the boiler and to the overheat thermostat but it still doesn’t seem to work. The manual indicates I should check air pressure switch next but it doesn’t say how, any ideas...

The pump on my central heating has gone Kaput. The fuse kept blowing, disconected pump, no blown fuse. I have invested in a Grundfos Alpha 15/60 (68.00 from plumb centre) to replace a 15/50 (as we have added an extension therefore 3 new rads). Only problem is that the old pump was...

I am fitting a Hudson reed shower and due to space limitations i am having to use a male Iron Elbow Compression Fitting 22mm×¾" into the shower body.. only thing is that when i wind the 3/4 BSP into the shower body it points the wrong direction. How the hell can i get it pointing in the...

Whilst running in a new soil pipe, unfortunatelly a brick "came away" taking with it the damp poof course, the old tar based type. Obviously i do not want to breach the DPC by just bricking back in, but what is the best way to repair it. Should i lay some new "tar paper" type course and channel...

We have had a loft conversion completed and now the soil pipes need to be tested. Apparently they need to be tested to BS EN 12056-2:2000, The council building regs man says that the system needs to be bunged and pressure tested with all traps on and full of water. What is entailed in...

Dear All...Please can i get some help! I have a Feroli signma 60 boiler (gas). I have just switched it on today after it being off for 6 months during the summer. electric and gas supply not turned off though..the boiler just not used. The problem is that the boiler fires up and then cuts...