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Hi All, When I moved in this year in my house I noticed in the bathroom there was an extraction fan. This did not turn on when I turned on the light (as I expected). I then looked up and could see a fan isolater switch. I then turned this on and the fan did not run. I suspected the fan was...

Hello, I live in a 2 bed terraced house which is not accessible from the road. To access it you have to walk down a snicket past some bungalows and then turn to the left and down some steps. Included in the freehold title is section of land in a 'parking area'. To access this you come out of...

Afternoon all, over the last 6 months had a few odd problems with the above boiler but I settled most of them just a few little points still bugging me and I'm positive that what's happening is not the normal way the boiler functions. 1. When you run the hot tap you can hear the boiler fire...

hi all, got a problem with my ravenheat rsf 82e. I turned on my shower this morning and after a minute where it usually gets hot, it did not. I went to the boiler and left the shower running and the boiler was not firing up. I then tried the bath taps and the hot water tap got hot including the...

Hi all, On my terraced house (mid 80's) I can clearly see the damp proof course which is some kind of black sheeting after 2 layers of bricks from the bottom. My neighbour pointed out they the bricks (2 bricks high) underneath the DPC are the same bricks as the rest of the house and they...

Afternoon all, Recently moved into my house, boiler seems to be working OK, It's a Ravanheat band D SEDBUK so about 78% efficient but probably around 72% now as years old. Looking for a plumber to potentially replace it like for like (system wise as it's a combi) and install a Biasi Riva...

Morning all, I think my Ravenheat's pressure problems seem to have sorted themselves out. I just have a small query about a part on the top of the boiler. It's a little red 'valve cap' which screws onto some plastic (similar to car tyre valve just plastic instead) The cap at this moment...

Afternoon all, I'll try to summarise this to make it easier to understand and answer. Yesterday I added some Wickes Inhibitor via filling loop attachment as there was almost none in the system. Once that was placed in the pressure rose from about 1.5 bar cold to 1.8. I then put c/h on to...

Evening, I've just added some Wickes rapid-dose inhibitor to my combi boiler and that all went fine. I found out that adding the inhibitor via the filling loop raised the pressure to about 1.8 bar (usually 1.4-1.5 cold). Then when I started the boiler up it and it got hot it went to nearly...

Morning, At the moment when I need hot water or central heating I turn the an electric switch in the kitchen which controls all the power to the boiler & programmer. Once I've finished with the boiler, I turn it off at the wall programmer and then off in the kitchen so it's completely off...

Hi, I've just moved into my new house and all ready found a fault! Guess nothing is perfect. It's a small leak in the bathroom from the toilet. Underneath the 'toilet pan' are two nuts each side (twist ones, which you twist with hand) and they are quite rusty. When I flush the toilet a...

Hi everyone, just moved into my new house today. It's got a Raveneat RSF84 combi boiler in it and a programmer downstairs with various options like on, off, advance, once and the like. I've turned on the hot water tap and don't get any hot water. The boiler has a electric switch next to...

Hello Just to note about system: Traditional gravity fed indirect system with old ideal concord wrs240b boiler in 1st floor flat. I was just settling down to a late film this evening and my central heating is timed to come on between 2am-6am I heard it click on just after 2 as usual...

Hi there, I have a first floor flat so all on same level and have an old Ideal boiler from early 80's which works fine before you all say:P System is in-direct, gravity fed, 2 tanks in loft which I presume are cold water tank and F&E tank. A few weeks ago there was an air in bathroom rad...

Morning, In my flat is has an electric box (Rcd I believe) where it is a small box with a main switch on one side and within the box there are 4 little switches for cooker, central heating, sockets and lighting. On the bottom of the box it states the maximum amperage is 60, From that...

Morning All, I bought my flat a few months ago and about a month in noticed a small hole in one of the tiles. I then phoned up the local housing association who said they would sort it and replace the tile. Within half a week the tile was replaced and they cut away quite a large part of the...

Hello. I am a leaseholder of a two bedroom flat and have just received a standard template letter detailing work that could be carried out at the building my flat is contained in. One of the points is: External Wall Pointing What is this, does it relate to wall cleaning or something...

Hi there, I have an old conventional boiler with 2 tanks in loft which is vented and gravity fed. My current programmer is Randall 3020P MK3 (an old one) which is also quite noisy. I want to change the programmer myself. I have found a digital alternative and the following link is...

Hello, As everyone may have realised from my numerous posts on here about my ancient boiler system.... I have a Ideal Concord WRS 240B (mid 80's I believe) in a in-direct, gravity fed,vented system. I am trying to find the best central heating cover for the price. I don't care about a...

Hi, I have a regular vented boiler system with a HW cylinder. My old timer in the Kitchen (Randall 3020P) has an 24 'round timer' within it and a couple of switches for off/on/timed and hot water/HW & Central Heating. The only problems are I have to have the HW on twice a day as the two...