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    Advice on guttering and soffits

    My house exterior is in need of some TLC and I am looking to get quotes to have the work done, it is going to be a big job needing scaffolding so I want to make sure I get all the jobs done that need doing. The main job will be repairing and repainting the windows and stucco and repaining any...
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    Possible fault with motorised valve

    I have had a minor problem with my central heating for a couple of years now and finally got around to trying to work out what is wrong this afternoon. The system works but the central heating only heats up if the hot water is also requesting heat from the boiler. This means that when it gets...
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    Boiler overheating when first firing up in the morning

    Hi, A strange fault has developed over the last week or so in our Worcester Bosch 40CDi (conventional) based central heating/hot water system. Several times over the last week or so there has been load banging coming from the boiler when it first fires up in the morning. I was able to see what...
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    Penetrating damp problem

    Hi, The very top section of a bay in our c1850 town house has had a damp problem for a number of years . We had both the bay flat roof and parapet replaced, this is the time line of the works 1. Flat roof replaced 2. Room plastered and decorated 3. Damp appeared 4. Parapet replaced 5 Damp...
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    tidying up hightraffic areas of stipped wood floor

    Hi, Our basement has a reclaimed wood floor which was sanded and vanished about 10 years ago. most of it is still in very good condition but there is about 2m sq in a high traffic area which is looking tired and in need of some TLC. I am reluctant to have the whole floor re sanded and vanished...
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    Replacing a wired C/H thermostat with a wireless thermostat

    Hi, We have a 4 story 4 bedroom house with a C/H system originally installed in the late 80s. Since moving in I have replaced the boiler (with a Worcester Bosch 40 CDi conventional) and hot water tank, I have also placed wireless radiator control valves on most of the radiators. Still...
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    C/H pump always on

    Hi, Our central heating system is working, but I have noticed that the central heating pump is always on. We had a new boiler fitted a couple of years ago (Worcester Bosch 40 CDi condensing). I have discovered that the pump remains on even if the timer has switched off the CH and HW. The pump...
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