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Have just got to the age where thinking of a change of career and am considering interior decorating. Any ideas what should be charged for painting a room 12'x12' approx (no wallpaper removal) , just as a guide. Thanks in advance.

I am thinking about changing the boiler this year, currently an old Spacesaver 38 (S Plan). Talked to one company last week and told him that I didn't want a Combi but that as I live in a flat there is virtually no head ref the F& E tank. He was talking about fitting an expansion vessell...

Recently noticed that the feed pipe from the F&E tank gets warmer further up the pipe than the vent pipe, I presume that as the water expands it does heat up these pipes but is this OK? S plan by the way.

I hope that this isn't a silly question but does water flow faster through an elbow compared to a fully open rad valve (assuming the other rad valve is also fully open?)

have a problem with two rads that branch off the main circuit. I replaced them both about a year ago, they worked OK then. Recently noticed they were getting less hot and now they are stone cold. Have taken the rads off and opened each valve in turn-the water gushes out. water does'nt gush out...

Have a friend with a problem on a Baxi Solo 3 PFL70. Overheat light comes on, when reset boiler is Ok again, problem started a few weeks ago and happens about once a week. Fan replaced about 3 months ago. Unvented system, name on tank is AIS OSO. Any thoughts anyone Thanks

about every couple of months the pump on my vented system doesn't pump. So I undo the chrome screw and then turn the inside screw with a screwdriver to free it. The other thing that I notice is that there is a thin arc of water coming from within the centre of the inside screw. I thought...

Hi all Hope that u can help with this one. Vented system in a flat (on one level) most pipework buried in concrete floor. No TVR's. 2 port valves , pumped system. Problem is: 2 rads not warming up, think that these are off the main circuit (15m off 22m). drained/removed the 2 rads. opened...

I have a baxi solo 3 PFL 70 boiler. It was very noisy yesterday, sounded like someone drilling. When I lowered the thermostat on the bolier, the noise was decreased by 50%. By evening, the electricity supply was tripping every 10 minutes, so I swited the bolier off overnight. I switched it...

Are all sludge removers much the same? Is Sentinal 400 as good as Fernox? Cheers

hi all. just a couple of questions on bleeding a vented system with a Grundfos pump. Can you bleed the pump with the system running ie remove the big chrome nut? The reason I ask is that the service engineer did just that yesterday but looking at all the threads it don't look correct...

What is the best way to check for a blocked cold feed on a vented system (S plan)? Also what is the best way to clear the blockage? Cheers

On checking the expansion tank on my heating pumped system I can see a jelly like substance moving about, understand that this may be bacterial growth? What is the best course of action to take from here. Also if I drain & refill system does mains feed from bottom to top work well. Are...

Have a Gloworm spacesaver 38 vented system 2x2 port valves. Noticed recently when in CH mode the sound of running water from the boiler like a trickling noise, could this be air in the system? The noise is not there when boiler running on DHW only mode. Also a couple of questions about...

Recently purchased a new TV and DVD recorder. Have been using a scart lead for connection but just tried out some new component leads and found the picture inferior the to the scart lead connection. I thought that component leads were the best connection possible apart from HMDI. Would be...

Spacesaver 38 vented system 2x2 port valves, no trvs, Put in a new rad recently 1600x500 and it is not warming up properly, tried all the usual things, bleeding, turning off other rads etc. (7 rads in total) There is more heat at the top of the rad when the DHW is not being heated but still...

Hi Have a Candy washer/dryer Alise CE10 about 5 yrs old. noise when agitating, sounds like a humming/buzzing noise, quite loud, Noise comes and goes but has got worse over the last couple of weeks ie there more of the time. Noise never there when spinning. Any help, Cheers

Hi Looking to change bedroom rad. problem is it's 1740mm long. I can only find 1600 or 1800 mm long. If I use the 1600mm how can I best bridge the gap between rad valves bearing in mind the gap is 1740. Can't easily move rad valves as they both extend upwards from a solid concrete floor. I...

I have a 3.5 yr old Zanussi fridge freezer, the fridge door (outside face) is covered in rust. Just wondered if any one else had experienced similar problems. Have contacted Zanussi, not interested at all.

Hi all Seem to have an intermittent fault on my heating side. system is Gloworm Spacesaver vented, 2 x 2port Sunvic SM5203 valves, Danfoss FP715 programmer. to run thru the problem, press Ch button on programmer and the CH on wire is live, the valve acutator starts moving ( I can see this...