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rougetrader; thanks, also aware that capacitors can "bite" if your not aware or careless with fingers! johntheo5: thanks for giving me a couple of things to check.

Oilhead; the boiler is in an attached garage which is very dry. Being re-commissioned late 2021, I assumed that boiler baffles & internals would have been cleaned, unless a cowboy did the service! But it's something I can easily check; The capacitor I could check, but without yet looking, is it...

Sorry, post made before it was complete. Given the boiler is around 10 years old, I doubt it's still in warranty & I did say it has only been used for around 8 months since re-commissioning in 2021. My previous property had a boiler with a Riello burner & I know these to be extremely reliable &...

Hi all Last year & inherited a C/H system with a Grant Vortex Oil boiler that's had little use since it was installed in 2013, due to the previous owners long term illness. The boiler & system was last serviced & re-commissioned in September 2021, with a new nozzle fitted & the usual combustion...

A while since I posted but, on recommendation, I bought a Varilight V-PRO dimmer switch. Unfortunately, all it did in default (trailing edge) mode 1 was stay on maximum brightness. I've tried several times to set the thing up in a different mode but without success & even my "qualified spark"...

The actual light fitting sheet info shows a L/N connection & simply states "supplied bulb dimmable via wall switch" but fails to inform which type of wall switch is required! Agree, if a label shows a lamp is dimmable it should be easily achievable IMO but what do I know. I appreciate not all...

Not sure about Lindby origin now, they maybe German or European; the light was quiet expensive!

Lamps were provided in separate boxes - see attachments.

The light manufacturer info states " dimmable with a suitable wall switch" but without stating what a suitable wall switch is! The instructions are a bit "Pidgeon English" & I think the light originates from China! I notice Screwfix sell two Varilight Pro LED dimmers but reluctant to buy if...

Just fitted a new dinning room light which has 4 x 8W, GX53 LED light units. It’s listed as suitable for dimmer operation but the lights will not reach maximum illumination (confirmed by wiring to a standard switch) & can flicker slightly when the dimmer is operated. I tried another dimmer...

Turns out it was all stuck to the wall/floor with silicone so careful prising with a crow bar & a claw hammer freed it all up. Assuming the stone one is fixed the same way, it's one down one to go!

I’ve hopefully posted the right forum but not really sure where this fits. I recently moved into a new property & in the process of re-furbishing & the property has two Adam’s fire surrounds with electric fires, one in timber & the other in stone. The fires & surrounds are as new but not to our...

Looked at Bedec Barn paint & it's a water based, acrylic paint with a very similar spec to Cuprinol Garden Shades which I used. There are many similar water based acrylic products available & some are rather more expensive than others, difficult to know if any are worth the extra money. The...

My S/H is 20mm T&G which is a lot better than the really cheap 12mm stuff but 70mm is going to be a whole different story & don't logs that thick have more than 1 groove? Some S/H I looked at had 45mm log lap - but they were at least 4X the price! I think that an oil based paint would fair...

Hi d000hg, thanks for that; agree Bitumen would look **** so a non-starter. Interested to hear which Osmo product you looked at & what others did you check out? I did think about sealing the joints but, again, with what? Unfortunately, silicone doesn't really over paint & am unsure about the...

Hi d000hg; I used Cuprinol shed colour not their cheap fence treatment. It is water based & not as expensive as Sadolin, granted, but it's hardly cheap @ £5/litre & I've used 10 litres! Personally I'm not sure Sadolin (which I've used extensively in the past) would fair any better as, once dry...

Hi mate, nice to hear from you; had a bit of a health scare couple of years ago but now doing OK & well into retirement. As is probably obvious, I don't contribute any longer either; it all got a bit tedious with "wise arses" for me in the end so I just couldn't be bothered. As wife & I are both...

I’ve got a 5m x 4m summerhouse that’s just one year old, it’s made from reasonably robust & pressure treated 20mm tongue & groove log boards & been painted with two coats of Cuprinol Garden Colour. It looks great & was fine throughout last summer but during the wet winter months & the heavy rain...

Thanks for the reply; I was almost at the point of a re-install but decided to boot to an old Win 7 standby OS I keep on a separate drive which always seems to fly along no matter how long since it was last booted! From there, diagnostics highlighted the Win 10 OS had some disc error problems...

By good fortune, my broadband speed increased 5X about a month ago to around 50 Mb/sec but I now seem to have an increasing problem with my browser (& I’ve tried three) in that it constantly slows & finally freezes. Everything works fine after a re-boot & it all zips along but after a couple of...