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Hi, I have a Ferroli F24 combi boiler, installed as part of a central heating system that was present when I purchased the property I live in. All is well except for the boiler shutting down the heating for three minutes after hot water is used, however briefly. I'm aware that this is 'normal...

Hi, I just lined a room, approx 28sqm, and all the lengths have either shrunk to leave gaps or lifted along the edges. I'm going to redo it, but I want to establish where I went wrong first. Here's what I did: -steam tripped all previous paper back to plaster; -sized the walls with...

Hi, I have an old Triton Brazilia electric shower installed, which I'm looking to replace. Before I start dismantling anything, does anyone have the installation instructions for the Brazilia? That way I can establish cable and pipe entry points etc. I tried with Triton but they don't seem to...

I'm replacing the plumbing in my kitchen (1904 tenement). Currently the sink has a 32mm P trap running in to a plastic pipe, which in turn connects to the original lead trap before exiting into the original waste (which looks to be about 3.5inch diameter iron). So I have two traps between...

I have an Ideal mini C28 that has been playing up despite three attempts by the installers to fix the problem. The boiler starts, then stops before ignition, then starts again a few seconds later. They've changed membranes, cleaned valves, but it's still happening. I took a look at the...

My combi CH system had its first (1yr) service in February. Since then I've noticed a problem with the Ideal C28 boiler that's getting progressively worse. When CH is on, the boiler can be heard starting periodically (as you'd expect), but then it shuts off either just before the gas ignites...

Hi, I've had an Ideal C28 combi boiler installed for just over a year. Over the past few weeks I've occasionally found a stain on the worktop directly below the boiler in the mornings. After a bit of investigation, it seems that there is a small leak coming from the CH flow connecton. The...

I live in a Glasgow tenement flat. I have a door tread which normally sits just outside the front door, in the vestibule between the front door and the outer storm doors, consisting of a tile/ceramic 'strip' with decorative top and sides and a rough base. The mortar/cement base has mostly come...

Hi, I know many people regard vinyl wallpapers as Satan incarnate, but here goes anyway... [in extra-cautious tone] I want to hang Vymura vinyl wallpaper on a smooth bare plaster wall. I'm unsure about two things: 1) Is there any benefit to lining the wall beforehand? The plaster...

I have an old stove-enamelled breadbin, in which the inner coating on the bottom has begun to deteriorate. I'd like to recoat the base so that it's a good sealed surface once again. Given it's enamelled, are there any particular paints (or lacquers etc) I should use to achieve this? I'd rather...

Hi, My first post, so hello to all. I've just fitted an Eterna flourescent fitting in my workshop. Electronic ballast driving an Osram T18 tube. The light works, but seems very feeble; certainly nothing like the claimed "equivalent to 2 x 60W bulbs" on the packaging. Then I realised...