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Thanks for the further replies. I've deactivated the fan now and will look into getting ventilation to the outside installed. I checked that other fitting and it's disconnected, so I don't think that's a problem, but thanks for pointing it out. Astute observation about the coal dust - this is...

Thanks again. I've attached photos of the fan amongst the insulation and how it appears at the edge of the loft with the insulation pulled up - the sun had gone down, but it seems to be all closed up anyway.

I saw this after I wrote the above - the fan isn't covered by insulation. The fan is one or two feet from the eaves. When I looked before there only seemed to be daylight from a few holes that might be vents in the tiles - the loft is pretty dark overall.

Thanks for those replies. Sorry I should have said that the fan is in a bathroom. It sounds like it can't be assumed to have adequate ventilation up there. Would it be clearly noticeable if it were getting too humid after a shower, or would there not be a way until damage had been done to the...

Hello, I just had an extractor fan replaced by an electrician (edit - it's in a bathroom) and found out from him at the end that it's venting into the loft. (I've only just moved in, and so I wasn't aware of this.) I've done some searching and found out that this poses risks for condensation...

Is that how long ago they stopped making this model of boiler? Its age is something I have wondered about because it was here when I moved in. It's not had any other problems to date, though.

Yes I did try calling a few others - one would have cost about the same as the original guy's new price, one wasn't interested and one said to send him details and he'd get back and I'm still waiting to hear anything. So I don't think I'll find a much better deal - but at least I found someone I...

Thanks very much for your replies. I talked to him again and he said he'll remove the extra charge for draining and refilling, so I figured I'd just go with it to get it done with and I'm not sure there would be a better deal from anyone else.

It's a Ferroli F30 - I wasn't sure if I'm allowed to mention the brand here.

Hello, recently my central heating stopped working and an engineer diagnosed the problem as being that the electrical connection point on the heating pump has partially melted, presumably due to the connection being poor. The pump is inside the boiler body. He recommended replacing the pump and...

Thanks very much. Yes, that looks like my model. Just a note for anyone else with a similar problem - to get the badge off, just tap it with a screwdriver on each side - behind one side there is a hole, so tapping it there makes that side dip into the hole and the other side pop out. It beats...

Hello, I have an Aqualisa shower which recently started dripping. I think I need to get at the O-rings or cartridge, but I'm stuck at the first step of getting the handle cap off. I've attached a photo of the handle - I think I need to remove the round bit in the centre. However, it is very...