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CH was working fine this morning but this evening it refuses to turn on. I have tried using the reset button but each time fault light starts flashing rapidly. Any ideas please?

After fitting external cladding over a year ago no downpipe has been fitted to neighbours roof. There is a party wall below and rainwater runs onto bathroom roof. This month bathroom has let in water. Roofer said this absence of downpipe was contributory. Installer of cladding says not...

I'm attempting to restore a Victorian sash window. I have successfully removed some of the panes of glass but have just discovered that the horizontal edge where the windows meet up has a channel the glass slots into instead of just lying on the surface of a rebate. It appears the glazing...

I have a Butler double oven Mod: BOV2221 and the fan element has gone. The manufacturer is no longer trading and I am hoping somebody can suggest a substitute. The current element is three turn (would a two turn be alright?), the manual says the fan oven power is 2.1Kw (would a 2kw or 2.2 kw...

Boiler can run fine for hours but eventually CH cuts out. It only restarts when I run taps. Any ideas what the problem may be - and is it an expensive repair?

I have had some rendering work done and would welcome your comments. I was unhappy with the area surrounding the window frames but have been told it has been built up as much as possible and will need to be filled with silicon or covered with plastic. Also, I expected the side of the building...

I have an old sash window with coloured and patterned lights. It has been seriously neglected for decades and has a broken coloured light. I managed to grab another sash window from a neighbour who was dumping it (similar condition) so have the correct size/colour piece of glass in another...

We have noticed that sometimes the lights flicker and the power circuit dips sufficiently to knock off the computer, oven clock flashes, etc. This only happens in bad weather and nothing is tripping on the meter. Any suggestions what can be happening?

Builders were in to inject dpc and have slapped on extra costs because they found the remains of a chimney when they stripped away plaster. They said it needed tanking and removed the rest of the plaster up to the ceiling and applied said 'tanking' to the chimney area (about 8' x 6'). Can...

The sealant around the PVCu door and windows installed a little under 10 years ago has gaps all over. Frames and units are fine - just draughty, leaky gaps everywhere. I tried to replace some around the front bay window myself last year and made quite a mess so what do you advise? I...

I've bitten the bullet and vowed off the evil weed but I'm going mental already. I know it CAN be done it just feels so hard. Everything in my life involved fags. Phone calls, computer, driving - all performed fag in hand. If it wasn't possible to smoke during the event I chained to get...

Deep joy! After much searching and many failures, (including one who claimed to be Corgi reg and even I knew more) I have finally located a competent ex BG combi engineer who doesn't take your eyes out. They do exist in Hartlepool! Hot water restored, heaven. Now going for a soak in the...

Hot water comes on briefly, then shuts off. Central heating seems to be working okay (although I don't need it at the moment) but I did have to reset the overheat thermostat. Could it be a thermostat problem? or should I replace the diverter? Any suggestions please. OH will not be very...

Can anyone advise me how long it should take to fit a diverter in this model?