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Hi All, We've recently had a loft conversion completed which included 4 electric (not solar) Velux Integra windows. 2 windows are in one of the bedrooms, the other over the stairs/landing, and the remaining one in the other bedroom. Yesterday I fitted the integra electric roller blinds on the...

Hi All, I'm in the process of getting quotes for a loft conversion for our bungalow. We currently have a Worcester-Bosch Greenstar 34CDi Classic combo boiler (installed 2013) which we have been told will be able to cope with the 2 additional bedrooms. It's installed in the garage, so if it...

Hi All, I've got a question about my Worcester-Bosch 34 CDi Classic combo boiler. If the boiler is power cycled it takes approximately 20 minutes before the central heating will work. On the boiler temperature display it alternatives between the temperature and the -| |- symbol. I've attached...

Hi All, I need some help and advise with an issue which has been going on for a while. My house has an exterior wooden post which partially supports a bay window at the front of my house. Upon buying the house a few years ago it was clear none of the exterior woodwork had not been maintained...

Hi There, I've got a problem with a noisy Bosch Extractor fan. If memory serves it has a 150mm output, so I've had to use 2 reducers to get down to the 100mm ducting that is present in the kitchen. I've created a video here: The audio on the video isn't great. It sounds like something is...

Hi All, Around June last year I had smart meters installed which required the power to the house to be turned off for approximately 1 hour. A few hours after the power returned the freezer started beeping with a low temperature alert. This was surprising as the freezer hadn't been opened. It...

Hi All, A bit of background. Just over a year ago I had a Megaflo unvented cylinder and Vaillant EcoTEC unvented boiler installed to replace an increasingly unreliable Gledhill Boilermate 2000. We have the hot water on a timer to come on for an hour at 6am, and then again for another hour at...

Hi All, On a recent service visit by British Gas they commented that my boiler, located in my kitchen didn't have a fused isolation switch. They recommended I go and buy a switch with a 3A fuse in it. We've recently had a new kitchen fitted, and we had stainless steel sockets fitted, so I also...

Would anyone here be able to advise on a recommended water softener / scale inhibitor? Currently under my kitchen sink I have a Liff Combi-Flo "Scale and Corrosion Inhibitor". I don't think it had ever been re-filled by the previous owners. So I refilled it last year, but the amount of scale...

Hi All, I've posted a while ago about having my boiler and thermal store replaced. I live in a 4 bed townhouse and the boiler (suprima 60) is in a kitchen cupboard and the boilermate (185L) in the airing cupboard on the top floor. There's 2 ensuites and a family bathroom. One installer...

Hi All, After another failure of my Potterton Suprima and Boilermate 2000 we've decided to change both, especially as we're about to put a new kitchen in, and the boiler is located in the kitchen. I've received 2 quotes from recommended installers. Both have quoted for the Vaillant ecoTEC...

Hi, We're about to replace our kitchen and would like to go over from a gas hob to an induction hob. We currently have an AEG single oven which can draw 3.5kW (due to the pyrolytic cleaning function). The cabling is 10mm and is connected to a 32A breaker in the consumer unit. The...

Hi, I currently have a Boilermate 2000 (BM185) Thermal store attached to a Potterton Suprima 60L in my town house. I've noticed recently that the boiler goes through phases of continually being called for heat even though the store temperature is above the satisfied temperature. As the...

Hi All, I'm just in the process of fitting a VIA640C Induction hob into my new kitchen. The hob has 4 spring clips around the side which push against the cutout in the worktop. It also has 4 plates which screw onto the bottom of the hob, and then more screws which push up against the...

Hi All, I've currently got a freestanding electric cooker & hob which is connected to a dedicated outlet behind the cooker. In a couple of weeks we're installing a new kitchen, and we're going to have a built-in oven and a separate induction hob. This will mean two sets of electrical...

Hi... I've got a problem with my Glow worm Fuelsaver Complheat 80. It's completely stopped heating water and the radiators. The boiler comes on as usual and you can hear the pump running, but it doesn't even try to fire the ignition. I took the cover off and it talks about 4 LED's that...

Hi All, For the past couple of years we've lived with a Wickes Thermostatic Mixer Shower, which to be honest was a complete waste of time as the pressure was so poor. We finally decided to get a pump added to the system to boost the pressure. So yesterday a friend came round and installed...