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    Radiators warm when heating off - valve stuck maybe?

    Hi All, I have an Ideal Mexico boiler which feeds my system via a Grndfos pump and then a couple of 2 port valves. When i turn the heating off at the stat and timer, but leave hot water on, the rads still get a little warm. Am I correct in guessing it is probably a sticky valve? If so, would...
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    Underfloor heating tripping RCD

    Hi All, I moved into a house last year which has warm-up underfloor heating fitted in the bathroom. Has always worked fine, but when a colleague had it fitted at his place, the sparky had fitted it on an RCD (for obvious reasons) so I checked mine and found it to just be on a 3A switched fused...
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    Gas fire flue question

    Hi All I have recently removed a Faber inset (but glass fronted) fire from my house which was fitted in 2003, and have discovered that the flue is 4" in diameter (there is a metal plate in a nearby cupboard confirming installation date and flue type etc which is '4" Class 2 Flex'). I now want...
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    Boiler advice please

    Hi All Moved house 6 moths ago and have been carrying out a major refurb. House had an old Ideal Mexico RS55 floor stander which worked fine so hadn't been planned to be changed, however, my builders fitted some new rads for me while I was on holiday, and forgot to switch off the power to the...
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    Can anyone recommend a good heating engineer in South Bucks?

    Hi all I need a new boiler fitting asap and my usual guy is flat out so can anyone recommend me a decent engineer who won't rip me off! Many thanks Chris
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    Gas fire change advice needed please!

    Hi All I have recently bought a house that has a Faber gas fire fitted (but like this one http://www.faber-fires.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=29 ) but as I live in an old cottage, I want to remove this and fit a cast iron open flame fire in it's place. I have taken the...
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    How to remove top of Jacob Delafon Cistern

    Hi All I have recently inherited a coupled cistern loo with a dual push button cistern, but I can't seem to be able to unscrew the chrome ring to get the top off. Any suggestions? Cheers Chris
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    Hotpoint Aquarius WD420 not drying.

    Hi All One of the dryer thermostats on my 13 month old Hotpoint Aquarius WD420 washer dryer has gone open circuit, so where is the best place to get the new part from? (not my pic but similar machine) The stat is the one on the top left of that pic and doesn't appear to be removable...
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    Ariston Microgenius 23 hot water oddities!!

    Hi All, I have had a quick search and can't find anything exactly like this so here goes! We bought a house last year which had a Microgenius 23 combi boiler fitted and it worked perfectly - full flow hot showers and perfect heating. We went away in March and had a new kitchen fitted...
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