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I have a 4-5 year old Ariston boiler which works perfectly in the summer, but intermittently misfires during cold weather in the winter months. The symptom: the gas valve opens and closes almost immediately. The cycle repeats itself a few times until the boiler locks up, displays an...

I have just had a builder come to my house to quote & install a kitchen. Upon inspection, he advised he could not install the kitchen as the circuits were radials and this was no longer legal in kitchens... :shock: Have not heard of this one before, are there new regs in place?

In all programs except the short ones with warm wash (55°C) & cold rinse, the main pump sounds like it slows down more & more as it goes through the cycles until it eventually stops completely during the last hot rinse (70°C) about 15 minutes before the end. If left in that state for a couple...

I need to connect a 40mm waste pipe for a washing machine into an existing 65mm cast iron drain pipe. The new waste pipe will come out the wall on the ground floor to the left of the existing drain pipe: The existing drain pipe goes into a concrete base: What is the easiest way to...

My microwave has recently stopped heating after briefly generating an smell of 'electrical burn' although all other electrical functions still work (light, fan etc...) After opening up the beast, I found a 15 ohms / 15W ceramic resistor burnt out, all fuses OK. Replaced the resistor, smoked...

Although most of my DHW & CH installation is made of copper pipes, I have noticed that the mains water pipe coming into my house as well as a few other pipes are of a uniform dark brown color (no it's not paint). Is this aging copper or could it be some other material like lead? The house...

I am considering upgrading my ancient open vent system with a combi boiler. I have selected the Ariston MicroGenus as a good candidate for the upgrade, in terms of price / performance, plus they offer installation training not far from where I live. Has anyone here had any experience with...