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Well I think I will leave it there as it is getting too technical and there are some things I cannot do myself. I was just hoping for pointers of things I could check myself to give another engineer more information when he comes out so he does not go over everything else that the previous...

outinthestix, I often get a wiff of oil when it fires up. I've always thought it normal as its has always done it. what does this signify then?

Firstly guys I have to mention that I am not a techie (hence the name nodiyer!) all I am trying to do is get suggestions of what might be wrong as the techies I have called out over a 12 month period cannot fix it. OK, I have done what Nixt suggested yesterday and watched it in operation. The...

Thanks for the advice guys but the following have already been replaced: Atomising nozzle Non Return valve BFP coil Control Box Baffles Blast tube The oil pump has been bled and the system ran to temperature Its also had a chemical clean. Any other ideas other than a new boiler!

Ok thanks nixt

The bubble is only 1 bubble not loads of little ones. I know this has been looked at before and the NRV was changed. I will monitor it when the boiler is on to see if anything changes. If not any ideas as to what else it could be?

Sorry Nixt, being a bit thick here, but why would the bubble not cause a problem all through the summer (HW heats twice a day and CH on occassionally) but start playing up again now?

Hi Nixt, yes there is air in the fuel line but it has been ruled out as being the problem. If this was the problem though why would it work all summer for the HW and the CH on a lower temperature? If there was too much air would it not eventually fail to restart?

Thank you for the quick reply guys. Firstly I reset it on the outside wall the button goes orange. Press that and it fires up fine. The boiler is serviced yearly. I cannot comment on if the burner and flame detector has been serviced. But I did have an engineer trying to resolve the problem so...

Please bear with me on this I will try to keep it short! wallstar boiler 5 years old. 18 months ago started to cut out. Practically all parts except burner have been replaced. I have been trying to monitor it to see if there are any recurring themes when it cuts out but no. It was cutting out...

Oh sorry did I strike a nerve or something? I DID ask and the guy who told me the tap needed replacing was a plumber! and no not the one who installed the tap in the first place. Anyway thank you SO much for your helpful comments.

I haven't removed the tap yet. Replacing the O ring did not solve the drip and I have been told that it is the tap that needs replacing. Thats how I found out that it was soldered and I would have to replace the piping and the tap just because someone soldered it instead of doing it properly...

Well I got the swan neck off (finally) and I had bought washers where I needed o-rings! WE live and learn. My main problem no is it did not seem to be the o-ring but the actual tap. This was installed when the house was built 4.5 years ago and it is actually SOLDERED to pipes!!!! Is this...

Oh and Yes I will turn the water off first!

Thanks guys (or gals). The tap has a handle each side that goes 'round and round'. These do have screws, but I assumed that this would only take the handles off not the whole tap. I suppose I'll see when I get there. Keep putting it off! :?

I have a dripping tap and I was going to replace the washer which seems to be the usual problem. but i am not sure how to dismantle the tap.

I have read many pieces on dismantling a tap but my mixer tap does not look straightward! I have located a screw on each tap on the sides of the swan neck. Do I need to remove the swan neck separately or will it all come off in one go? If I need to remove it can you advise how please. There is...