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Hi, I have recently bought a bungalow and am decorating throughout before I move in. Once I removed the old carpets I found the floors are covered with thin tiles (about 2 mm thick ) A few of these tiles cracked when the carpet grippers were removed. A builder pointed out to me there was a...

Hi, my son recently bought a 3 bedroom semi detached house which is only about 3 years old. The surveyor noticed a small amount of condensation in the loft and suggested the loft floor boards are removed ( only about one third of the loft is boarded ) Recently my son noticed the condensation...

Hi, Im in the process of tidying up my property prior to selling. Knowing that first impressions are important Im keen to improve the look of the concrete path to the front door. At the moment it consists of two types and shades of concrete. Does anyone know of a durable outdoor paint...

Hi, my son is having problems with his Potterton pro max He 24 not firing up. A gas fitter visited but the boiler decided to work ok ( sods law ) charged £45 and suggested it may be a faulty gas valve. Needless to say the boiler has now stopped working but we now think the ignition module...

Hello everyone Our Baxi Potterton Promax Combi 24 HE Plus A combination boiler does not fire up. When there's a call for heat, the fan comes on and there is a clicking sound at irregular intervals up until around 10 seconds then the fault code E133 appears. The manual seems to point to the...

Hi, I have a glow worm 24 ci combi boiler and recently opened the valve on a radiator that hasn`t been used for a good while ( spare bedroom) .A while later the boiler shut down with red fault light ( not sure if f2 or f4 ). After switching off at the plug then on again all was ok ( green...

Hi just recently, after flushing the toilet a loud noise which I assume is air in the system can be heard. This noise doesn`t appear though when using either hot or cold taps. I have tried turning the tap down at main inlet to the house to reduce pressure and this has helped reduce the noise...

Hi, I made the mistake when decorating my bedroom of painting the radiator with normal gloss paint. Now when the heating is on the smell is not very pleasant. Do I need to remove the gloss paint or can I paint over it with radiator paint to get rid of the smell. Any advice would be great...

Hi, I have a glowworm 24 ci combi boiler and since having the heat exchanger cleaned of scale about a year ago it has been working fine. This morning however there was no hot water and the boiler displayed a red light with F4. I switched off the powere supply then put it back on again and the...

Hi , can anyone help with my friends 1996 P Mercedes E 220. While replacing the wiper blade he lifted the wiper arm up and now it is stuck in the up position. There must be some release mechanism but we cant find it and there is no mention in the handbook, Any help would be great, thanx

Hi, Can anyone help with the following problem, The vehicle is a Vauxhaul Frontera 2.2 turbo diesel ( T reg) On most journeys the engine managemrnt light will come on and the car will become sluggish, this may last for several seconds then the light will go out and the car drives as normal...

Hi, I finally got the problem with my glow worm 24ci combi fixed( hw running hot and cold every few seconds, see posts over last 2 months) It turned out to be a clogged dhw heat exchanger , as suggested by several helpful people on this site. I thought it might be helpful to mention to others...

Hi, I am soon to have the heat exchanger renewed on my glow worm 24 ci combi boiler ( hw running hot and cold every few seconds) and reading on the forum this seems to be a common problem with scaling. I think it might be a good idea to flush through and then refill the system with de-ionised...

Hi, My son has just bought a 1999 Ford Focus 1.6 LX. The problem is that the key fob remote control doesn`t work. We replaced the battery but this made no difference. We noticed the L E D in the fob dosen`t light. Is there anything else we could try before we replace the key and has anyone an...

Hello again, an update from Nov 16,. to recap glow worm 24 ci combi boiler ( about 4 years old ). Problem ; CH works fine but when using shower or hot tap the burner will fire for about 7 seconds then fade out for the same 7 seconds or so, and then repeat etc. The DHW heat exchanger was...

Hi can anyone help with the problem I have with a Glow worm 24 ci combi boiler. The heating radiators work ok although the pressure sometimes drops and needs filling suggesting a leak somewhere. The main problem is the domestic hot water. When using the shower or hot tap the burner will fire and...