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Thanks I made a lid a long time ago out of wood and covered by insulation so nothing can fall into the tank. The roof is felted and generally not too dirty. I cleaned the tank so will keep an eye on it and check it again in a couple of weeks. But the water was black as from dissolved iron -...

I have an old Ideal 'E' type CF boiler system.80,000 BTU Pumped primary and gravity HW. The feed tank does not have the expansion pipe over it as the domestic water supply tank has both expansion pipes- I presume this was done for the fitters' convenience. It is 37 year old - like the house. The...

Does anyone know if these are available?, my friend ( yes really) has had a plumber in to look at the boiler and had diagnosed a new fan needed. This was ordered from a supplier but when delivered would not fit. He does not have the time to chase around after parts- and is not on the web-...

my Ideal Standard E Type CF is 32 years young this year. New copper cylinder in 1994, why chuck money away? You new boiler will go wrong and the gas 'savings' will be paid on maintenance. I have seen friends go down this route and spend £3-£4K on system changes.

so from reading this I would deduce these firms are to be avoided and you should stick to local decorators as you are paying for massive advertising a fat commissions to MD's and to slimy salespeople. I remember using Sandtex on my mother's house and it was still good after 20 years, worn in...

I have decorated for many years, but last year I lined a bedroom and emulsioned it- as the wife directed. But now we have found how great Morris wallpaper is and have done five rooms including the stairs/landing. Now as it cost a bomb I do not want a failure but cannot be bothered to take the...

I found ,when I did this some time ago, that eventually, the heat shows through on the wallaper. This may be a feature of the wall paper. The original builder in my 1977 house put plastic cover over the m/b pipes- the sort used to cover electric cables before plastering, none were chased into...

i had this from a bedroom rad, did not need alarm clock! Changed the rad - for a modern convector ,and smaller ,also changed pipe run under floor, now silent. mine is microbore. is the pipe close to joist/fixture , or may be rad problem. is pump set too high?,

one quick check you can do, make sure the flames are bunsen blue, any hint of yellow and your a dead man-sooner or later. (lie down and look up under the fire when boiler is worjking for this one, don't singe your hair though). It's amazing that anyone would want to chuck money at such an old...

Ideal Standard, installed 1977- 80K BTU still working just fine - a plumber some time ago ( a professional) said leave it alone , it's a great boiler. Thank goodness I choose him

It would be easier to read with punctuation inserted. :shock: But looks like your system needs balancing, there is a lot of information on this on the site - can be done by amateurs, after a fashion without kit, but better than nothing. Unless your valves are stuck, hit them with a mallet -...

is it microbore? did you cure it. I have the same problem with one rad out of 11!. It is so frustrating. If you open the valves with a wrench can you 'drain' hot water out of them?, ( into a bowl of course). Have you turned the pump up full? :twisted:

what about cleaning the pipe up and soldering into the 'dent'? I did this years ago and it never gave a problem, but was old 1" pipe so would have been substantial

B&Q sell cans of 'PH 'leak detection spray. Cheaper than getting someone in, but what do you do when (if?) you find the leak? That is the part you ned to be very wary of, and why did th eleak appear?, rusty pipes, damage, meddle. take care with gas :shock:

Must be electrics, bad contact?. I had a Fiesta and the feed to the starter solenoid was poor, intermittant, just put a new spade connector on that. just go through att the leads from battery to plug, fuel problems tend to sputter out rather than be a dead cut.

yes, I have cathedral doors, with many mouldings, obviously machine made but solid oak. Thanks again for your detailed response.

Thanks for this, not good news, I have tried cleaning them with wood soap. so there is no 'sanding down 'that would work.? :cry: They are quite a few different sizes too. I have 23 doors, 5 drawer fronts and 4 end panels to deal with, don't really want to buy new ones :shock:

I have an oak kitchen, solid wood doors and door fronts. They are now looking tired with lot of finger marks near the knobs, some scratches, spills. Cannot make out what finish they have, but would like to make them look 'new' again. What advice has anyone for such a task? Thanks all

I fitted quite a lot of the polycell stuff 12 years ago. I used a wooden sub frame to make an easier fit, it is hidden by curtains mostly, but does not look obtrusive if painted as the window board. if you line up the sliding joints with the existing window where possible, it looks good. a...

Just do it, no b***er will know- if you do it right of course :D It is a simple job for a competent DIYer. Don't get the frig**g Council involved :twisted: