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    Cleaning central heating system

    The heat exchanger has just been replaced on my 11 year old Worcester Bosch boiler as it was kettling really noisily. The Worcester engineer who carried out the repair said that judging by the smell there were too many chemicals in the system water making it very acidic (there was X100...
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    Kettling and radiators cooler at the bottom

    Hello, I'm after some advice please. We have a Worcester 28Si II combi boiler in our airing cupboard that was installed 11 years ago and supplies 10 radiators around the house. Last year I noticed some kettling noises in the boiler that were vibrating the main bedroom radiator and...
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    Leaking valley?

    Hello, Not long after moving into our house last winter, I noticed some of the plaster was damp at the side of the dormer window in my daughter's bedroom. On inspecting the roof from a ladder, I noticed some of the mortar was missing and the valleys were full of vegetation. See below picture...
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    Kitchen lights flash!

    Hello I had a new kitchen fitted 6 months ago. At the same time, the old ceiling light fitting was replaced by a new fitting consisting of four spot lamps. We also had three new striplights fitted under the wall units. Everything had worked without a problem until tonight. Now, when I...
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    Is brick pillar load bearing?

    Hello. The kitchen and dining room in my 1987-build house are essentially one big room divided by the kitchen wall units/breakfast bar and a brick pillar that supports one end of the wall units referred to. Ideally I would like to remove this brick pillar but would like some advice on...
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    Noisy hot tap

    The hot tap in our bathroom basin worked fine until a few months ago when it started making a loud rattling/vibrating noise when it is opened. The sound stops when the tap is opened to approx. 75% or more of the maximum amount. I've also noticed that it doesn't make this noise when the toilet...
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    Vibrating hot tap and very hot water!

    We have had a Worcester 28Si II combi boiler for approximately 3 years which has previously worked well without any problems. Lately we have noticed that if the central heating is on/has just been on, then the hot water is very hot (we measured it at 63degrees C). This is despite the hot...
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    Vibrating hot water tap and very hot water!

    We have had a Worcester 28Si II combi boiler for approximately 3 years which has previously worked well without any problems. Lately we have noticed that if the central heating is on/has just been on, then the hot water is very hot (we measured it at 63degrees C). This is despite the hot...
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