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My shower pump has suddenly stopped working. It will sometimes stutter into life if I give it a gentle tap, but I reckon it is now about 5 years old (was here when we moved into the house) so it's probably time to replace it. I noticed the pipework feeding it is only 15mm, and apparently...

I have a Valor Ultimate Turbochim. It is an open flame coal-effect gas fire. It has a built-in extraction fan system. Therefore you must switch on the extraction fan before it will let you switch on the gas. There are two switches to operate the fan, ie, an ON switch and an OFF switch...

My boiler is a Thorn Olympic 38/50B. The gas valve failed and I had it replaced. I noticed that the valve he took out was a Honeywell V4600A-1023, and he replaced it with a V4600C-1029. Does anybody know what the difference is between these two models? Also, he relieved me of £98 + VAT...

I have a problem with my boiler because the pilot light will not stay alight. From what I've read on other posts, it could just be the thermocouple. So I went and bought a new universal one from B&Q for about £5, and fitted it. However it does not appear to have made any difference. I...

Can anybody help with this problem? I have a Thorn Olympic 38/50B. Came home from work tonight, I know the boiler has been working because the water is hot, as normal (it comes on with the timer every evening). But when I put on the heating I noticed after 30 minutes that the radiators are...

I moved house a short while ago. The previous owners seem to have recently painted all the internal woodwork (door frames and skirting boards). I guess they did this in the last 12 months or so. However I have recently noticed that they didn't seal the knots in the wood! Now I am getting...

Hi, In my house I have 2 shower mixers, one in the bathroom and one in the ensuite. Both showers are connected to the cold and hot water supply. The shower in the ensuite is assisted by an electric power shower motor, but the shower in the bathroom is not (it's just connected to mains cold...

My father (in his seventies) was recently the victim of a break in. His house insurance company replaced the broken front door and frame, but now it needs painting. The door is not too bad because it has an undercoat on it, so I guess that that could wait until next year. However, the frame...

I have a Valor Turbochim fireplace in my lounge. There is a bloody great draught blowing through it whenever it is not switched on (which is most of the time). Does anybody know if/where I can get any sort of automatic flue damper/closer to block the flue when the fire is switched off...

I have recently moved into a house. The previous owners have fitted a gas fire, the model being a Valor Ultimate Turbochim. The gas fire is an open fire with artificial coals, which heat up and glow orange. There are two electric fans fitted to the top/back of the fire which, I guess, are...

Bear with me on this one, sounds more complicated than it is! With my current central heating programmer, I cannot time the ch and hw to come on independently of each other, although I can switch off the hw and have just the ch on, or vice versa. I want to renew the programmer for one which...