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Hi, We've been having a few problems with the Veismann Vitodens 100 over the last year or so where occasionally it wont fire. I've had the Veismann engineer out (the plumber who fitted it is no longer around) - he checked it out and pointed the finger at the controls rather than the boiler...

Hi, We have a Baxi Bermuda 552 in a downstairs chimney breast with the firefront. I want to replace it with a new Condensing Boiler in the garage that is attached to the house. The existing timer controls are in the airing cupboard in the first floor that also houses the cylinder and pump...

Hi, I have a Baxi Bermuda 552 with an old *ugly* fire front, the Boiler unit is located in the chimney behind the firefront with the flue up the chimney. Is it correct that I cannot remove the firefont as this would cause improper operation of the boiler itself and gas / poison us? I am...

Darned confusing this cable size lark... I was checking my new shower circuit for a 9.5kw shower - just received certs for it (thanks to all here for info) and it appears to be a 13mm w x 7mm h on the pvc sleething - tape measure job of the measurement. So, by my reckoning (and use of...

Hi, Does anyone know how to remove 'ridges' from a carpet? This carpet is generally in an ok condition, but has this ridge along it's length - it's almost as if it's too big for the width of the room. My next bit of work is to decorate this spare room for my rapidly growing up son to use, and...

Hi, A while back I had a new CU fitted, several new downlights in the bathroom, a set of external lights fixed, and a new 45A run up to the bathroom for the electric shower (on it's own new circuit, new wiring, etc). The guys did a great job, everything works like a dream and I can now...

Hi, I have a 4.5m x 2.5m Conservatory - heating it nicely with a 3kw Convector to a steady 20 degrees, burning money of course, but only use it as a Dining room morning and evening, so not breaking the bank yet. Roof is double-glazed, 2 x glass walls and 2 x brick walls (corner of house)...

Well, it's probably not on the scale of some other projects out there, but I couldn't stand looking at the hideousness of my old bathroom any longer and took the plunge. First time I've ever done anything like this, and there is a lot of things I'd do differently, but for a first timer, I've...

Hi, We have an odd problem that only occurs when the weather is cold and goes away when the weather gets warmer. When we run the hot or cold (off the tank(s) not direct from mains) we get a hum from the Mains pipe after a few seconds - if we turn on a downstairs tap that is directly fed...

I've been wondering, what should actually be done during a service on a boiler? Comparing it to my car, I at least have the oil changed, new plugs and timing, etc, checked. They also do a general vehicle safety check and flag any upcoming problems. So, what work should be done during a...

Hi, I've just had my rads flushed and a blockage cleared from the cold feed pipe from the F&E tank. My god there was some oil coloured water in the downstairs rads, so thankfully that's gone now. After satisfying myself that the CH / HW is working without leaks, I noticed that the feed...

Hi, I fancy sticking another rad in - we have extended our living room into our old dining room, and have one piddly rad supplying both - so, what are peoples preferences to make life as easy as possible to fit ? Bung? Drain down or freeze ? There is a rad just on the other side of the...

Hi, We are running a Baxi Bermuda 552 behind a Gas fire in the living room, a Grundfos selectric pump (3 speed) on a 2-circuit system with an F&E tank. After getting a rad replaced with a towel rail, we have a problem - when the system has been off for a long while, there is a gurgling of...