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Hi, would be grateful if you can help on this one. We had this boiler installed 3 and a half years ago, no issues with it until today. Error code c1 29, fan. After reset the fan comes into operation for about 30 seconds then stops and the error code reappears. Obviously no heating or hot water...

Gas training? Hi, I've been self-employed for the past 12 years or so fitting bathrooms/kitchens with the relevant plumbing tiling building work involved, also worked on central heating systems, moving and replacing rads, filters etc. Plus lots of other "odd jobs" for customers. Now i'm thinking...

HI, i've had a good look through the lighting and switch diagrams in wiki etc and forum but I would just like to check something with you guys in the know. I am adding an external light (bulkhead) just outside kitchen door. At the side of the door is currently a 2 gang switch, one switch for...

As part of a dormer conversion (in a 1927 build semi) a 3.6m RSJ will be put into the first floor to support a 50x50 steel post that the centre steel RSJ will be terminating on in the loft floor (to make way for the staircase). This first floor RSJ at one end terminates on a timber lintel of a...

Hi, i have a primatic cylinder system which i will be replacing soon, in the mean time is it possible to disconnect the f & r from/to the boiler and leave the cold water supply to the cylinder from the header so it can be used to supply DHW only by using the electrical immersion? This will be a...

Hi, I have a primatic tanked central heating/Dhw system. Question is, can i drain the CH system to work on it while continuing to use the boiler to heat Dhw? :?:

Hi, replacing tanked system and want a good high flow combi. 4/5 bedroom semi-12 rads. 1 bathroom 1st floor shower room 2nd fl/loft Boiler going under stairs on ground floor. Current flow rate mains about 18l/min, 3 bar. As i've searched on here and can't really find a current opinion can...

HI, just as colder weather has come starting to have a problem with our boiler, Potterton Kingfisher MF. Basically it wont ignite. When it's turned on it just keeps clicking but no ignition. Feels like there is pump operation and i have tried differant settings. The spark is constant and...

Hi all, we live in a 1927 semi and are thinking of having CWI. Would this be a good idea since the cavity is closed with a row of bricks at the apex of the roof-line?

i'm draining my open vented c h system to add new rads. when work is complete i need to add inhibitor to the system but my expansion tank also acts as the cold water feed to bathroom (shower/bath). would it be safe to add the inhibitor to the tank or should i put it into one of the rads?

hi all, i need to conceal two 15mm(grey plastic) hot/cold water pipes, which are running down from ceiling to kitchen sink area. The wall is interior single block, i've dot and dabbed up to pipe work which is now just below the level of the plasterboard. Question is can i just conceal these...

hi all,i'm putting a velux window in a small, lean-to, pitch roof, of which the span is 2200mm so i'm using 100mm depth rafters (according to building regs is fine for such a small span). will 100mm rafters be sufficient for the velux?

hi, should a 50mm cavity be closed at the top (eaves) or should be left open for ventilation?

Hi, building my kitchen extension i've realized i need more light. i will be building a wall 1130mm wide, one side will tie in with existing wall, at the other side is a door. i have a window 675mm wide which will leave 220 either side i.e. one brick, will this be enough? there will be a catnik...

hi all, i'm knocking down a supporting wall that has 2 chimney breasts, one on either side. any advice on how to support this while getting the RSJ in and permanent support for the chimneys. (acros are in place either side of the wall to support floor joist but obviously there will be nothing...