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Hi Recently moved into a 1930's semi and there are four or five holes in the membrane that runs beneath the roof tiles. The tiles seem to be in reasonable condition so I'm wondering if it is possible to repair the felt without having to take the tiles off? (There is no hint of any water getting in a...

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It might be expected to run for up to 20 minutes so if yours is still running in the night it could be a faulty boiler circuit board I think this might be it. Last night the boiler went off at 8.00 but the pump was still running at 9.30. Went to look at the boiler and the red light was flashing sig...

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Thanks for the reply. I'll get an engineer round asap

Incidentally, if the timer and/or thermostat are malfunctioning, could this cause the problem too?

J

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Well maybe it's the pump that's running? But why would the pump be running hours after the boiler and the timer have gone off? Also just wondering - isn't the pump solely for the central heating system? Does the pump have anything to do with the hot water supply? Sorry if these are really obvious qu...

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Hi Plumbob Thanks for your response - sorry for the late reply... Here are some pics of system in the airing cupboard. I've no idea what the big blue box is as I don't remember anything like that in the system at our last place We are definitely NOT on economy 7 and the elec meter is a single rate m...

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Hi Our boiler is a Potterton Suprima 50L. It's developed a problem with recurring "lockout" where we need to press the reset button. It clearly shouldn't do this so just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what might cause this? Someone suggested it could be caused by string winds blow...

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Hi Moved into a new house a few months ago - central heating system is slightly different from previous house and I'm wondering if anyone can help explain what's going on Downstairs we have the normal boiler, timer & thermostat. In the airing cupboard though, where the hot water tank is, there s...

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Hi A question about heated towel rail style radiators... In our previous house we had a duel-fuel towel rail put in and found it very useful being able to just switch it on for a short time using the electric supply without needing to have central heating on In our new house there is a towel rail ra...

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Hi Just been putting up a bathroom mirror. All four holes drilled fine, rawl plugs in fine and three screws in fine, but the last screw broke off as I was screwing it in, leaving half the screw still in the hole. Any ideas how to get the broken screw out? Was looking at screw extractor kits but I'm ...

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Hi Two days ago I cleaned our lounge carpet using a machine hired from a well-known DIY shop. It came up really clean but now, 48 hours later, the entire room absolutely stinks of damp. I read that this could be because the carpet pad is wet and that it is very unlikely to dry out any time soon and ...

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I have a small back garden, mostly covered in patio slabs. A few have sunk a bit and become uneven and I want to level them off so my son doesn't trip on them. Is it OK just to put sand down or should I try sand and cement? Never done this before as you can probably guess!

John

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Hi The staircase in our house was painted white when we arrived. Lots of the paint has flaked off as the previous owners clearly just slapped on one coat of emulsion on top of what was originally there (carpet running down the middle, paint on both sides) We can't really strip much of the paint as I...

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Quick question, if I am painting some wood and using a water-based paint do I have to use a water-based primer or is a solvent-based one OK? I have some solvent based Primer & Undercoat which I was hoping to use...

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Hi I'm in the process of re-decorating a small back bedroom and am replacing some damaged floorboards in the process, prior to having a carpet put in The thing is that below this bedroom is the bathroom - it's a Victorian house with downstairs bathroom - so I'm wondering about putting some insulatio...

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Hi Another tricky problem with our old house... After starting to strip a small portion of skirting board in a back bedroom I became suspicious that some of the layers underneath might contain lead. After testing I found I was right. The information about lead paint on the DEFRA website is very scar...

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