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Plumbing for Fridge\Freezer with Ice\Chilled Water
I am having my kitchen fitted and it includes one of these side-by-side american fridge\freezers with chilled water and ice dispenser. So it has to be plumbed into the cold water supply. The kit...
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No hot water except when rads are on.
Unless we have the central heating switched on, we cannot get any hot water on our Ravenheat RSF 820/20T. What do you reckon is the fault? If it is the microswitch on the diverter value, is it easy to...
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Chop saw angle setting thingy.
Hi All, I may have imagined this but I seem to remember seeing someone (could have been on TV) using bit of plastic cut at useful angles, 45, 12, 90 etc for setting the blade on a chop saw. I've tried...
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Heatstore Shore - cold water
Hello, Wonder if anyone can give me some help? Have a Heatstore Esprit II shower, fed from a storage tank. Over the last week have experienced a slower flow of water and not much heat. Have checked...
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How to keep carpet edges clean ?
Hi all, We're about to have light-coloured carpets laid upstairs, but have been advised first to fill in the gap between floor boards and the bottom of the skirting. Otherwise, apparently, dust gets...
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What's the best flooring wood to tile onto?
Having a look around my local DIY place there's the choice of P4 and P5 chipboard, OSB3, plywood and structural plywood. They're all 18 mm width and can all be used for flooring but, which is the best...
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How do I get a washing machine into a tight space?
My washing machine is 2cm shorter than the bottom of the worktop that I have to get it under and there is no room at the left or right side (there will be about gap 1/2 cm left and right when I...
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Basin waste outlet too high!
Hello all, I have nearly finished my bathroom renovation. I'm fitting a basin on pedestal but find that the outlet pipe in the wall is actually higher than the trap outlet! It's nearly has high as the...
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Best way of Sealing Toilet Syphon
Does anybody know of the best way to seal a toilet siphon, I am not getting much success with using the rubber washer....
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15 years ago
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Hotpoint dishwasher
What and where is the sensor controlling water level etc in dishwashers? 'My friends' dishwasher refuses to fill and the drain pump runs all the time. Thanks in advance
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Line new plasterwork or not?
Just decorating newly built extension this week and its the first time I've had to deal with new plasterwork. The paint I'm starting with is Macpherson "Eclipse" emulsion which seems pretty good stuff...
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whirlpool washing machine filter
Just bought one of these after our old whirlpool washer became uneconomic to repair instructions (instructions for use .pdf) say to use a piece out of the soap drawer to remove the plinth to get to...
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Plastic pipe repair
Hi all, Hoping somebody can help - I've got a small hole in a plastic downpipe, is there any product that can be used to seal this up ? Many thanks,
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Downpour during patio laying
Slightly off topic since I didn't do this myself due to a bad back..... Had my patio re-done a week or so back using Marshals stone-effect slabs. Nice weather so not my builders fault - but suffered a...
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toilet flush 2
Sorry about the first post .Dont know what happened there ,it just went on its way without any help from me .I have a toilet that is reluctant to flush at has multiflush siphon and overflows into the...
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