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Combi CH system
My bungalow has a new (last August) Combi heating system. The Hot Water part works fine but the Central Heating does not. I have struggled to analyse why. The boiler is installed in a cupboard roughly...
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Oil fired boiler running constantly
We have a conventional oil fired HW/CH system, floor standing boiler ground floor, HW tank first floor and cold water tank in the loft. The system is divided into four zones (three CH and one HW) and...
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How to cool the inside of a portable cabin
We have just had a few warm days and I was for most of it working in a portable cabin. Not really that portable as it is connected to a gas supply and has CH. Suggestions for coping with the...
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Is the price of propane/LPG for dometic heating capped?
As per the subject, is the price of bulk LPG for home heating capped? We just had our tank refilled and the price haasn't changed significantly since the last time it was filled. In fact I don't think...
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Monty Python
Tiring of DIY I put the telly on and discovered that a whole sequence of Monty Python episodes are being shown on Freeview channel 91. It's actually much funnier than any modern comedy. Bill
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OT: Towing a bin lorry
On my way home earlier, I saw a bin lorry being towed. It was being towed backwards with the rear wheels lifted and the vehicle running on its front wheels. I wondered how was this done? How do they...
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DIY parcelbox ideas
It's quite a long way from our gates to the house so I'd been thinking of buying a parcelbox (like this one but my thoughts are moving towards DIY using some dense blocks left over from an earlier...
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2 years ago
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Cutting paving stones
Morning, I need to cut along some paving stones that are overhanging the edge of a raised patio. I shall get a suitable blade for a circular as I suspect this will give me a better chance of a...
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2 years ago
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Yet another boiler...
My boiler, a Vaillant Ecomax 824E, is making a horrible noise. Taking off the cover confirms that it's the pump. The boiler still fires and the temperature shoots up to way past internal 'stat in a...
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2 years ago
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lock nuts
when you take rear hubs off do you really have to fit new nylon lock nuts?.....
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2 years ago
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HP laserjet on Windows 98
I have an HP Laserjet 1200 which has been working for years on a Windows 98 machine, connected by USB to dot4_100 port (I'm fairly sure). Something happened and that port is no longer there. I...
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2 years ago
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Parcel box - recommendations?
I've been "directed" to find a parcel box that can be fitted on a fence so that couriers and post'ies can drop parcels and letters into it. I thought, briefly, about making one but that seems a lot of...
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2 years ago
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USB outlets, phone chargers and vampire appliances
I saw a thing in the guardian about wasted power from appliances on standby. It said that a phone charger left plugged in is still drawing a little power because it's a transformer. Obv the amount is...
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Chimney Flashing
When I bought my current house 2 or 3 months ago (it's 40 years old) the surveyor said the chimney needed re-pointing. The fifth builder I spoke to actually turned up and said the pointing is fine (I...
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Cement - Mastercrete or General Purpose ? Plasticiser
General Purpose cement is £5.59, Mastercrete is £6.49 it worth paying the extra? Should I add plasticiser or not? I am building an extension, single storey but 5 meters high where there will be...
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