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british gas wireless thermostate non programmable model -wl2
with batteries changed and button pushed it keeps flashing what is wrong****
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Water governor failure
Yesterday arrived home from holiday to hear a strange thrumming noise under the breakfast room floor, with signs of damp. Lifted the floorboard and found the mains water supply pipe, in which was...
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Worth sweeping an unused chimney?
My friend has a chimney which is capped off with a flue vent. This became dislodged by winds and a chimney sweep firm is going to re-seat the vent. They recommended also having the chimney swept. Is...
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OT: Boycott speaks out about remoaners.
Not really harry. The real brainwashing is social media. Where it is perhaps the norm to make up your own facts. Rather as on here. TV in the UK is a minor offender in comparison.
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What should my control unit on off times be for best energy usage
I ave just moved into a house that has underfloor heating , apparently it is on a storage system that makes use of off peak electricity but I see my control unit is set to be on during peak times , is...
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Heads ups for DIYBanter posters, goodbye ...
If you are reading and posting from DIY banter, tough. Your badly chosen newsystem is now in my killfile, joining flashnewsgroups and other anonymous web remailers. I suspect many other locals here...
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OT APOLOGY
Just realised where my posts ended up. It was never my intention to spam UK.DIY with these politics posts. Shan't do it again. Sorry.
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OT - more on energy prices.
Posted in the MoneySavingExpert forum but thought I would ask for view here as well. We are looking at switching suppliers and Bristol Energy and Robin Hood (via Ebeco) are in the mix. Looking for a...
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Glueing wood to concrete
Looking for advice on the best method of fastening plywood to concrete. I'm reluctant to drill into the concrete, so recommendations for suitable adhesives please. This is for the inside of a concrete...
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Oven door glass orientation
Our double gas oven, has a glass doors, the inner glass panels of which is slide out/ removable for cleaning. Despite it being possible to fit them back to front or upside down, the manufacturer has...
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OT best/easiest way to share files over local network under Ubuntu?
I have a desktop machine running Ubuntu with files I want to view& amend on a laptop also running Ubuntu (and Lubuntu). I've shared the folder on the desktop, but can't access it on the laptop. On my...
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OT: The Energey Cap
Am I the only person who find this reporting of energy bills as an average number a complete useless way of doing it? Very few will be the average user, some will be bigger/smaller households, some...
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Aggregates for Concrete
I have been using ballast recently for none critical concrete to support so me edgings and noted that the coarse aggregate/gravel tended to be rounded and smooth. I am about to lay a more critical...
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110mm soil pipe
Is anyone going to arrest me if I fit a toilet waste *socket to pipe* rather than pipe to socket? Yes. I know you can get couplers but I don't happen to have one handy:-)
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Led replacement for 5' T12 fluorescent
Interesting. In that case you would have had to follow Dens second drawing.
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