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Heating system upgrade
r than it being slow to heat due to low stat setting. desludge radiator system, install magnetic/filter cleaner. Pump vanes might also be blocked with crud, clean em out. CH thermostat may need...
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Silver foil
Also, sparkly poo, too ;)
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Flat roof replacement - What material
The last flat roof I had recovered was done with felt and pitch with little stones on the job. It was more than 25 years ago. What I remember was that I got the roofer to use a good quality felt....
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Central Heating: Radiators only hot when hot water tank being heated
I have an old Thorn Apollo boiler, a Randall 4033 timer and a 3 wire thermostat. Until now this system has been very reliable but now the radiators now only heat up when the boiler is heating the hot...
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Grenfell cladding factory on fire
Great. It can fan its own flames then :-)
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OCGT up. coal up. no solar power and britain is net electricity exporter to Europe amd Irleand
becaus it is ,more expensive and doesnt work as well?
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slippy plastic for drawers runners?
found some runners 50p each from ebay, buying 24 to experiment with, (and a metre of UHMW Tape). I may cut up an old chopping board too! thanks. [g] UHMW FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions about UHMW |...
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The Express.
Not having £3million to spend its not something I thought about Not having a plane or a girlfriend its not something I thought about Not having enough money to do that, its not something I thought...
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private parking ticket
I was thinking of doing something like that it is private land after all and you don't need to display your number plate........
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Central heating antifreeze and injection point
wouln't that also apply to any anti-corrosion addative?
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Is wood stain different these days?
The first time I did the front door, maybe 20 years ago, the wood stain I got was like a sort of dark varnish. It looked great, with a nice, even glossy finish. Doing it again more recently, I find...
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Help - fed up with bleeding radiators
I need to ensure I've got all the air out of my closed pressurised system in order to resolve/eliminate another issue. Pressure is around 0.8bar when I start, down to about 0.5bar when I've finished...
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Dodgy DIY
The fire alarm company I worked for about 25 years ago installed alarms and did electrical work in all the BT buildings. They regularly encountered electrical stuff, including with mains potential,...
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Information on WTO trading for anyone interested in facts.
What will happen with UK's exports to non-EU countries if there is no Brexit deal?
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combi with existing tank question
Firstly the link to Ed's boiler page in the FAQ seems to point to a dud url. I recently did some voluntary gardening work for a retired lady and whilst I was there she had a new gas cooker fitted with...
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