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Wireless room thermostat
I have a Vaillant ecoTEC plus 831 Combi Boiler and i'm considering getting a wireless room thermostat. Can any one recommend one? Thanks.
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Blocked Toilet
Having a problem with a downstairs loo it backed up and flooded yuck though to be honest was clean water I can get into the pipe at that end and it was water that has now seeped away I cant get a set...
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Old consumer units
I have two old Wylex wired fuse consumer units lying around. They are the 4-way bakelite type with hardwood surrounds, and they are complete with the fuseholders. Both are in excellent condition, and...
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How do I add inhibitor
We have realised that when the plumber drained the central heating system in my sons house to add a towel rail in the bathroom he didn't top up the inhibitor chemical in the system. So what is the...
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DIY space photos
A camera, some duct tape and some insulation. Not bad. BBC News - Yorkshire space enthusiast records Earth using balloon http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/The-earth-from-above-.6179775.jp
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Kitchen mixer tap problem
We have what I think is a Mayfair Como mono mixer tap, which is only about 18 months old (part of a new kitchen), and have always had to wait for hot water to appear but we put up with that. Recently...
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Brickwork
On the front of the garage conversion, where the garage door was bricked up, the lower courses of brickwork are beginning to show a white deposit - rather salt-like - on them. It seems to occur in the...
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ceramic tile cement.
I mentioned to a friend that I was going to do a small ceramic floor and he gave me a bag of floor tile adhesive. Is there anything special about it? It looks suspiciously like common cement to me.
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Isolating valves
I'm no plumber, but I can manage relatively simple projects. With due regard to these limitations, I'm going to replace the shower in my son's property. It's a straightforward job, a 9.5kW electric...
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Type C breakers
In the past I have installed type C MCBs on circuits where large motors would normally trip standard Type B MCBs during start up. Eg in workshops and garages belonging to woodworkers. I recently went...
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Problem with central heating boiler...
Have a water/central heating boiler in the garage, looks like theres a frost stat on it and we have a timer in the living rom with radiater stats on 4 of the radiators. The pressure when cold is...
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Earthing problem
A family member has just moved to another house (a bungalow). An electrical safety report states that there is no earth to the lighting circuit. I have removed a couple of light switches, and there is...
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lightbulb not switching off
i got a new light shade and a ceiling rose from IKEA recently and taking down old ceiling rose discovered the cable supply was 2 black wires and 2 red wires going to housing with a seperate earth wire...
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Fireplace trims removal
I want to replace a gas fire. However whoever put the previous fire in seems to have stuck the trims of the fire down with silicone sealant or some other glue. The trims are attached to slate/marble...
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3 hole tap replacement
I have Deltaflow 3 hole taps (25 yrs old) in my bathroom and the hot tap on my basin cannot be fixed - the bit that the washer goes on is cracked. I have done a lot of searching on the net and cannot...
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