Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Boiler experts and electrical interference ?

Or recommend a forum for such i reckon my Potterton Netaheat Boiler 10-16 is causing Pops and such on the audio on my t...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by f

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by f

Missing Completion Docs

We are in the throes of selling our house which had an extension built in 1992. It appears that the building was never...

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posted by zstowell

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by zstowell

boiler not firing

I have posted this to uk.d.i.y as well. I have a Potterton Suprima 40 boiler which was serviced recently. I can't g...

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posted by walk

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by walk

domestic electric problem

Hi I've lost all lighting, upstairs and downstairs, except the hall. I've replaced the 5A fuse wire which had b...

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posted by philpye

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by philpye

Cooker circuit query.

My cooker circuit is currently fused at 30A and supplied by a (rather ancient) 4mm cable. As part of the rewiring the c...

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posted by benjamin-d

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by benjamin-d

kWH Hours and units?

I have obtained a device which reads Volts,Watts,Amps,and kWH which enables me to find out what a particular device use...

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posted by Darrach

3 comments posted 19yrs posted by Darrach

Spur for a shower light

Can anyone tell me if it is permitted under the regulations to take a spur from the switched side of a 40A shower suppl...

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posted by JBT

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by JBT

marker dye to catch a thief

Hi all, I don't know if anyone will know what I mean but there used to be a substance invisible to the naked eye th...

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posted by johncon2

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by johncon2

pressure dropping with combi boiler

Hi Guys, I'm hoping someone can give me some advice regarding my combi boiler. Recently it's been losing pressu...

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posted by BrianRHobbs

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by BrianRHobbs

Central heating problem

Since removing a rad for decorating I cant turn off the damn thing by any means except the mains on and off switch on t...

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posted by reading2

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by reading2

Combi- Boiler

Mine has just broke. (to use the technical term). Well, it's stopped working anyway. The lights come on and it make...

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posted by denbowan

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by denbowan

Quick advice please - central heating

Plumber has just refitted one rad which has been off for decorating. Now getting lots of air in upstairs rads and overf...

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posted by jerry

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by jerry

Painting over a strong colour

Just moved into a new house. The previous lads bedroom is dark blue emulsion with some "fun graffitti " probably in mar...

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posted by activator

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by activator

Power supply for LCD screen

Hi all, I've picked up an LCD TV off Ebay which was short of a PSU. I had a spare one hence why I took the plunge....

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posted by toxogrady

5 comments posted 19yrs posted by toxogrady

Shower

Hi need some advice on a Gainsbourgh shower was working fine now not there is no heat in water at all still same presure...

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posted by j.brown001

1 comments posted 19yrs posted by j.brown001