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Ticking central heating pipes/rads

When I am in bed before the heating turns off, I am driven mad by a ticking noise. It sounds like the pipes or rads are...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by aoilyboy
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by aoilyboy

One cold radiator

Hello Now we've started to put our central heating back on, we've noticed that the radiator in our bathroom nev...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by please
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by please

RCD tripping

Hi Need a bit of help regarding the RCD tripping on my consumer unit. At the weekend the RCD tripped, knocking off the...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by asas
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by asas

red floor tiles damp patch

Hi semi house built around 1910 we have 1 ground floor room with red floor tiles built direct on the ground. there is a...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zen72261
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by zen72261

kitchen larder unit

hi i am seeking a low cost beech 600 larder unit not for use with a fridge freezer, actually i want to box in a new res...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noname
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by noname

Leaking Compression Joint

I have just removed a radiator so that I can do some decorating - I have closed the valves at each end so that the radi...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nigel
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nigel

Outdoor CCTV Camera ?

I am wanting to fit an external CCTV camera. Which is best Black & White or Colour ..... ? Anyone know where I can get...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by the_constructor
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by the_constructor

Noisy water pipes

Can anyone please help with a noisy water pipes problem? It's developed over the past few months and what happens i...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by howard6kentREMOVETHIS
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by howard6kentREMOVETHIS

Condensing boilers.

Could someone confirm the correct operation of the latest generation of condensing boilers? I'm particularly intere...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Andrew.Roberts
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by Andrew.Roberts

Marble fireplace cleaning

Hi all, hope you can help. Just moved and the living room has a large marble fireplace which is heavily stained with so...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by matth84
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by matth84

Decking Oil - now its raining!

Hi there, I checked the weather forecast which said it would be dry. I then applied Ronseal Decking Oil over my deck (a...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nomail
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Gas boiler and neighbour problem

Hi all, A friend of mine has a terraced house and in the bathroom airing cupboard is a combi boiler fixed to next doors...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by johncon2
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by johncon2

shower tray installation

Hi where is it normal to have the drain in relation to the pivot door? we have a 1200mm x 900mm tray and it looks like...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by zen72261
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by zen72261

Any ideas?

I am refitting my bathroom and have a slight weep on the bath waste. The 'leak' is coming down the threads of t...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by john
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by john

Gas Boiler Problem

I have a saunier duval Combi gas boiler sd 623 with a horizontal flue. On a windy day the domestic hot water runs lookwa...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by km.townend
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by km.townend