Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Bai Bermuda

The pilot light keeps going out on my axi Bermuda back boiler - it started misbehaving this morning and I've had to...

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posted by and.lawson

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by and.lawson

Cable through external wall

If I drill an hole through my external cavity wall, to run a cable (telephone, TV aerial etc) - how should I seal it ro...

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posted by steveybar

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Keeping fridge in a cupboard - good or bad energy?

Hi, I have recently moved and have a large kitchen cupboard designed to take a fridge, with a full-height wooden door o...

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posted by notme

23 comments posted 20yrs posted by notme

Just Want To Make Sure ?

I am wanting to run some aerial cables and Sky cables to various rooms in the house. I am not sure as to what coax cabl...

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posted by the_constructor

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by the_constructor

Hot Water Cylinder

I have a foam lagged hot water copper cylinder that I desparately need replacing. I believe it a gravity fed indirect s...

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posted by taz

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by taz

Oil Boiler Flame goes out

Hi, Having trouble with out eight year old Trianco Utility. Initially we were getting many lockouts (shuts down with wa...

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posted by k9oxon

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by k9oxon

Halogen bulbs still blowing

Why would our 50 watt halogen bulbs (transformer-less) keep blowing within a few weeks (days in some cases)? 2 year/1500...

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posted by zen27696

11 comments posted 20yrs posted by zen27696

double glazin electical certs

I had double glazing installed in my house 7 months ago. When the double glazing was installed I was told by the instal...

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posted by jane

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by jane

double glazing electrical certificates

I had double glazing installed in my house 7 months ago. When the double glazing was installed I was told by the instal...

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posted by jane

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by jane

Shower BiFold Door Track

I have a bi-fold door on an en-suite shower which has had problems since we moved into the property. In the last few da...

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posted by klueless

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by klueless

Totally OT TV connections

Sorry to be totally OT but you guys seem to be a mine of information, and I will be connecting the things myself! I hav...

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posted by john

17 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Swann 4 Channel PVR PCI Card

I have a Swann PC Security Guardian PCI card, part number SW-R-PCDVR4. It comes with various software, including the ab...

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posted by pooua

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Extending electric wire under floor board getting crushed...

Hi, Today a floorboard upstair in the hallway got cracked and I decided to buy a new length of board an replace it. Aft...

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posted by parade_1999

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by parade_1999

Insulation Sleeving - What's the point?

Hi, I fitted an IP44 light in my bathroom. Included with the light were two strips of wide, thin black "insulation slee...

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posted by scott

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by scott

House Thermostats

Hi, The house that I have just brought has individual thermostats on each radiator, great I hear you say, not as soon a...

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posted by rob.larkin7898

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by rob.larkin7898