Do-It-Yourself Homeowner

Thermocouple

Ferroli Optima 701 boiler model. Got a problem with central heating...the boiler is failing to fire...or firing for a f...

6 comments posted 20yrs

posted by ketravel

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by ketravel

OT - Recycling ?

Hi, Does anyone know which Government Department is responsible for the management of recycling.? Is it DEFRA. .... ? I...

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posted by the_constructor

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by the_constructor

IKEA wood flooring

Has anyone used IKEA's 'Lakt' wooden click-system flooring? It seems a bit cheaper than other equivalent pr...

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posted by matty

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by matty

mobile heater

hi not a proper diy question but i have a 3m x 6m marquee tent, plastic type which i am utilising on new years eve i wa...

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posted by nospam

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Kitchen wall units (mounting)

OK....I've dropped a bit of a ricket....had an extension built as I wanted.....kitched designed as she wanted.....e...

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posted by sdvvccvb

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by sdvvccvb

polystyrene sheets on roof rafters.

Hi, when we first bought out house thirteen years ago ( an end house of four built in 1936 in north London. u.k.) I wen...

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posted by blue.star77

25 comments posted 20yrs posted by blue.star77

Safely discharging a capacitor

Going to attempt to change the capacitor on my tumble dryer... Its a 8 micro-Farad one. I think its dead anyway but I&#...

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posted by BertieBigBollox

46 comments posted 20yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

White Knight tumble dryer - drum not turning

Heater comes on no problem (so its not the thermal switch). When I take belt off the motor does not turn until I give i...

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posted by BertieBigBollox

29 comments posted 20yrs posted by BertieBigBollox

central heating timer

Hi all A question for the electrical people here I have a gas central heating system and the timer is faulty, its a man...

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posted by duncan

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by duncan

Moss on roof

I,ve just bought a bungalow and the roof is covered in moss. Can anyone tell me the most likely reason why I have more...

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posted by stephen.spearey

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by stephen.spearey

Why Is This?

My brother has his own business and is moving to a new 'unit'. We have been doing some work there today and I c...

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posted by john

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by john

Fixings for plaster board on blockwork?

I have a towel rail etc to fix into a new bathroom. The room is facebrick-concrete block then plasterboard fixed with d...

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posted by anonnews

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by anonnews

Interupted Electric Supply

We have been getting some terrible interuptions to our electric supply. Keeps going on and off quite a few times. Not j...

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posted by ljsthatsme

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by ljsthatsme

Open Fire.....

Hello News Group. I have not been here before. I have a question about open fires. I have opened the fire in our lounge...

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posted by ian.

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by ian.

bathstore.com

Has anyone bought bathroom products from www.bathstore.com (they have loads of showrooms, so it isn't just internet...

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posted by matty

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by matty