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Central heating Landis & Steafa RWB9 controller

The controller has been playing up in the last six months ie not turning off at preset times also at times the room the...
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posted by holdens
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by holdens

Kitchen tiles

Hi Any tips on how to paint over Kitchen Tiles?
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posted by oceanvillage
1 comments posted 20yrs posted by oceanvillage

What to put on top if cracked tiles

Hi I got my living room tiled by a cowboy who just lay them on top of blockboard flooring and they have started crackin...
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posted by NoSpamOrSpyware
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by NoSpamOrSpyware

ceramic tiles cracked

Hi I had my floor tiled with ceramic tiles and the guy who done the job just stuck them onto the blockboard on the floo...
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posted by NoMalwareOrAdaware
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by NoMalwareOrAdaware

Storage heater- output dial

Hello I have a large combined storage / convector heater in the lounge, the output dial is stuck or at least I think it...
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posted by m.deeprose
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by m.deeprose

Eeek! New steel sockets, surround is LIVE!

Me again. I replaced my old plastic white sockets with nice new stainless steel ones at the weekend. I just took the ol...
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posted by dsbmcr
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by dsbmcr

Mains or low voltage downlighters

We are about to make some changes to our kitchen which include putting in downlighters. I'm about to order the down...
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posted by checker
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by checker

Kids wallpaper

Anyone know any suppliers either Online or a real shop that has boys=20 wallpaper for a 6 year old. My son wants an Arm...
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posted by rodmac
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by rodmac

Baxi Combi 80e time clock override?

I have a new Baxi Combi 80e boiler which has a timer unit fitted. The instructions do not mention the timer at all. The...
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posted by darrach
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by darrach

Help - Mid Position Zone Valve - Heating

Can someone please, please explain what this does. Since I turned my heating on last month, I either get hot water or h...
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posted by tony
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by tony

spur from cooker point?

About to install my new integrated gas hob and have realised that I need a power point for the hob ignition. The only p...
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posted by tony_sedgwick
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by tony_sedgwick

Earthing lead: plumber's responsibility?

Hi, Couple of days ago we had a plumber renew about 8 meters of water pipes in the cellar. He billed us £300 for the jo...
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posted by nul
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by nul

Electric Wiring

Can someone answer this question please. I am having the house extended on the ground floor only and would like to know...
2 comments posted 20yrs
posted by ppeters
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ppeters

Want to ask a DIY question? Here's how. (V.15)

X-No-Archive This is an introduction to the UK.D-I-Y newsgroup for new and experienced Do-It-Yourselfers in the United...
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posted by phil_a
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by phil_a

Dyson vacuum clean whining

My Dyson has developed a high pitched and loud whining noise, anyone know what could be causing it?
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posted by neutron(abcde)
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by neutron(abcde)