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New Kitchen

Hi All, SWMBO has decided that she wants a new kitchen. She's had the designer from Magnet take measurements and do...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ian
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ian

sander advice pls

i'm looking for a sander to do doors, door frames, skirtings, architraves & general carpentry & some small section...
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3 comments posted 18yrs posted by <->

Electrical Regs - Ovens - A Question

My wife and I are having a new kitchen. She would like to have two 60cm integrated electric ovens side by side. They wi...
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posted by nigel
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nigel

Stuck stop tap

Hi, My internal stop tap has seized up, tried penetrating oil and leaving a hair dryer blowing on it but remains stuck...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by peter
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by peter

Maxol majestic duo gas double oven

Hi, Does anyone know of a spares supplier for our Maxol (Burco) gas double oven ? Looks like the spark generator is play...
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posted by x
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by x

Avoid Anton Ceramics Wisbeach Cambridgeshire

Avoid Anton Ceramics Wisbeach Cambridgeshire IF YOU WANT TILES LAID BADLY UNEVEN. IF YOU WANT SOMEONE THAT TURNS UP WHE...
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6 comments posted 18yrs posted by <ö¿ô ©>

Leaking radiator ?

I have a slow drip on my rad where the valve tail screws into the rad...I have tried ptfe tape also tried ptfe paste (G...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ted
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by ted

patio linear drain

quick question, i want to lay a new patio which joins onto our garden. i will need linear drains at the edge of the pat...
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posted by dbroms
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by dbroms

15mm hot to bath?

In a system with a condensing combi boiler with a 15mm hot water outlet and no hot water cistern where should one conve...
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posted by gorbag
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by gorbag

Leaking cold water tank

The plastic cold water storage tank in my loft is leaking from a short hairline crack in a corner of one of the reinfor...
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posted by dennisbecker
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by dennisbecker

plan to build patio....help required

I am planning to remove my existing patio ( flagged ) and replace with new flags. T what extent will i have to prepare...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dbroms
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dbroms

Hanging a boiler.

A ferroli optimax HE31 to be more exact. 46Kgs according to the manual. The box contains a mounting kit with 2 x M8 70m...
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posted by Lardman
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by Lardman

Garden tools

Nearly every gardener has some types of gardening tools. In fact, it is quite impossible to have a garden without the n...
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posted by jnbbiz
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by jnbbiz

Cold shower help

We have a Triton T80SI and for a few weeks now the water has not been heating up unless the temp dial is turned right u...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by karldonald
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by karldonald