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Another expansion vessel question
We have a mains pressure HW tank and recently our expansion vessel failed leading to overflowing during heating cycles. The vessel is mounted about the HW cylinder with the inlet/outlet facing...
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waterproof brick coating
Good morning all, We have just bought an old cottage with a cement render that is shot,it is = cracked and very porous and is causing damp patches in the living areas as = it is trapping water between...
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SAP calculations
We need SAP calculations for our extension - I assume because bi-folds are over 25% of new floor area. Can anyone recommend an online firm to do these? Cheers Dave R
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An innovative approach to earthing...
Only two wires for your appliance requiring an earth? Problem solved!
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butchering door frame
I have a conventional double glazed external door with the normal plastic frame. I have to cut away the part of the threshold that the door claps against so that a disability buggy can get through....
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Panasonic TV fault today
Had a call from the parents saying their Panasonic Viera TV has developed a fault. After about 10 minutes, it flips to saying "No service", which is what would normally happen if you pull out the...
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Powerful low energy domestic lamps 100W+ output
I am fed up with the low energy lamps we have now and we are finding it harder & harder to read with them as we age. Yes, we have "over- the-shoulder" reading lamps but what I want is a new-style lamp...
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The next challenge
Could this be my next challenge? STWNFI is keen to go view it! Search over a Million properties for sale and to rent from the top estate agents and developers in the UK - Rightmove.
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Huw much will people pay?
I used to wonder about this but then I noticed a woman armed with a list. She never looked at the price once. I continued to look at others and they did the same. Thats how Tescos and the like make...
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Solvent for parcel tape residue?
One of the windows on my car stuck open yesterday and until I could fix it I rain-proofed the gap by covering it with a couple of strips of that 2" wide thin brown parcel tape - which was a mistake....
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Quickchef 500 microwave
How to remove the two control knobs?
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DHW expansion vessel
The expansion vessel on our hot water circuit (*not* the boiler expansion vessel!) is supposed to be pressurised to 3.5 bar but is currently down to just over 2 bar. I'd like to pump it up but I...
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OT: what satnav for hill walking?
A long way from DIY, but this forum seems to have a very wide "readership" so a few must be keen walkers and have tried walking satnavs. I've got the UK 50k OS maps on my phone as a back-up for the...
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Flat garage roof advice
My mum n dad have a garage attached to their house. It's rather long, since the guy who built it (previous owner did it himself, we're told) also extended the kitchen sideways at the same time. So,...
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buying replacement LED drivers and kitchen LEDs in general
I think the answer lies in the above somewhere, probably a poor design so good money after bad applies? I think external driver is the answer, I see prices are much less than when I bought these units...
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