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Single skin brick wall - plastering solution recommendation
Old gas fire was condemned, so being middle class we of course opted to hav e a wood burning stove installed. House is a 1905 single skin detached with suspended floor in the lounge, bu t installation...
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OT Bella is a good dog
When she got into the fridge and took the lamb joint to her den she left us the celery. Isn't that kind? Bill
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Water inside boiler casing
Last time I looked inside our old Thorn Apollo (either the thermocouple ot the top socket needs replacing every five years, or so) when I took the inner metal case off, it looked like water had been...
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6 years ago
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Vertical radiator towel hanger
Hi We have two of these, recently installed... They're very effective, and save a lot of space compared to the normal horizontal radiators. However. The old radiator in the kitchen used to have a...
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6 years ago
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Gravity system
Hi I have a gravity system two large cold water tanks in loft a pump in bottom of airing cupboard feeds the en suite shower been working fine for years pump is fitted correctly with feeds as should be...
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6 years ago
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OT: Barclays Bank no longer supplying free Kasperski Internet Security
After the recent decision by UK spooks that Kaspersky should not be used on computers with sensitive data (wow that's a bit late !), it looks like Barclays Bank will no longer supply it for free to...
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'UFO' LED lamps
I've not seen these before. At 20W, 1900 lm and 160 deg. angle they could be good for, er, lighting a kitchen. Wouldn't fit in an R63 recessed holder but a simple E27 - E27 might fix that. Would tend...
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RIP Heinz Wolff
I loved The Great Egg Race The renowned scientist behind BBC Two's The Great Egg Race died on Friday, his family says.
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OT Sun dimming.
(Don't worry,it happens regularly). The sun is blank, NASA data shows it to be dimming – Watts Up With That?
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Shower, how to fix?
This Aqualisa 200 I think it is, early 80s. I need to know how to open it so it can be worked on. Info appreciated! NT http://i64.tinypic.com/21bvj7k.jpg
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6 years ago
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Y plan plumbing questions
I've been following the recent thread on "Heating system motorised valve questions" started by John Smith, with some interest. Although his setup is obviously based on the classic S plan using a...
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Energy prices (slightly OT)
Been dual fuel with Ovo (Which? best customer feedback) for a while, decided to check the Which? switch site and found I can save over £300 pa on two separate fixed price contracts. Internet, no...
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6 years ago
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Wrong kind of tyre pressure
my new Kia Niro can monitor tyre pressures the manual says). Sure enough recently an overhead image of a car appeared on my control panel showing flashing psi values against each wheel indicating...
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6 years ago
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Internet radio
OK, so we have donated our good stereo system to one of the sons, and now the cheap old mini or micro system that "she" listens to her CD's on in the lounge skips on a regular basis. It is very old,...
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Flame failure devices
Quite a while ago I remember reading here that there were two types of flame failure devices generally used on gas cookers. Apparently one kind would not let you light the gas with a match when there...
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