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painting MDF radiator covers - spray them?
Straight back to the boiler, as hot (or less cool) water!
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17 years ago
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toolzone any good? (2023 Update)
does anyone know of or have experince of tools by Toolzone? (of Devon). Are their tools any good, or are they junk? (I was thinking of buying one of their torque wrenches). Thanks for any advice.
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17 years ago
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Thermostat - replace Sunvic TLX2259
As far as I can see, it's a fairly bog standard room stat - with nothing fancy about it - so you can replace it with just about any room stat. It appears to have a built-in accelerator heater, and so...
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17 years ago
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Phone dropped down chimney :-(
Having worked in a sorting office, if the package looks any larger than a fat envelope when it comes out of a sack from a pillar box colelction, it will be put aside before it gets the chance to go...
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17 years ago
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Problem with a Keston Celsius C25 boiler
Hi All I work for a small family housebuilders. I am therefore not a plumber, but am conversant with most installations and boiler types (speak slowly and clearly to me and I should be fine ;-) ). We...
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17 years ago
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Boiler cable - proximity to gas/HW/CH pipes?
I'm preparing for a new boiler installation in a new kitchen. Space is tight, and I am running all 5 pipes to/from the boiler at ceiling level in a narrow gap (about 30mm?) between the top of the...
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17 years ago
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Voltage earthing through dishwasher casing/door
Found out earlier that when I plug my new Bosch dishwasher into a shor extention lead (one without and earth wire for some reason (afte investigating)) there is some residual voltage running through...
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17 years ago
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Potterton EP2001 Installation Manual
Hi, My Mum's EP2001 has failed and I am going to replace it. Has anyone go an installation manual so I can figure out how the EP2001 has bee wired? It's that or I have to trace the existing wiring...
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Rough guide to price for renewing roofing felt
Any roofers here who could etimate (very roughly) what I could expect to pay to have the roofing felt on my average size 3 bed house roof renewed? The felt has become dry and brittle and is letting...
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17 years ago
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Gully drain under conservatory
Am about to install a new conservatory, using one of those steel base systems for the base. In one corner of the conservatory will be a gully drain. This is the drain for the kitchen...
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17 years ago
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ikea carcass oven width
Have got an ikea kitchen but need a gas oven which they dont supply. I now find almost all built in ovens are 600mm wide whereas ikea carcass is 560mm wide - anyone know where i get an gas oven slim...
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17 years ago
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tiling on plaster & lathe?
I am in the middle of a bathroom replacement and would appreciate some input. I am putting in a bath with a shower over it. The end with the shower on it has been dry lined with aquapanel and skimmed...
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18 years ago
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faulty air admittance valve?
Afer purchasing a new house about 18 months ago from a national building company who shall remain nameless we had a really annoying problem for about 4 months of sewerage smells in our hallway (and...
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18 years ago
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Scewfix - Jerry Cans
I see that Scewfix, among others, is seling 20 litre jerry cans. I thought it was illegal to use these for petrol storage, e.g in one's garage. IIRC the limit was two 5-litre cans. Am I wrong on this?...
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18 years ago
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Kitchen ceiling plaster board type ?
Maybe regulations have moved on since your house was built. 25mm ( 2 layers of 12.5) of plasterboard gives 30 minutes fire barrier and much better sound barrier than just one layer. But all that...
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18 years ago
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potterton profile 30
Its the PCB module. They are readily available from cetltd.
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18 years ago
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lining paper puffing up
I am painting my home with professional decorators. In some wall areas the wall paper has puffed up after applying tw coats of matt emulsion. The swelling is very evident, especially i corners and...
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18 years ago
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RS-260 Ideal Boiler Problem
Hi All I have a Ideal RS-260 Boiler, the problem is it keeps going out. When working it heats both Central heating and Water perfectly. However it seems that the pilot light goes out and hence no...
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18 years ago
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Connecting an old bell ringer to my phone system
I've just moved my master socket and replaced it with a new one. Two wires come into the house and (per the POTS info on i connected these to terminals 2 and 5 in the back of the socket. phone and net...
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18 years ago
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does sugar soap deteriorate with age?
just trying to get old wallpaper paste off the walls so i can just pain them. been scrubbing with sugar soap, but doesnt appear to be shiftin it particulary well... just wondered if it goes off with...
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18 years ago
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