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Baxi Bermuda back boiler

Hi i have a baxi back boiler that switched itself off lastnight. Relight the pilot light this morning it burns nice and...
2 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Jon
2 comments posted 4yrs posted by Jon

Anaglypta - ready mix adhesive?

We've some tatty walls at work that I want to freshen up so will be going with Anaglypta. Is it going to be an easier j...
11 comments posted 4yrs
posted by rsandr
11 comments posted 4yrs posted by rsandr

OT: Small desktop for Mint

In the eventuality that I want to run Linux Mint on a desktop, what I'd be looking for would be a box similar to my Mac...
24 comments posted 4yrs
posted by timstreater
24 comments posted 4yrs posted by timstreater

Glass conservatory with sliding doors

We have a glass canopy installed the roof is all glass and there are 14 sliding doors all the way round so they can ope...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Donna
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by Donna

GCH query

My central heating failed but hot water still working OK. An engineer is coming to replace synchron motor. Do I also ne...
54 comments posted 4yrs
posted by Gas user
54 comments posted 4yrs posted by Gas user

SuperFoil at aldi and skillbuilder

aldi are selling superfoil https://www.aldi.co.uk/superfoil-insulation-wrap/p/809923591357700is it good? See also Roger...
6 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dicegeorge
6 comments posted 4yrs posted by dicegeorge

Decorating celotex

I have a flat roof I'd like to improve the insulation of, mainly to stop cold bridging and reflect a bit of the solar g...
26 comments posted 4yrs
posted by theom+news
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by theom+news

What happened ? ...

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38 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
38 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Trade discount on a central heating boiler?

What trade discount does a heating engineer get when buying a heating boiler from Travis Perkins or somewhere like that...
0 comments posted 4yrs
posted by pamela.private.mailbox
0 comments posted 4yrs posted by pamela.private.mailbox

Boss White gone brown. Retrievable?

I found some old Boss White plumbing joint sealant in the garage. I need it for a leaky washing machine hose joint as a...
3 comments posted 4yrs
posted by dmarsden
3 comments posted 4yrs posted by dmarsden

Bronx fire

Looks like the yanks take of self closers as well then....I remember seeing a picture of a refurbished Grenfell flat wi...
41 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
41 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

Torbeck valve dripping at anti-syphon assembly

I've just had to replace a faulty filling valve in a toilet cistern; as I happened to have a spare unused Torbeck valve...
5 comments posted 4yrs
posted by davidlobsterpot601
5 comments posted 4yrs posted by davidlobsterpot601

black gas fitters

Anybody seen the British gas advert where a rastafarian gas fitter is showing a wummin how her new boiler works....is t...
26 comments posted 4yrs
posted by kinvig.netta
26 comments posted 4yrs posted by kinvig.netta

USB storage for TV recording

I'm currently using a 500GB portable 2.5" hard drive/caddy to record content from my smart TV - works fine. I'd like to...
35 comments posted 4yrs
posted by patchmoney
35 comments posted 4yrs posted by patchmoney