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Loud banging noise

Potterton puma 80e makes a really loud banging noise when the heating has been on a while https://www.homeownershub.com/...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by Sara Lavery
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by Sara Lavery

Extension to shared double brick wall

There's a shared double brick wall between my part of the house and the neighbours. Does one brick belong to both of us...
4 comments posted 7yrs
posted by dicegeorge
4 comments posted 7yrs posted by dicegeorge

Contiboard, oh high street where has it gone?

There was a time, before Ikea, that folks used to visit Homebase and other usual suspects, to buy that fake wood effect...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by email
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by email

Another Smart meter grumble

I've booked my install because it is a requirement for the tariff I am on. Nearly at the end they ask if you want infor...
43 comments posted 7yrs
posted by wibble
43 comments posted 7yrs posted by wibble

Flushing rads & pipes

Want to assemble kit to clear junk out of pipes & rads on a system with poor flow on the ground floor. I have a CH pump...
10 comments posted 7yrs
posted by tabbypurr
10 comments posted 7yrs posted by tabbypurr

Fridge thermostat repair

I've got a Fisher and Paykel fridge freezer model E240B but the thermostat isn't working. The motor runs continuously a...
11 comments posted 7yrs
posted by kitjackson
11 comments posted 7yrs posted by kitjackson

Re: OT They're at it again.

> harry wrote: > >> They all read the same rule book. > > Yes they also call Jesus a prophet. But not the latest and gre...
1 comments posted 7yrs
posted by usenet
1 comments posted 7yrs posted by usenet

Can you get filing cabinet drawer hardware?

I want to build some office furniture as in a desk plus some storage space. Can one get filing cabinet hardware like you...
13 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
13 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

Can you get thin[ner] worktops?

All kitchen worktops seem to come in 40mm or sometimes 30mm thickness. I'm after some wood sheet material, just like a...
26 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cl
26 comments posted 7yrs posted by cl

Bodywork

Someone has delicately scraped into my car . I noticed first the mirror was knocked, there was also a V small paint scu...
95 comments posted 7yrs
posted by cheesesoupnews
95 comments posted 7yrs posted by cheesesoupnews

Italian made

Just a note for the procurement department. I have a 'Zilmet' Italian made *potable water* 25 litre expansion tank that...
6 comments posted 7yrs
posted by roger
6 comments posted 7yrs posted by roger

Window lock advice needed

I have just moved into a new house and although the window handles are unlocked, there are other locks on the sides of...
5 comments posted 7yrs
posted by swldxer1958
5 comments posted 7yrs posted by swldxer1958

Tap sizing (for reviver kit)?

I recently bought replacement "traditional" style tap heads for some old basin taps, but the replacements had a 3/4 thr...
0 comments posted 7yrs
posted by nothanks
0 comments posted 7yrs posted by nothanks