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Replacement for Main Gas Multipoint Water Heater
My 23 year old Main multipoint needs replacing, the pilot light keeps going out and having replaced the thermocouples with no improvement I think its faulty inside the gas valve, which is now...
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Ford Mustang ColourBlue Fuel TypePetrol Engine Size4000cc Registered21 Nov 2005 Vehicle Age17 Years ULEZ Compliant Not Compliant
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New washing machine overflowing standpipe
Hi, We have just changed our washing machine from a Bosh to a Miele. I have hooked it up to the water supply and drain. As soon as it starts pumping out water, it overflows the standpipe. I have...
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Geek required
I regularly shop at this site but am unable to open it properly using Firefox. Opens but greyed over and unresponsive. Ok using Chrome:-( W7 pro Mr Fothergills shop now from our great range of bedding...
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electric cars
why do they make them look so stupid..... only the original leaf looked good
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EON hiding certain actions on their dashboard.
I searched my EON on-line electricity account today, with a view to recovering some of my £820 credit, but I was unable to find a tab. Clearly they won't want me to do this and probably make it...
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ladders
has anybody came accross a person that insists on going up and coming down a ladder back to front...I have ...and my heart was in my mouth when he did it....
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Sanctions - and cranes?
As we live in E Finchley, we have billionaire roads like Bishops Avenue quite nearby. I noticed that building work on a mega mansion stopped abruptly in Feb 22, and I gather that the Russian owner has...
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DIYFAQ - no certificate?
Chrome reports it as unsafe and doesn't show HTTPS
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Quick *use it or loose it* thread about isolating taps/valves.
Prompted by water flow and pressure discussions I decided to open the bypass valve to let water past the water softener. Cue a protracted struggle to get it to move. This was a timely reminder that...
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Staircase question
I read that staircases should have a maximum pitch of 42°. I presume this is a buildings reg. Can anyone tell me when this reg was introduced, or to put it another way, was it introduced before 1980?
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Screwfix hot water cylinders - 10 year warranty cheaper than 2?
<>Just idly looking at hot water cylinders and noted two cyclinders of the same designed - indirect, vented - and the same capacity. One is copper and the other stainless. The copper one has a 2 year...
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Cooker hood - sticking push in switches. Lubricant?
Our cooker hood has push in switches to control fan speed. These are reluctant to latch in (although the light switch seems fine). What would be a suitable spray in lubricant to try and free them off?...
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FreeView tuner radio oddity.
Have a Sony VTX-D800U FreeView STB used only for radio (not connected to a TV) these days. Works as normal on all the BBC stations I tried, but on Capital radio (and other Global owned channels), the...
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Combi with stored water tank? To solve water flow issues.
Background - since we replaced our hot water tank in the airing cupboard with a combi boiler (also in the airing cupboard) about 10 years ago we have always had poor water flow. This doesn't seem to...
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