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Help Please - Boiler not lighting
We have a Baxi Bermuda back boiler which admittedly is ancient but has never let us down and is serviced every year. Last night the pilot light went out on it's own and although it will relight it immediately goes out when the button is released. Does anyone have any ideas what is wrong? We have called our friendly gas guy…
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Advice on leaking water cylinder
We have had an offer on a house accepted. The Vendor has only lived there a year but is moving due to a change of job location. They have been very open and have flagged up a couple of things that came out of their survey on buying the place a year ago, jobs that they havent yet got round to doing and are likely to be…
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Advice on cost of re-pointing
We have had an offer on a house accepted. The Vendor has only lived there a year but is moving due to a change of job location. They have been very open and have flagged up a couple of things that came out of their survey on buying the place a year ago, jobs that they havent yet got round to doing and are likely to be…
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Whirlpool AWM 337 washing machine (Help please)
I've got a Whirlpool AWM 337 Washing Machine (6 years old) it has recently stopped spinning. It still washes fine and the pump works fine but for some reason it refuses to spin. Just wondered if anyone else has had a similar problem with a Whirlpool machine and if so what what was needed to get it going again. Thanks in…
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Worcester Boiler
My 23 year old central heating boiler broke down again at the weekend and the British Gas service person who came today said that we really need to replace the system, and asked if we wanted a salesman to call. I said no because I really don't want to pay their prices, but I phoned a local heating company who came and had…
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creda t622cw overheating
hi my tumble drier goes fine for 2-3 mins then cuts ,It can be restarted after a while but cuts out again.Ihave replaced the 2 stats over the element to no avail.any help would be appreciated .many thanks
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Bosch Dishwasher Repair Help!
Hi, Just over 3 weeks ago I arranged for the Engineer to call as my dishwasher periodically floods.(it is out of guarantee, is 3 years old, used probably twice a week at the most and has been looked after like a baby!) The call out charge was £60 for 30 mins but unfortunately for me, he was unable to diagnose any fault. He…
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How do I clean my shag pile rug?
Hi there, does anyone have any ideas how I can clean the shag rug myself? I've been getting quotes from cleaners and they are much too expensive! Any tips would be great! :T
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Gardening – Beginner
Hi, I am trying to get my hand dirty this summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Last year I got some seasonal flower planted for name sake and it looked good. I am not trying any hifi stuff but would like to replace the existing grass and level the ground as it is inclined a bit. Once I am thru want to put a grass turf. Could anyone…
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Groundworks flooded
I bought a log cabin last month, the delivery time was supposed to be six weeks but, amazingly, it was delivered within a week. That left me with the slight problem that I had not prepared the base for it. To save time (and a bit of "boys and their toys") I hired a mini digger for the weekend. Unfortunately, this weekend…
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Unsticking wooden sash windows?
We applied wood preservative to our wooden sashes a couple of weeks ago, and tho' we were very careful a couple of windows are now stuck! Is there a simple way of unsticking them? I daren't try brute force in case I break the glass. Any suggestions?
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help! spilt varnish on my kitchen lino!!
Please can anybody recommend anything I can use to remove this varnish from my lino? What will shift it? Thanks Paul
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MFI Kitchen Problem
Hi, my parents bought a kitchen set from MFI and we ahve had some issues with them. Firstly, they sent us the wrong work top and we told them straight-away about their mistake and they booked the correct one to be sent out at a later date. Since we didnt have the worktop, we asked the builder to start work when the worktop…
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Shower Enclosure Help!
Hi guys, We are going to be moving into a new home next week, the bathroom is really disgusting so thats the first job. Would really like to take the bath out (neither of us take baths anymore) and put in a shower. Ive done the wander round B&Q and some bathroom showrooms but find that they are either hugely expensive (our…
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removing a radiator
Can someone tell me how to remove a radiator before I start redecorating? Is it quite simple or should I get a plumber? Thanks
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how to de-fluff a towel?
I bought a new fluffy black bath-towel a while ago. problem is: all the black fluff sticks to you when you dry off: result: end up looking like a newborn baby-gorilla... I've washed and tumble-dried the towel 4 times already, still: fluff sticking onto me!! any suggestions, or is it jsut a case of sticking (literally) it…
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wind coming through upvc windows
can anyone help me as i have upvc double glazed windows and the wind is coming through where the window closes against the frame. can they be adjusted or can you replace the rubbers. cheers
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tumble drier not heating
Any ideas anyone ? Our tumble drier is spinning but not heating so is there anything simple I should be looking for ? You have to bear in mind that the last tumble drier that I tangled with ended up in the skip so I`m not exactly technically gifted :confused: Thanks in advance
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survey
i have someone coming around to quote for having an aerial fitted, and put various points around the house now, will they want to look in every room that i want an aerial point putting in? - i only want them put onto the external walls, and then ill sort out the leads indoors myself so what i need to know is, do i have to…
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Changing the Flyback Transformer?
Hi guys, I'm looking on a procedure on changing the flyback transformer on my dead samsung 42" rp tv. Seems like one of the capacitors holds a 75kv charge and may give a nice little shock if not discharged properly. Anyone with any guidance or pictures would appreciated. Cheers Terry
