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rim knob set
Anyone know where I could pick some rim knob sets up in chrome finish. In Manchester. Thx
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Aluminium Seamless Gutters
There is a company in Yorkshire that install the above. Are they better than Upvc/wood. Has anybody installed them, if so what do you think? I'm considering replacing my decayed wooden gutters but not to sure which one to go for. I've had a quote for a wooden, upvc and now an aluminium. The aluminium is cheaper but not…
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floor level below pavement
A house I am thinking of buying is stone built solid walls, terraced house type of thing. Anyway, I noticed after the viewing that the floor level inside was about 18 inches below the pavement level, and the pavement comes right up to join the property. To make things worse there is a downpipe spewing out water here. I…
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sofa covers?
Am in desperate need of new covers for my 3 seater, the one we have just now looks horrible and is starting to get holes in it:eek: we bought it second hand. Did look for new sofa but dont have that much money just now, tried freecycle and tried local ads, no luck, nothing so was wondering what companies do sofa covers and…
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Hygena gas hob burner cap?
I've lost (Well one of my children has !) a burner cap (6cm) from the kitchen hob. I can't find one online and there is no evidence of spares on the MFI site. Any ideas ? Ta
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Rad's not heating up
Hi all I think I broke my central heating system. I wanted to remove my bathroom rad so drained down the system. Opening the first floor values first to let the air escape and then the ground floor values. I removed the rad and capped it off. I then closed all the values and turned on the heating. I opened all the air…
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Energy Saving bulbs for outside light
Hi We have lamps outside front and back door which come on if anyone comes to door. Both take a standard 60w bulb. Both come on quite frequently because of house position (end terrace) and our cats coming in and out of cat flap. Standard energy saving bulbs aren't suitable as we need immediate light, not delayed…
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What type of cable...
do I need to use to wire in an outside light? I know that I should be using armoured cable outside (1.5mm should be sufficent for one PIR light), but do i really need amoured cable if it is going to be run above head height on the external wall?
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convector room heater - safe to run?
hi folks, wondering if you can give me some advice. i have just bought a house; house is warm but one of the upstairs bedroom does bot have a radiator. because of the layout of the house (it's a chalet type house with underfloor heating in all the rooms; bathrooms have normal radiators) i do not want to start ripping up…
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Power flush blocked microbore?
My CH system is 25 years old and has 15 rads connected with microbore piping. The rads have double entry valves on one end of each rad. 6 of the rads are not working. A plumber has taken the rads that are not working off and says they are not blocked and the blockage is in the pipe work. He has recommended replacing all…
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Quick opinions needed please!
Hi Sorry for the rush, but need to make a decision before going to work! My washer has died and I need one quickly, I can have a 1000 spin machine delivered and working this afternoon or wait until Tues and pay a bit more for a 1200 spin. I just wanted to know if there is a massive difference, I'd really like the cheaper…
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Hole in wall
Hi, I had a gas fire removed from my living room. This has left a hole in the wall where the vent was. I've filled in the hole with expandable foam. Is this ok as a long (ish) term solution or does it really need to be covered with concrete?
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Only heating hotwater on old boiler
I've just moved into a new house and have an old glow worm boiler which has a hotwater tank (covered with a red insultating jacket) in the bathroom. To heat the hotwater, I've had to turn on the central heating for 2 hours even though the weather is now turn mild. Is there anyway that I can heat the water instead of both…
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How to repair wood split flooring?
I have some wood flooring (engineered I think, not hardwood). Two parts of it seemed have wear off a little (i.e. the glossy shine is gone and it is wear to being a little grey?) DO you know how I can repair this? I don't know how to do it to make sure it looks the same colour as the other parts of the flooring...
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Wireless Doorbells
Any recommendations ? Had a look on eBay and most look like rather cheap Asian products. I need to link together 2 door buttons and 2 bells.
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Need a Reliable boiler
Hi, our potterton profile boiler has just stopped working and have decided its probably best to get a new one and also get rid of the big water tank as well, thing is I know nothing about boilers etc, I've heard Vaillant is a good make, I also saw some bosch boilers, I know Bosch make pretty good washing machines etc but…
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Replacing a socket query?
I have a 10mm supply which used to connect the old cooker. Am I OK to replace old MK socket/switch with 13a socket for a plug in cooker. What rating fuse should I put in instead of exisiting 30a?
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beware kitchens, specialist companies.
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/198/198029_timeline_miller_hits_the_news.html how this man is still allowed to trade is beyond me. hes been under investigation since 2001. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/229/229521_four_held_in_rogue_trader_swoop.html
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Corgi Certificate Of Compliance
Back in Oct 2005 I had our E7 storage heaters removed and a gas central heating system installed. I never received my certificate from Corgi. I did mention it to Co who installed it and he said he would look into it. I then forgot all about it until Oct 2006 when I arranged my gas safety check. I mentioned it again and he…
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Renovating/extensions how to books?
Hi everyone. We have just managed to get my mother's nursing home fees refunded by the NHS. So, this will leave us with a tidy lump sum. After paying off our debts, putting some in a cash isa, etc, we REALLY need to make some major home improvements- a garage conversion, extension, new kitchen. But we are complete novices.…