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Ideal Classic Slimline Boiler
I have one of these boilers and have noticed for a while now an inconsistent lighting sequence when the central heating is on or you are running hot water/taking a shower etc. If you listen to the boiler when it is called to fire up, sometimes it lights first times and sometimes it takes in excess of 30secs to ignite. You…
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Price of scrap lead?
I have gathered up over 60 kg's of lead whilst renovating my house, does anyone know what price I will get at a scrap merchants and if it is a good time to sell (as it is with copper)? cheers HB
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Curtain help!! (merged threads)
Hi all! I've move to a new house and need some curtains for my little boys room... I've never had to buy curtains before so not sure what I'm looking for! We're going to Dunelm Mill this adternoon to try and get some. It has a plastic rail up there at the minute but has no fitting on it, do I just buy them there and are…
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Combi boiler pressure valve low
My sons radiator was cold last night when all the others were ok so I took a look at the instruction manual and realised the pressure gauge should be between 1 and 2 when in use and i was on 0 nearly. So we got it back up to just over 1 but the bottom of his radiator is still cold the top is warm/hot. Any advice please?…
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Combi boiler - but cold water?
Hello I moved recently and have a combi gas boiler. Strangely, the hot water goes from piping hot to cold and then hot again - not all the time but on a fairly regular basis. Not too annoying when I'm doing the washing up but when filling a bath and you've put all your lovely bubble bath in and then discover the water's…
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Light - fuse problem
Just up in the loft this evening tucking all the decorations in for another year when I need a stack paperback books near to a wire that goes into the light in the bedroom and all the upstairs lights went off. It had tripped the fuse. Popped the fuse back on, went back in loft, did same thing again (must sort out those…
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Combi Boiler Door Vents??
I have moved into a new house that has a cupboard in the bathroom where the combi boiler is located. Underneath there is shelving etc to put your towels and what have you one. The question. This cupboard has an old brown door on that has vents top and bottom. I am replacing it with a new white panelled door and don't…
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Is witholding payment justified?
Hi all, I have just had some windows and french doors fitted. On the whole the fitters have done a good job. However I am not pleased with the aesthetic look of the french doors (the central vertical bar running top to bottom seperating Is 'significantly out' there is a 1 mm gap at the bottom (which is fine)and a 15 mm gap…
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victorian tiled hallway question.
Hello! Along with the sash window repairs that some of you will have helped me with, we have also got a question about our hallway floor. It is the original victorian tiles, really decorative and in really good order as the previous owners have had a carpet down for 50 yrs or so (not the same one lol). Anyway, the carpet…
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plumbing woes
Hi all In need of desperate advice and help..... the bathroom sink hot tap does not work... no water let alone hot water and the bath tub hot tap trickles with water. Both the cold tap in the bath tub and the sink work.... the shower is electric and works fine...... the kitchen taps work fine too......... very odd that…
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Hanging a picture
I live in a modern house with stud walling. Can anyone tell me how I can put up a picture hook without bits of plaster pinging off?!:confused: Yes, I am a girl!
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Suitable damp proofing for walls?
Hi, I have what is an outside toilet which hasn't been in use for a long time and I'm planning to make an entrance to it from inside and make it usable again. At the moment there is the basic brick structure with old quarry tiled floor - so there is no damp proof layer on walls or floors. I've had a few builders in to…
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Spare parts for stair gate
Hope I've posted this in the right place I have a few 'easy fix' stair gates that over the years have one by one lost the parts that screw into the side and grip to the wall. I have tried the Lindam (manufacturer) website, but it looks like they don't sell these essential spare parts, which without them makes a 20-30quid…
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Insulation in kitchen
Hi! My small kitchen (8' x 7') in my 1st floor maisonette is so cold at the moment and it's too small for a radiator. The kitchen is north facing, with cabinets and appliances on three walls, like a U-shape. I can feel cold air coming from the base of the kitchen cabinets and from the around the washing machine, and am…
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1 radiator cold in the house
Hi, hope someone can help me! One radiator in the house is not heating properly and it has to be the one in my little boys room GRRR. It is a little was at the top but freezing everywhere else. I have tried bleeding it with the key but no air in there. Any advice would be very much appreciated! Thanks Louise
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Plasterboard & electric socket question
What's the usual way to do this if you are plasterboarding a wall? A) Have socket back box in place and cut out plasterboard to fit round it, then fix board to wall...or B) Take off back box, make small hole in plasterboard sheet for cable to poke through, fix plasterboard then cut out rectangle for back box then fix box…
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Spray required for mould on painted wall
Hi There is a bit of mould on the painted walls around my window. I keep wiping it off, but it comes back quite quickly. Can anyone recommend a spray I could use on it? I have found a few mould sprays in the supermarket but they all say you can't use them on painted surfaces. Thanks in advance :)
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Sky+ for existing subscribers: anyone know of a good deal on this?
I am an existing Sky subscriber of many years, who resents being asked to pay a higher price for the purchase of a Sky+ box than a new customer. Is it possible for me to get it for less than £149.00 + £30.00 without having to take broadband, telephone, multiroom and Uncle Tom Cobbly and all?:mad: I'm sure it is an…
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How much will this plumbing cost?
hiya all Ive bought a washing machine & dishwasher this weekend. I need to have them plumbed in and there is no waste pipe/ current plumbing etc for the washing machine or DW. I will probably due to layout have to have one of the appliances snaking around ( ie there isnt space for both of them next to each other- one will…
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House refurb
Hi all, Have been watching these forums for a long time, and always impressed with the great advice given, so I thought I would ask for some of my own! I have also posted this on the 'is this quote fair' board, but thought would throw open to wider audience!! Have just moved to Leeds, and bought an old (1830’s) house.…
