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Double Electrical Socket Problem
Hi I have a double socket in a bedroom, I have established that one of the switches works but the other is "dead". Is this a simple case of replacing the socket. The non workibg switch seemed a little "gritty" when switching on and off. There has been no activity around the socket except for decorating a about 18 months…
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Grandmother clock - advice needed
My father-in-law died recently and we have inherited his grandmother clock, this isn’t something that we particularly wanted, but we wanted to keep it in the family. Unfortunately upon getting it home and setting it back up we’ve realised it doesn’t now work properly. It chimes on quarter to rather than 0’clock, I think it…
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Plumber Bath Tap measurement.
Hi, my coldwater bath tap decided to fall apart on me this morning looks very similar to this one I have seen some tap tops and bodies adapt a tap you can apparently screw straight in but I need to know the measurement they say either half or three quarter inch where do you measure this please? Basically it is the screw on…
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Black bits in water from tap - any ideas?
Last week I noticed some small black bits in the water from the cold tap in the kitchen - not huge amounts, and I ran the tap a bit and they stopped coming out. Then yesterday my OH ran some hot/cold water into the bathroom sink, and it was full of little black bits. He ran a bath (also full of little black bits) to empty…
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Cost Estimation Bulding & Plastering
Roughly how much would it cost for a builder to remove an internal door and block up the hole. Then knock a hole in another wall about 1 meter wide and 2.5 meters high and re plaster all around the work and skim the rest of the walls in the 2 rooms. The rooms are 4.1 x 3.4 and 3.8 x 3.4 Cheers
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Incompetent Plaster?
Hello Just had my house reskimmed internally, and the extension re-rendered with stucco. First attempt at stucco failed when the render blew. Plasterer hacked off, replaced (inc scratch coat). This was 1 month ago, checked yesterday, render has blown again in similar places. I've phoned the plasterer, he says his van is…
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help! any condensing boiler installers there?
In 2006 we had an extension built. We have not yet had building regs signed off by local council. Our CORGI reg installer put a new boiler in our garage. Worcester 30CDI. The horizontal flue points outside the house but like, many semi-detached properties, there is only our pathways between the buildings. The distance to…
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Buying a wardrobe
Hi, I'm after a new wardrobe and have seen a few internet places (oh and Debenhams - http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10001_60819_465390_-1) selling them - its called the alaska oak wardrobe and is white. There must be a factory making these wardrobes somewhere and I'm wondering how the hell…
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Is it possible to diy double glaze a roof?
...if so, how difficult is it?
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Broken Fencing
Well once again the British weather has blown over my fence. The other night there was an almighty crack and when I looked out two of my fence panels had blown off completely, including the post, and two other panels were leaning at 45 degrees. It was 0215Hrs, so when it was light I had a look at the damage and was happy…
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first fix plumbing
hi, first of all sorry for posting two new threads in as many hours but i am trying to sort a lot of stuff out tonight!! anyway, i realise this may have a slightly subjective answer, but i am looking for a plumber's opinion. if you are quoting on a job (a loft extension) to do the first fix plumbing for a bath and shower,…
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inceasing the size of my heating system
hi, i have a question forany experienced plumbers that i hope can be answered i have an ikon 28t combi boiler whch i have had for around 4 years now. i live in a two bedroom bungalow which has around 4 newish (4 yrs old) radiators, 4 older (but still nice and hot) older radiators and 1 towel radiator. we are looking to to…
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Combi boiler broken, no heating - please help!
We have a Potterton Performa 24 gas fired combi boiler and it doesn't work. Earlier on today the pressure was low so I opened up the valves and increased the pressure to just uner 2.0 and then expected it to fire up, but it didn't. Tried resetting it and switching it on and off but nothing seems to work and now we have no…
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Light switch - help required PLEASE !!!
Currently I have a 2 way/ 2 gang dimmer switch but wish to change to a standard switch in order to use low energy bulbs. Connections are :- Top of switch L1 Empty, L2 Blue & Com yellow Bottom L1 Yellow, L2 Blue & Com red (2 wires) One gang is used for the centre lights - switched 2 way, the second is for the wall lights,…
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Carpet Choice Help
Hi, We're getting new carpets fitted throughout the house and I'm a bit unsure what material to go for. The carpet I've fallen in love with is an 80/20 wool mix, but the problem we have is our entrance into the garden is via our living room so the dog is back and forth all the time and given the recent weather seems to…
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which is the most economical ?
I have a oil heating, which does water and heating, and a hot water cylinder . i normally have the timer on twice a day ( 3hrs morn 3-4 hrs night ) showers in morn baths at night,. is it more economical leaving the boiler on all day so it doesn;t have to heat up the whole cylinder again in the evening, i heard it may be…
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ADT Alarm Subscription
My son has just purchased a house with an ADT alarm. The alarm is monitered by Redcare and if it is activated the police attend. He was told by the previous occupant that he was cancelling the service. The first night he set it the day he moved in, activated it by mistake and just put the correct pin number in and re-set…
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Replace Sockets
I'd like to replace 2 single power sockets to double plug sockets. What sort of price should I be expecting to pay for this from a qualified electrician? I'm in the North East.
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cost of heating per hour?
Hi, sorry if this is a stupid question but how much does it cost to put the gas central heating on for a hour? I tried looking at my bill but i just don't understand what it means.d'oh! my thermostat is always at 15 degrees, if that makes a difference. thanks!! btw. sorry for always posting questions...one day i hope to…
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Zanussi washing machine pump - help!
Can anyone tell me how to access the pump on my Zanussi washer dryer WJD1257? It is not draining and making a gurgling noise- nothing in the filter but cannot see the pump or impeller. Have had this machine repaired a couple of times now (bearings) and don't want to shell out if we don't need to. Any one know what to do?
