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Bled 3 Radiators Now Central Heating Doesn't Work
A few of my radiators in the upstairs of my house were hot at the bottom but cold at the top so I bled them to get them hot. I thought the heating was on the timer and it had gone off. I then noticed that it was actually on 'ON' (So on 24hours) but was not working. I tried the usual on/off etc but it still doesn't work.…
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Double Glazing: Are Pilkington EnergiKare Units as good as...
Are Pilkington EnergiKare Units as good as or better than ordinary double glazed units with just pilkington K glass and argon gas? The difference seems to be the Optiwhite glass that the Energikare units use on the outer pane. These are supposed to let through more sunlight than standard glass, but I have yet to find any…
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Condensing Tumble Dryers - Recommendations
Our condensing tumble dryer seems to be coming to the end of its life. It seems that more water ends up on the walls than is in the water container! Can someone recommend an inexpensive condensing dryer that wont cause the room to steam up to much. I was looking to spend around £200 - £250.
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Shower curtain rail over 2m
Hi. Trying to instal a new shower curtain but they only seem to be up to 1.9m which is too short. The only longer one I can find is the 3m steel cable one. Anyone no of any other options, ideally ones that can be installed without any equipment? Cheers Bob
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made-to-measure wooden blinds
Hello, I'm trying to source some wooden blinds for our new-look front room, but we have a non-standard drop apparently...sounds painful.. There seems to be so many blind companies on the internet so I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? I don't even know what a good price would be - seen everything between…
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Worcester Bosch combi - no heat to rads?
Hi all, Is this normal? Have a WB 30CDi, when I put the heating on it works fine, when request hot water works fine. But if I do use hot water, the radiators seem to go cold? Its as if it can only do either CH or DHW, not both at the same time? Surely it should be able to....or is this just the way it is? Fairly new to…
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Recirculating Cooker Hood Question
Hi, We have a recirculating cooker hood fitted about 90cms above a 5 ring gas hob. It was installed about 12 years ago. We are thinking about having a new kitchen fitted and have been told that we need a new hood as the existing one does not conform to current regulations. To fit a vented extractor hood is nigh-on…
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spillage in the tv
i am a new forumite,so here goes.i have just spilt bleach down inside my tv.it was not on at the time,but i am scared to turn it on,will it be safe,will it work ,what shall i do.
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Any plumbers here? Rad balancing.
Hi all Hope someone can help. I am having built a kitchen extension (8m * 5m) and my builder has done everything for it, except the heating. Today I have got my own plumber in to do the rads, he has fitted 2 double convecter rads and worked out the BTU based on the room. One rad is fine, pumps out heat really well. The…
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Protech Secondary Glazing
Hi Recently bought 2 secondary glazing windows from Protech direct (secondaryglazing.com). I must say I am not at all happy with the product, mainly the noise reduction is not as much as I'd hoped. It is about a half of what they claim on their website (in decibels they quote 20db reduction from double glazing (already…
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Help please - Additions terrible service.
Im not sure where to put this but i hope that somebody can help me. Over 4 weeks ago my boyfriend placed an order with additions direct for a wardrobe. the delivery date was for 2 weeks later on the Wednesday. He booked the wednesday and thursday off work to recieve thsi and get it completely put up and to clean the…
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Where to get lime mortar ?
Does anyone know where I can get lime mortar in the Norfolk area? I found a few suppliers online, but they are miles away and the delivery costs more than the product. Also, it may need colour matching.
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Bathroom lighting anyone?
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction, either high street or on-line. I'm looking for an oversink light with shaver socket that can be turned on independently (eg pullcord) so I don't have to have a separate switch wired in, that isn't a manky white plastic thing, and which is less than the (admittedly nice)…
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Granite Transformations
Has anyone used this company and if so what do you think of them? I have been given a quote from them for new kitchen worktops over my old ones, however the quote is more expensive than having brand new granite worktops (this also includes a 25% discount), any comments would be appreciated. Sue
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Ideas for a odd shaped kitchen
Hi All, I am planning to do my kitchen and there is a slight problem. the outside wall of the kitchen slants slightly from the middle. (the outside wall is half straight and half slant) I am not sure how big a problem this is as I havnt yet approached any builders or designers etc. but I am worried this could be an issue,…
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Edwardian Doors... recommend a handle / knob?
Hello everyone, We are currently refreshing our edwardian internal doors.. could anyone recommend some handles or knobs which would look nice with these? We have painted them white. I think I would prefer handles but OH thinks knobs would look better?
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Painting over dark varnished doors/skirting boards
Hi, I've got 4 doors in my dining room all varnished in dark mahogany. I really want to paint them all white and just painted one of them now, thinking the paint will stick:rolleyes:. However, it doesn't look too good and will probably look the same after a second and third coat. Has anyone got any ideas of what products I…
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Velux window leak issues..
Hi all, Was up in the loft last night and noticed a small patch of damp on the boarding...a quick investigation lead to me noticing the timber frame above the velux window feeling quite damp/cold to touch. So I suspecting the velux (or frame/moutning) is leaking a bit. What are the usual suspects with regards to leaks in…
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Gas fire repair worth pusuing?
I have a Dimplex sturminster inset gas fire where the slider control ignition won't work. So far, two gas repairers have failed to follow up my requests for repair and the firm who installed it said on the phone I'm best to cut my losses and have a new fire as Dimplex don't do gas fires any more and parts are not…
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Electrolux oven problem
Hi I have an Electrolux EOB5630W fan assisted electric oven, its about 4 years old. Out of the blue the oven seems to cut out when it reaches about 100 degrees, the fan will stop, the light will go out and the heating element switches off. There is still power to the oven as the power light is still on. I thought this…
