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Water pipes
Please help. When I run a bath, and the tank in the loft starts to fill, the noise of the water going through the pipes is very loud throughout the house. I had a new ballcock fitted in the loft tank last week by british gas ( as i am covered by them ). Do you think this is the reason, if so, what can I do about it?
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Is this asbestos?
This is a photo of the ceiling in the cupboard that houses my (old, copper) hot water cylinder. I accidentally left my electric immersion heater on for a few hours the other day and when I got home the steam from the header tank boiling (thermostat must be broken) had brought the ceiling down. There appears to be three…
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Leaking shower enclosure
Hi all, Fitted a shower enclosure that appears to be leaking form the wall u channel. It's coming out on the bottom corner on the outside of the shower. Being an amateur i've siliconed the bottom on both the inside and the outside of the shower. Thankfully I suppose I've missed a bit out from the outside on the bottom…
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What the hell is this smell?
This morning a faint poo like smell was present in the landing near the W.C. By mid day it was much stronger and I could smell it from the hallway directly under. It then faded and I couldn't smell a thing... Just nipped into my bedroom and the smell now seems to be in there instead,near the doorway but I cannot figure out…
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Going mad - Cannot locate bad smell.
Hi all. So, i have a Ground floor flat., the Lounge and Kitchen are one room. Over the last 2 weeks, a nasty niff has developed in this area that i just cannot locate. I cleaned the oven, cleaned the extractor hood, cleaned all the surfaces within an inch of thier lives etc. I also started trying to eliminate items like…
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Skip Hire & Sizes - CONFUSION!
Hi All, Can someone help me please? I'm being told different things by different skip companies and I don't know who is telling the truth! 2 have given me a price for an 8 tonne skip both in region of £150 1 gave me a price for a 12 yard skip - £180 One of the blokes who told me about the 8 tonne skip said the wagons can't…
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Post/pole sticking up obstructing driveway...
There is a post/pole type thing at the bottom of my driveway which obstructs the way that we can get cars into the drive. Technically, my driveway is big enough for 3 cars, but because we have to park sideways to avoid the pole, it can only fit two. I have decided to look into this as if I come to sell the house, along…
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Noisy pipes with new boiler
Hi, i've just had a new combi-boiler installed and its seems to be working ok but i have one problem. Whenever the boiler fires up, there is a clanking sound every sec for a few minutes and then it get better but still makes a noise around every 5 seconds until the desired temperature is reached and then the boiler goes…
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cheap electric room heaters
looking for some room heaters, have to be plug in electric. I remember when my kids were young some 15 years ago we bought some heaters that where slim line like radiators on the wall, infact i mounted them on the wall when we lived in our first home that didnt have central heating. I think they were around 100w and i…
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Oven shelves cleaner?
Which oven cleaner is scent free and best for cleaning the shelves in an oven? BTW this is not for me & I don't know what the oven shelves are made from (i.e. stainless steel, chrome effect).
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Quality of Ikea chairs / any chairs under £60?
Anyone got any experience with Ikea (not wooden) chairs? Specifically, we are looking at http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/20115038/ Alternatively can anyone recommend another company for non-wooden chairs under £60 each, but decent quality? Please don;t say Argos/Homebase etc.
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Electric Shower Issue
Hi there, I'm useless at DIY and wondered if someone could help of at least make some suggestions... I have a problem with the electric shower. It works for a couple of minutes but then the water stops yet the system is clearly still running as the lights etc stay on. I think it is probably something to do with the where…
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Boiler versus flame effect gas fire..
I have gas central heating and also a flame effect gas fire in the living room. It doesn't seem to throw out a lot of heat but its enough to heat the living room at this time of year. OH and I have this argument every year he says having the fire on uses more gas (as its burning all the time its on as opposed to the boiler…
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what is the restriction heigh for juliette balcony railings
hi all Not a happy bunny at the moment Had metal railings made for our juliette balcony. Can somebody please tell me what the code of practice is for the heigh restrictions for the local council to pass. reason why am asking is that the company put them up yesterday and it looks like a prison, literally. felt like crying.…
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No hot water upstairs but downstairs fine
Hi Guys we have a boiler (Vaillant Ecotec Plus 837 NG Condensing), the hot water works fine downstairs but no water comes out the tap if you turn the hot water on upstairs, cold works fine. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas on what it could be? plumber is struggling to find a hot water pipe going upstairs at the…
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zone valves
We have a combi boiler and solar water heating. Zone valves were put in place by the installers (now out of business ) to enable mains cold water to be added to the solar tank water before it gets to the taps. These are not working properly , and apparently are likely to have been failing since they were put in, as we are…
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Where can I find model number of old baxi boiler
Hi I am hoping someone can help. I am trying to find model number or some other identifier on my old baxi boiler - Can't seem to see it on boiler but maybe it is hidden away somewhere on boiler?
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Basic concrete base - compressing hardcore
Hi chums, The house I recently moved into had a tatty looking reed "hide" for my three wheelie bins that sat in the front garden so I have just bought a small wooden storage hut for them to stay in (I checked that the neighbours didn't mind first). Anyhoo - I need to make a basic base for it to sit on and the internet…
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Suspending heavy objects from ceiling
Bit of a DIY query here. I have a baby hammock that I want to attach to my ceiling. I live in an old house with exposed ceiling joists, which are also the floor joists of the floor above - if you see what I mean. The joists are not very large at all, they are only 2x4". There are loads of guides to hanging heavy object…
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New Combi Boiler with 15mm gas supply
I'm a little concerned, I have always been advised that for a combi you need a 22mm gas supply. I've just had a worcester combi installed and the gas registered fitter located the 22mm in the ground but from the wall up it is 15mm. Therefore there is approx 1.5 meters where the gas supply is connected with a 15mm pipe. He…
