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Combi boiler or regular boiler
I am installing from scratch central heating and I have to decide between a combi boiler and a regular boiler. If I get a combi boiler I will have to change my shower as it uses the HWC for hot water and I will also have to change the valve in my toilet. And if anything goes wrong with the combi boiler, no hot water or…
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Flagship Products should we expect more?
I have a Worcester Bosch Greenstar 42CDi Classic boiler, I bought it because I believed the hype on their pages... After just over 2 years the pump failed and it cost me £114 plus labour to have it replaced. Now the mechanical timer has failed and I am loathed to pay out again for something that Worcester Bosch (WB) quote…
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Twintec vc EWT water softeners
My current Twintec water softener is 12.5 years old and stopped performing well. I called both my dealer as well as the manufacturers and they suggest they cannot repair it due to its age and suggest i buy a new one - £1,150. I've been looking at the range of EWT which works out to £600 which is much cheaper but I'm not…
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Is this normal? ie in more rural areas
It's very windy out there and I have electric lights flicking on/off AGAIN!. This is worrying me...as I've not encountered this before moving from my small city to rural-ish Wales. Is this nothing whatsoever to do with my house...but just one of those things that happens sometimes in rural-ish Wales? I've been used to…
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New boiler plus flue
Hi we are thinking of replacing our boiler with a new Isar Logic boiler including a new flue through the roof of a 3rd floor flat. As we don't have any experience on this, can someone recommend a company to get the quote? A cherrypicker would be preferred over scaffolding. The location is Reading. Thanks
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Need compact LED fittings
Hi, I'm trying to find compact downlight fittings to use in the bathroom, the joists above are 4"so with the extra bit of plasterboard we have a max void space of about 115mm I haven't found any of that depth that are IP65 and dimmable, any ideas? Thanks
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Damp dilemma - help needed!!
Hello! Sorry for the very long winded nature of this post. I am a total novice DIY/house renovator and would be most grateful for any wisdom anyone can share!! I am in the process of renovating a Victorian semi detached house. It has a rectangular 'rear addition' housing the kitchen (and rooms above) which has 3 external…
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Double / triple glazing and noise reduction
My partner is having lots of issues with a road-facing room, where lots of road noise is leaking in through some very old aluminium double glazing. From what I gather, both the glass and the gap inbetween is very small by modern standards, and they are not great at sealing out noise. When on the phone, it sounds like they…
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Conservatory Questions...
Hi all, I want to add a conservatory within the next year or so. From the research I've done, a lean to style conservatory will suit us and seems to be the cheapest option. However, I'm struggling to find rough prices and at the moment I don't want to get anyone out for a quote. Was wondering if you have any rough ideas on…
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Paint experts please - melamine kitchen cabinets
Hi all Having done some research here and there, I have decided that the best way to paint my wood effect melamine cabinets is to prime with ESP. I am after some advice on what paint to put on - I want a white, contemporary look. I think a gloss would show fingerprints too much so am thinking something like an eggshell.…
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No sound insulation in flat above us
Hi We recently purchased a flat and have been living in it since August this year, we've noticed that above our bedroom there appears to be very little sound insulation or deadening below the above flat's floorboards. There are wooden floors in the room above our bedroom which does not help matters but don't believe we…
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Replacement fluorescent light fitting?
I have a fluorescent light fitting in my kitchen which has 2 fluorescent tubes in it. T8 cool daylight One tube has gone and I expect the other to go as well as they are both over 20 years old. I replaced the starter but that didn't help. One flickers and the other has a pinkish glow at the ends. Are there LED tubes that…
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Risco Agility 3
Hi All, Anyone using Risco Agility 3 alarms. I have got this recently installed and want to understand how the data charges work as I have got a pay as you sim in it. If anyone is using , please comment so I can clear my doubts. Many thanks.
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potterton performa boiler very noisy when firing up
we have a potterton performa 28 gas c/h boiler installed new around ten years old. regularly serviced by installer a reputable local firm. started to sound a bit noisy earlier this year - almost as if it had air in system so got them out for a service. the engineer said it looked as though it had had a small leak but this…
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Light bulb question
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6X-B22-9W-BC-Bayonet-Golf-LED-Globe-Energy-Saving-Light-Bulbs-Lamps-Warm-White-/181550487141?ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:GB:1123 Given the specifications of the light bulbs linked-to above, what do you think *one* of these in a small living room would be like compared to a traditional 60W bulb? Or…
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Broken waste pipe, can someone check my working?
We pulled out our washing machine today, and discovered a small hole in the waste pipe. We've had mice so wondering if they've bitten it at some point. Although I think it's quite old. I understand these are pretty easy to replace and am going to get hold of one tomorrow. It's a Miele and from what I can see they all use a…
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Oil Combi boiler or unvented cylinder?
I currently have a combi boiler but its age is starting to show and is becoming unreliable. A heating engineer has suggested removing the hot water side of the existing combi boiler, leaving it only to deal with the heating, and having an indirect unvented cylinder fitted for our hot water. A new combi boiler before…
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Toilet flush problem
I had a new bathroom fitted in 2011. The toilet is a Vitra. When flushed the cistern takes a long time to fill up. I have looked inside and it is not a traditional ball valve. It is some kind of plastic contraption. The company who did the bathroom are no longer in business. It does not matter most of the time as I am the…
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Hot water not very hot
Hi, I have a Modena c he Ferroli boiler, fairly new. The Domestic Hot Water is set at 55c but when I run the water it's coming out at 43c and it's not even hot enough for a bath. 55c is the highest I can set it, so anyone any ideas what could be wrong?
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How to install a Flitch beam, advice please
Hi please could somebody guide me through the next part of a job I’m doing in my house. I got some advice from a builder friend but his company have sent him to a job in a different area for a month or 2 and I want to get on. Basically I live in a cavity wall 1930’s semi house in which I have removed the chimney breast in…
