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Shallow depth Fridgefreezer recs?
As the name suggests I'm after a new FF but the space it will fit into limits the options we have available. I was really keen on -…
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Wired Thermostat for Worcester greenstar 37CDi combi
I'd like to know which makes of wired stats other than Salus, I can use on my Worcester combi boiler. Many of the reviews say the programming is not very simple! I'm not very tech savvy and want a simple programmed thermostat? Any info will help!
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joist support
Hi Guys, I have a situation in my house, there is wall using breeze block built on the floorboards ! there is a joist running parallel on either side but nothing to support the wall . It has been like this since 1930s it was built so probably won't collapse. I have removed the floorboard for around 4 month now so literally…
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Pressure on new installed Combi Boiler drop within 30 minutes
Hi There, I really hope someone can advise me on this issue. About 5 days ago we have a new boiler and 4 rads installed. For the job we paid £ 2400 + vat . Since then the pressure on the boiler drop every 30 minutes . We called that company who installed the boiler back , they checked the boiler and told us that we might…
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door frames
Hi Guys, Please can you help me with this. You have door frames which is the base unit. When i took mine out I was surpsied to see it is not screwed or nailed in. How does it hold the door weight then ? Second question is you have the door fancy stuff to decorade the frame. what is it called? door lining ? finally how do…
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radiator questions
Hi Guys, Which side of the radiator does the flow go in ? does it matter at all ? I have seen the trv valve on both sides of the radiator but understand the valve can be installed on input or output. second question is, I bought a kudox radiator which came with quite a cheap wall plugs. Basically they used to keep coming…
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Do I need planning for a new window
Hi I purchased a bungalow around 18 months ago, at some point around 15-20 years it had a rear extension done to the kitchen where they moved the window from the rear kitchen wall to one of the extension side walls. I am now redoing the kitchen and would like to reinstate a window to the rear wall of the extension to add…
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Right paint?
I have a custom made pine bookcase in need of a fresh coat of paint. I think the existing paint is gloss but it's so old that there isn't much of a shine to it. One end is unpainted as it used to abut a wall. I'd like to paint it the same colour as the wall but that colour only comes in emulsion. Can emulsion be used on…
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Heating element for electric oven
My electric oven doesn't heat up. The fan and light work so guess it's the heating element gone. I've looked on the Internet and it looks as though it's a simple job that even I could tackle but how do I find the part number. I've tried entering the make and model number but not coming up with answers.
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Worcester Greenstar Heating Won't Stay Lit
Hi All, I have a Worcester Greenstar 30Si combi boiler that I've not used for heating for several months. It has an automatic spin up feature for when the heating is off to keep everything working over the summer. I've been using it for hot water continually fur ng this period. Now its getting cooler I turned the heating…
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Help! Narrow depth intergrated fridge freezer!
Hello, Does anyone know where I can get an integrated fridge freezer - maximum 50 cm depth?
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Kitchen Quality / Price
Looking at putting in a new kitchen and it's quickly dawning on me how overwhelming the choices are and just how much the price can vary. It's a fairly large kitchen (approx 20 units) and I'm wanting a decent finish but my budget is not unlimited. I've finally settled on the sort of style I'm after - I'm thinking quite a…
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Wall hung toilet movement
We have a wall hung toilet in our shower room which was fitted over a year ago when we refurbished the shower room. It's hung off a Grohe frame enclosed in a stud frame and I've no reason to believe it wasn't fixed and secured properly - it's been rock solid for well over a year. However in the last few weeks I've noticed…
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Home Improvements Loan on Fathers 2nd Home?
8 Years ago my father bought a 2nd house and made me the Trustee of the house. I contributed around 20% to the house at the time and since have been paying a monthly amount to him (out of choice) to pay towards it, even though he has gifted it to me. The house was bought out right (no mortgage on it) and we was hoping to…
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Trying to identify light fitting
Visited the parents at the weekend & they've managed to damage one of the light sockets, so a bayonet bulb won't clip in. I (foolishly?) volunteered to fix it, thinking it would be simple enough to get a replacement fitting, probably on eBay, and swap them over. So far though I've been unable to find a replacement,…
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Is there an Industry Standard for Radiator Sizes
We bought a new build in April last year. Three of the bedrooms have tiny radiators and these rooms did feel quite cold last winter. As I work from home in one of these rooms last week we got a heating engineer guy out to replace one of these with a bigger radiator. During the conversation the guy got out a chart, measured…
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Hive / Nest etc Long Term Support
Morning All Long story short, my thermostat has given up the ghost and I'm looking at options for replacment, as part of this, I've come accross Hive/Nest et al. I'm curious if anyone has any idea about the longer-term support for such devices, obviously your sticking your heating control into the cloud somewhere, whats…
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Central Heating Chemical Flush Necessary?
Hi All, We recently bought a 1950s ex local authority house. It still has an old back boiler and will need updating in the future but for now everything basically works fine. We took the radiators off so we could decorate and are now wondering if we should take the opportunity to have the system chemically flushed and a…
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Draining down/refilling a combi boiler system.
I'm planning on draining down the central heating system to put a cleaner in (as lots of air in system/uneven heated radiators - house was ill-maintained so I doubt there is any inhibitor in), and again with an inhibitor a month later. I've read a lot of websites and got a general jist of the process but I have some…
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Kitchen
Looking for a new kitchen ikea howdens b&q etc what do you suggest? A friend who I bumped into and haven't his details bought trade (Bricky) from Trade Kitchen Suppliers - all looks like B and q etc and got someone to fit it. Any info greatly appreciated
