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One control for electric heating?
Hi, I'm currently renovating a house, with no gas. It's 1 bedroom, 1 reception, kitchen, bathroom & porch. I have:- Elec radiator in living room & bedroom, towel radiator in bathroom, underfloor heating in kitchen (and a wood burner in the living room). I've seen individual thermostats & timers that can be used on each…
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roman blind cleats/cords
I've made some lovely roman blinds for my kitchen windows and now they're ready to go up. Which meant me laying awake last night thinking about where to put the cleats so they don't look unsightly. Then looking online the whole child safety thing came up and now I don't know what to do! The blinds are on the front of the…
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Wooden Shelf Advice
Yo We're looking to put up some wooden shelves for out books. The wood will be about 3m long, held by 5 brackets. That's all great but we're looking to have a single piece of wood, rather than get a few bits and put them together as it wouldn't look that great with a break. Or is there something we can do to join them…
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Anyone widened their dropped kerb?
Evening Our new house has a single driveway currently but the entrance is pretty tight and you have to be very careful when reversing onto the drive. I'm mulling over getting the brick pillar moved over to widen the driveway entrance. At the same time I wondered whether it may be worth widening the dropped kerb and…
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Anyone got a Luxair cooker hood?
Doesn't seem to be many reviews of the company online. Their stated extraction rates and noise levels appear to beat their competition by large amounts (e.g. Westin, Elica etc). We have a big room and ideally need 1500m3/hr and these guys are the only guys that seem to get near. We're considering a ceiling extractor w/…
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Shower not working
Our shower isnt working, its the type with a seperate pump fitted under the bath and we have a hot water cylinder in the airing cupboard. The pump was replaced a year ago when we moved in, not had any problems since. Any idea what it could be before we call someone out please? When you turn it on at the wall, a tiny…
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Blocked sink
Hi My sink is blocked - standing going very slowly!! But I have this type of sink hole - any ideas of how to get the middle bit out - so I can give a good plunge!! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CxKU_X8XEAAt-B1.jpg:large
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Programmable timer to replace light switch
I am looking to replace a switch with a programmable timer type switch so I can permanently solve the issue of lighting automation when I go away on holiday. I have got few plug-in timers but they are really pointless as far as ceiling lighting is concerned (which is what is used in most homes when people are around) and…
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Garden wall construction, estimates/options/quotes
Need to construct a rear garden wall on the rear boundary, approx. height 1metre, approx. length 4.75 metres. The wall is to be double skinned using blocks and bricks. The foundation has been completed and concrete footings are ready. Heavy concrete slabs are set at the rear of the footings to help secure and stabilise the…
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Front Door Keyhole Draught
We have a UPVC door which faces west and when those winds blow it creates a cold draught which makes our porch colder - there is a radiator in there so will be making the radiator work more in order to keep the temperature up. I have tried sticking sticky felt and white tack over the hole but it has to be removed when…
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Exploding Lightbulb!
Hi Yesterday I went to turn my light on and it wouldn't work. I checked the fuse box and it looked like the fuse had blown. Not having any spare fuses I decided to leave it until this morning to sort out. I have lamps and a torch! Anyway, when it was time to retire for the night I went into my bedroom with the torch and…
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what are your experiences of man-with-a-van
I'm trying to move a washing machine to my flat from my friends and went on a man-with-a-van site via gumtree where you type in the 2 post codes and get a quote one quote was £45 and I accepted this but then found it asking for my card number or PayPal payment I needed to ask if there was extra on top for 3 flights of…
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Bathroom Extractor Fan Lets in Cold Air
.... so our bathroom is freezing. It's in an area of the house that is a converted garage. There's an extractor fan in the bathroom, which is great when we're using the shower but when it's off, I can feel cold air coming in. Apart from fitting a new extractor (which isn't that practical as the side of the building where…
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Power Shower is Cold - New Fuse?
We have a Triton electric shower, which has suddenly stopped working. It's been a little slow to heat the water recently, but worked the last time I used it a few days ago. There is a cord we have to pull (where the light switch is normally!) that turns on a little red light on a piece of plastic on the celing. There is a…
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Hot lighting transformer
My bathroom spotlights (3 x 50W halogens) have recently worked intermittently, not coming on when switched on. I left the switch on a while today to see what would happen and after a few minutes, the lights came on. I assumed the transformer was overheating so went into the loft. Sure enough, the previous owners have…
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Why would lights stop working?
Hi Grateful for any advice please. Two bulbs in my kitchen ceiling stopped working seemingly because they were dead. But, multiple replacement bulbs haven't worked either. Not sure if this is a small thing I can sort out or not? Responses much appreciated please! Thanks David
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Washing machine stopped 1 minute to go
Hi It's a Samsung ecobubble & approx 5 years old. I've tried switching it off & back on. I've tried other programmes & it starts making the right noises & then after a minute it just sticks where it is. I've tried cleaning out the filter at the front. It doesn't seem willing / able to turn the drum or spin. Any ideas what…
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Timber to support under bath feet.
Specifically what timber should be used for providing support under the feet of a rectangular steel bath? Should it be one full sheet of 25mm thick plywood which is just slightly less than the bath width/length? Or four sections of timber under each foot? If so, what size? Thanks!
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Do all modern shower trays have waste trap cleaning feature?
Hello Folks, I'm in the process of refitting two showers and just wonder do all the modern showers trays have the feature where you can lift off the little plastic cover of waste take out a plastic trap thingy that seems to catch all the hair? One of our older shower trays (almost 25 years old) doesn't have this, whereas a…
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Struggling to get quotes for extension, am I approaching it wrong?
I am going to build, on my end-of-terrace house, one of the following: 1) a two-storey side extension including new bathroom, a significant knock-through element and three steels, alterations to drainage and new manholes. 2) a much simpler single-storey side extension of one "dry" room, small knock-throughs only (for doors…
