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Any D.I.Y Heater that will heat up a car?
Any D.I.Y Heater that will heat up a car rather than running a cars engine + heater?
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Boiler keeps firing up with no demand
Appreciate this has been asked on the forums however the answers are specific to the system. *Potterton Promax SL *S Plan Room Thermostat, CH interlocked by room thermostat. HW and CH also interlocked by 2 channel 7 day *Programmer device. *HW Storage Tank *Sealed System My boiler is firing up even when there is no demand…
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Hall floor to be sanded. Colour of stain. Advice please
Am planning to have my floorboards sanded in the hall. Think I know what to expect but any advice welcome. In particular I want a lightish golden brown stain and was thinking light oak but looking on line this seems to vary from light brown to quite a dark shade depending on whose product used. Any advice on choosing…
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Mould on walls
When we moved in to our current house (renovation project but liveable). We noticed white furry mould growing on the wall in our bedroom, this wall was external and the mould was caused by penetrating damp from bad pointing and damaged gutters. Both have now been remedied and other problems caused by this have been…
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Cigarette butts - burgurlar marking?
Hi All, I might be being paranoid here but hear me out. For the third time this morning in the last couple of weeks. I have found two all-white cigarette buts outside the front of my car. They are pointing lengthways away from the car perfectly next to each other. Third time I have found them in the same position. Now it…
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Poor standard of work
I've had a painter/decorator come into my house to do some work. I specifically asked him to smooth or replace the old woodwork due to old lumps and bumps of paint present. They came in to do the preparation and simply roughened the old paint and applied some gloss and expected payment for that. I have told them I'm not…
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Plumbing help - Noise in loft
Hi So just recently I've noticed a groaning sound coming from the loft. It happens intermittently and I'm in the process of isolating things. So what will happen is this noise will happen then I'll hear water filling into toilet for a brief moment. If I flush the toilet or run some water off it cures it or seems to…
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Help! New 2.5kW oven + 6.7kW hob - 40A fuse
Hi. I need to replace an old oven and hob. Currently the oven is 2.3kW and the hob is 5.8kW. They are both hardwired into the same connection unit, then it goes to a 45A cooker switch with an integrated 13A switched socket, then it goes to the 40A fuse in the consumer unit. The new oven is 2.5kW and the new hob is 6.7kW.…
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House air ventilation
How much ventilation does a house need? I haven't noticed these features in other houses, but in my town house the unused chimney breast has a ventilation brick close to the floor in my room. In the bedrooms there is a plastic vent on the walls, which can can slid open or closed. The vent in the chimney breast maybe the…
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cold radiator
Hi, Can anyone shed some light for an issue I have. I have a 4 bedroom house and in total it has 13 radiators. in the spare room that radiator is warm at the best. In my bedroom the radiator has does not want to even try. all other radiators are working brilliantly. I have already taken bled it, changed a TRV, took it out…
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Best way to trade in old appliances
Hi, I'm getting a new kitchen and would like to swap my existing free standing appliances for integrated ones. The old appliances are all in good working order and are decent models although I don't know how old they are as they came with the property. We're getting the kitchen through an independent fitter so we're…
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Access to loo cistern in cabinet.
Hey folks. Does anyone know how I could get access to the cistern behind this loo? We don't have a problem at present but we would maybe like to put one of those little bleach/descaler blocks in there. Would I have to remove the top, which is siliconed in around the edge. Or would the top panel, the bit which has the flush…
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ransom strip
Dear All I am making this enquiry to you to try to better understand my current position and how to take an opportunity presented to me forward to the best of my advantage. I have been approached by a development company that wish to purchase parts of the gardens of a number of houses behind my property and to then build a…
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Weight of basin and semi ped
Ordered a Roca "The Gap" Basin and Semi Ped for new bathroom refit. The pedestal itself is incredibly heavy and have not looked at the basin to check how heavy that is. There are only 2 x 4 inch fixing bolts to screw to the wall and a couple of spring type fixings to hold the pedestal onto the basin. I have a solid wall…
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Bay windows
Hi everyone, i am in the mood for some decorating, am looking at doing the dinning room, there is a bay window that's looking grubby though the actual windows are ok, it's the beading and architrave silicon sealant and widow ledge that are the worst, i have tried cleaning them but they still looks grubby, has anyone had…
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retrofitting underfloor heating
Hi all, we are buying a house which has the dreaded electric storage heating, i dont think its very great. planning to replace kitchen knock wall kitchen dining room down, new doors floor coverings etc want to replace heating system either with boiler / radiators or underfloor heating underfloor is preferred, the house is…
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Combi boiler very hot water.
Hello, So I have a 2 year old Potterton Promax combi boiler with the 2 thermo stats set at.... Hotwater 47c and central heating 55c. The hot water seems to work fine but as soon as the central heating is turned on the hot water from the taps become very very hot for about 30 seconds then becomes normal Does this sound…
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Buying a bath online
Hubby and I are having our bathroom refitted - imminently. We want a freestanding bath and there only seems to be one local showroom with lots of freestanding baths to look at. They are ridiculously pricey there too. We did choose one that wasn't too bad but now realise that it won't fit through our door. There's much more…
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Sacking the kitchen fitter - how much?
I took on a kitchen fitter to fit my mum's kitchen, including the plumbing work and the tiling. The guy is hopeless. It has taken him 10 days to fit 4 floor and 4 wall units. Wall units have had to come down 3 times as they were not straight, the worktops do not butt together, there are screws sticking out of the plinth,…
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Vaillent ecotech 28 pro
Hi all.. We have an vaillant ecotech 28 pro which is 4yrs old a few weeks ago we where getting the f75 error code popping up... A quick top up solved the issue be it only temporary. Day before we went away on our hols the system did it again so i topped it up... On our return i contacted BG wholm we have cover with and…
