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BISSELL POWERWASH DELUXE CARPET CLEANER - LEAKING WATER
Machine needs attention as appears to be working fine, spraying and extracting cleaning fluid but soiled water is leaking out through base of machine. No obvious leaks, all seals are good, not over filled, filters all clear, belt working fine. We have worked through all troubleshooting advice in the manual. Can not find…
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Risk of Asbestos Ceiling Cracks
Hi, a couple of bedrooms in my house with popcorn artex ceilings have long straight cracks on one side of the room, along the ceiling edge where the ceiling meets the top of the wall. I’m not too concerned about what’s caused the cracks, most probably as they are on an outer wall where temperatures fluctuate. What I want…
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Dishwasher stop valve not working
I needed to disconnect the dishwasher to replace the hose, as it's starting to drip water slightly. After I set the stop valve to off, unplugged the hose over the sink water was still coming out steadily. it looks like the stop valve didn't close, going to call the plumber to take a look and sort it. Just wondering how…
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PV solar panel
Hi folks, we are one of the lucky ones who managed to get a PV hot water solar panel installed under the green grant scheme but unfortunately the works was shoddy with loose wires, loose thermostat. they installed one solar panel when they quoted for 2 and said there was no room on our roof but I dispute this. They…
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Quality of kitchen
Hi folks, do you know where I can go to get an independent kitchen assessment please? We had a new kitchen installed 4 years ago at a cost of £28k and now the MDF kick boards and some of the doors have started to blow. There's stuff peeling off or cracking. The kitchen designer and manufacturer have said it was our fault…
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UPVC Trimming for Doorbell
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, please let me know if this isnt the correct place. Completely new to DIY stuff. Recently bought a Ring Video Doorbell and I was thinking about mounting it on the door frame (from what I gather the material is called UPVC). There's quite a large surface that the doorbell will fit,…
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Boiler advice (lukewarm central heating, boiling hot water)
My 18 year old boiler pumps lukewarm water around the radiators in the whole house. When we turn up the thermostat to activate the heating, the boiler fires up for about 3-5 mins and then stops. It will then continue to start for just a few seconds and then stop. It does this every every few minutes. If I feel the central…
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Gas meter reconnect
My gas meter was disconnected while I had a kitchen fitted. After the work on the kitchen was completed the gas man was informed, to have it refitted. An appointment was made to refit the meter the next day. However they failed to attend. I've since contacted them on several occasions but had no response. How long can they…
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Blocking up a redundant flue.. how? with what?
Hi everyone. I've had an old gas fire in my living room disconnected and removed, revealing a one foot square opening in the wall and a narrow vent type of flue leading upwards from that. I won't need this opening/flue any more as I am getting out of fossil fuel and will be replacing the gas fire with a stove-lookalike…
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Bathroom online stores: suggestions
Hello everyone, I'm renovating an old bathroom and was looking for online stores that have a large selection of items. I've been looking at Victorian Plumbing, are there any similar stores that are worth looking at? Thanks in advance, Lorenzo
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Karndean 'looselay' LVT.
Hello all.Mil is choosing her flooring for her new hoosie. The place has UFH, and is around 15 years old. Currently has carpet, so just about any type of flooring can go down.Her preferred finish happens to be on Karndean's 'looselay' range, but two fitters she's contacted for quotes both claim they've had issues with…
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Does this electrical installation look right?
Just had my property rewired and I have yes revived a certificate 2 months later and I’m just wondering if these photos look acceptable?
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Dripping tap
Kitchen mixer tap drips when I turn off the cold water, not when I use the hot water. How do I know whether this is a washer or disc? How do I get into it? YouTube video makes it look easy, find the grub screw, take the gubbins off and replace washer. I can’t find a grub screw … I can’t see any way of getting at the…
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Stopcock replacement
I have a broken internal stopcock (can't be switched off) and the plumber I had round said there is no external stopcock - I also can't see anything in the road outside. The plumber said I need to call Thames Water to get the supply switched off. I called them this morning and they made an appointment for Monday 8am-1pm. I…
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Stove got really hot
I have a small multi-fuel stove in a Victorian house. It has a liner and is swept every year. It was swept in October. I got a delivery of wood and coal yesterday and had my first fire since it was swept. I am very strict about what I burn — only HETAS-approved smokeless coal and kiln-dried hardwood.I normally get ash but…
