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Would you expect house insurance to pay out for this?
Not me, thankfully, but someone I know has water coming in to their living room quite bad above the window. They have a crack around their lintel area. Not in the recessed bit where the window frame will be but on the face of it as you'd stand in the living room looking outside. Water is coming in through this crack.…
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Vaillant Ecotec plus 831 - heating working......sort of.
Happy New year all! Looking for some advice beyond my limited boiler knowledge. Bit of history, 14 year old vaillant Ecotec plus 832 boiler. All worked well. 2 years ago a small leak appeared and only hot water when the heating was on. Classic diverter valve failure. All replaced and has worked well since......until....…
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Okay to keep loose batteries together in a bag like this?
Is it OK to keep batteries in a bag like this? Or will they start a fire with positives touching negative terminals?
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Can I still get fluorescent tubes as I have read are now banned
Hi folks, Hope you are all good. I do need to replace a1500 mm fluorescent tube as flickering at times in Kitchen, might well be the starter (but that seems very difficult to remove) Anyway looking online tonight, it seems the tubes are now banned, I do have a Cool White one in the house unused, but we didn't like it as…
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Sloping floors in Tenement flat
Hi i have sloping floors in my tenement which I would like to get levelled. If I need repairs on the joists do I need to get permission from the other flat owners in my building.
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Expansion vessel pressure keeps dropping
As the title says, the pressure drops by half a bar every day. Had a plumber out who changed a valve under the pressure gauge, and checked the vessel, it was ok. I’ve bled radiators to get rid of any air, and checked all radiators for any signs of a leak. Plumber says it could be a number of other things and it’s a matter…
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Flue Liner - necessary?
I thought I'd posted a thread similar to this but I can't find it. We've had a wood burner for many years and there's never been any leakage from the chimney flue to surrounding rooms (chimney stack is fitted outside the house - no chimney breast inside), 1930s house. I was researching types of liner and register plate…
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Urine on mattress
My mattress is topped with memory foam. Last night my kid slept on it then urinated himself. I blotted with kitchen roll but it was hours later after the incident when i realised what he'd done and was quite dry There was an electric blanket under top sheet which must have absorbed some of it and on. How do i ensure my…
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Mystery of dead Bluebottles
In 2021 the cottage got a rat problem which was solved by Rentokil, we all guessed that the rats had been accessing the roof space from outside, and descending chimneys to get food from the kitchen (guessed this because of locations of rat droppings). During the rat infestation and after Rentokil dealing with them,…
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Mortice lock is stuck in door
I have some hollow core doors which need new mortice locks as the keys have been lost. It's been easy enough to swap similar doors in the past but I've found that these appear to be stuck, if not glued in. Tried pulling on one and the door started to separate. Just thought I'd post here in case anyone had any insights on…
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Cesspit or septic tank
Hi everyone, I have come on before looking advice regarding drainage and am pleased to say we got the drainage sorted out our back yard to a new soakaway at front. However, we were then required to put in a new septic tank soakaway as the sewage kept backing up under the house and it was believed original soakaway couldnt…
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Dishwasher fit - too much pipework?
I'd like to buy a dishwasher but there's a lot of pipework, at considerable depth, in its slot (see photos). This is where the previous owner had a dishwasher - which looks like a standard size based on its height and width (seen in my photos from house-viewing) and it didn't stick out. Without the pipework, the dishwasher…
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Best windows for sound insulation
Hi, we live on a main road. End terrace but there is a stairway down the (non-glazed) side of our house so some road noise potentially could work its way around the back of the house. Our double glazed windows are 20+ years old, frames decaying and need replacing. I mentioned to two companies that have quoted (3 story town…
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Electric foil underfloor heating
Hi all Has anyone fitted this themselves? The electrician has put the spur in for it so I thought I give it a go laying it. If you have paint, any great advice? Thanks
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Water from boiler overflow pipe
Hi all I put a thread on about a month ago regarding a strange drone noise that came on randomly if I was using the hot water, It’s still the same and my plan was next week to get a plumber out to have a look and do a boiler service as well. so today while I was out I noticed water has been coming out randomly from a…
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High Rise Building - Fire Safety
Looking for some general advice. This is in relation to the https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fire-safety-approved-document-b of Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. I live in a high-rise residential building that already had clear wayfinding signage. Recently, the signage has been replaced without resident…
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Insulation, noise reduction, cover vent
I found that the bay window doesn't have loft insulation (the rest has) and have a piece ready to go in. Photo removed.... Would it be ok to cover the vents in the eaves for just the two sides and front of the bay shown with blue line? It's N&E facing. The rest all around the property is clear and well ventilated. I'm…
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Zanussi electrolux fridge/freeze - is leaking water
Water is condensing and leaking on to the floor I bought this - Electrolux AEG Fridge Defrost Hole Cleaning Tool Drain Hole Unblocking Tool And used it to clean the whole but no good Electrolux AEG Fridge Defrost Hole Cleaning Tool Drain Hole Unblocking Tool | eBay UK Any ideas? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Costs to replace shared water supply
Dear Forum, I live in a 1950s semi-detached in Leicestershire and recently found out that my mains water is supplied by a pipe coming from next door. Having checked the water company pages it seems there’s an option to have a dedicated supply but would need to pay a certified company to lay pipe work to the boundary. Given…
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Washing machine spin and drain cycle leaving clothes soggy
i have a Hotpoint washing machine that is almost 3 years old. A big fluffy pyjama top/leisure wear top washed today was very wet at the end of
the cycle, so thinking I maybe hadn’t set the spin and drain cycle, I set the washing machine for just a 10 min
spin and drain. The time display remained on 10 minutes for about 11…
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