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free house heating insulation
sorry, not sure where to post this thread. but my sister got a free house warming insulation last year, she cant remember who came out and done it but she saves loads of money on gas each week now. does anyone have any details? :confused: :confused:
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Loft insulation in a flat
I live in a top floor flat in a converted late Victorian hospital. I've been told that there is no insulation in the roof space (it's a pretty high pitched roof) and that it's not divided by partition walls. I've been searching around the forum to see if the answer's on here anywhere, but can't see it. My question is: Is…
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Boiler still working even at zero pressure
I have noticed loads of threads about boiler pressure and leaks and I have found my vaillent eco max boiler contradicts most of what I have read. For months and months(if not years) the pressure meter has indicated a pressure of zero, less than 0 millibars. This has not had any effect on the ability of the boiler to…
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Combi Boiler or not - bathroom expansion
Hi All Please excuse our limited knowledge on this , hense why we are asking so thanks in advance for reading Myself and my girlfriend have a 3 bedroom house, the worcester boiler is in the roof and the immersion tank is in the airing cupboard outside the bathroom Would it be beneficial to change to a combi boiler so we…
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Replacing boiler - will the H&S working at height rules apply?
In November 2007, my gas central heating boiler had to be disconnected by British Gas because it was emitting poisonous gas. (By the way, this is a reason for not having your boiler in the bedroom - if mine had been in the bedroom, I wouldn't be writing this now.) It was more than 20 years old, so no one would repair it. I…
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Integral kitchen appliances - to buy from Howdens or not??
I have heard through this site that integral appliances are cheaper to source independantly. I have been quoted from Howdens for dishwasher, double oven, hob, fridge freezer. Is it true that the appliances that Howden supply are only ones to fit their units?? Example of cost for double oven is £600 approx, £300 for…
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excellent broken frostfree freezer advice
I posted here a while ago about my frostfree 1 and a half year old freezer that had broke (wasnt freezing at all, everything defrosted had to cook everything and had a buffet for 2 days ). I called many people hoping for free call out and estimate, but couldnt get one. anyway one guy told me in 99.99 times breakdown of…
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Kitchen wall tiles - help please needed
I am looking for advice (again!!!) re wall tiles.... with gloss units and wood kitchen worktop and wood look floor think I could do with trendy look on walls. Looking for overall contemporary without too trendy so that look doesnt date. Love wood which softens the gloss doors just any ideas for tiles. Have read on here…
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Kitchen dilemma - colour choice of units & tops
Help please... posted thread yesterday and am now struggling to sleep with decision having to be made for end of week for Howdens.:rolleyes: My choice has been narrowed to Glendevon cream or white or oak (Tewdesbury) I am going round in circles as I would like a modern look but not too trendy. I also need it to be fairly…
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boots kitchen appliances
just purchased hob and oven from above online with delivery next week - got call purporting to be from them today offering long term breakdown cover for £2.99 per month per appliance - i know appliances come with 2 years warranty from neff but the guy on phone claimed that if i wanted to change oven or hob after 3 or 4…
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My boiler needs a service - anyone near me?
Hi, my boiler will need a service soon, its a vaillant combi about ten years old. Just needs a good service and a top up with inhibitor etc. It has five radiators, pressure is good etc. I would expect to pay £80 for a service, can anyone offer to do it? Thanks
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Problems With Council - Front Door
we moved into a council property last year and it was previously had a disabled lady living in it so the front door has been changed to a disabled front door, the door runs with water every morning as well as the windows so bad you cannot see out of them, the top half of the door has doubled glazed glass in it and the…
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Using hot water made by aga
Posting on behalf of my parents. They live in a ground floor flat (2 bedroom), it's got 10 radiators on the central heating circuit. They've got an gas aga in the kitchen which is used for cooking and also heats hot water which goes into a storage tank. So they have got loads of lovely hot water. BUT they got rid of the…
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Thermostatic radiator valves and balancing the system
Hi Some of my rads don't get very warm even with the thermostatic valves turned right up. I've got plenty of info from old posts on this forum about balancing the system. Before I buy radiator thermometers, I was just wondering why the thermostatic valves don't do the job of balancing it. I know the lockshield valves…
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Boiler loses pressure only in winter - no leaks
Hi. I've searched the forum and found a couple of posts similar to mine already however the difference appears to be that my central heating boiler only loses pressure in winter. My guess is, of course, that's due to my using the heating more in winter and somehow this causes the boiler to lose pressure, dropping to zero.…
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Ways to keep drain clear?
We recently moved into a house which has a nice shower, but it doesn't have a hair trap which means it KEEPS getting clogged. There is only so many times I will sit there with a long piece of metal fishing out the hair... We have tried the drain clearing products, always work well but then the drain gets full again. Can we…
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mould re-appearing :(
have redecorated my maisonette and thought i'd got rid of the problem of damp/condensation/mould growth. however i've just checked the big bedroom (north facing outside walls) and in the top corner and on the window sill mould spots have appeared. i've left the heating on permanently the last couple of weeks and set the…
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Cost to open up chimney breast?
Hi! We currently decorating the master bedroom, and wondered if it was possible to open up the huge great big breast on the far wall. It's no longer in use, and has been taken down outside and in the loft, so its only left in this room and the dining room below it. We'd only want to open up the front of it, and install…
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Central heating out of action - Cheapest form of heating suggestions?
Still awaiting engineers to fix my central heating under the warmfront scheme, but it would appear that I am on some kind of very slow and extensive waiting list! Have a gas fire in the lounge but need to heat areas at the other end of the bungalow on occasions therefore, need to find a relatively reasonable form of…
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Cushion stuffing
I wonder if any of you moneysavers can help me. I have a two seater sofa with removable cushions. The foam from the inside of the (zipped) covers has seen betetr days and has beem discarded. I need to get the covers refilled but I am having trouble finding an inexpensive method to do this. I have just come back from my…