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Communal heating issue
My mum recently moved into a block of flats (council housing) that has communal heating, so all the heat comes from one central boiler on the ground floor. I had never heard of this system before, apparently it can save money for the tenants. Unfortunately, when she moved in the thermostat that controls the internal…
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Party Wall Award for work to shared chimney
Hi there, I'm looking for some advice, I guess, as I'm not really sure how to proceed with this. We live in Wales - if this makes a difference? We are in a long terrace, with party walls either side - as stated in the deeds. Our neighbours 'up the hill' (not that that really matters) have trouble with water ingress in…
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Boiler Central
Boiler Central ,has anyone had any dealings with this company good or bad?
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Bath Mixer Tap
Anyone come across a half turn bath mixer tap before? Need to replace a leaking cartridge but can't locate a 22mm, only 15mm half turn.
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Where's the problem with our electrics? educated guesses please!
So in our dining room there are 2 dimmer switches, one for the chandelier & one for the wall lights. The wall lights work fine but are very dim (need more powerful bulbs?) but the chandelier lights sometimes flash on and off but will stop if you dim them a bit. Never have all the bulbs worked at the same time. One alarming…
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Manual gas fire takes ages to start
The picture below shows the the turning switch, I have to turn this at least 10-20 times before the gas fire comes on. So I turn it can hear the gas can also hear the turning switch has clicked into place and than turn it again and than it goes off, but eventually after many turns the fire comes on. Why does take many…
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Skirting removal - avoiding wall damage
Hi, We will be replacing all of our downstairs flooring and have been told the skirtings need removing first. We have had a careful try in a couple of places, but the skirting is causing pieces of the wall plaster to crack and come off with it in places. My question is, if we paid a trade to do this, would they be likely…
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Recommendations on Pressure reducing valve..
I have a habit of getting stuck with a decision when there are too many choices and I find myself stuck now, confused as to the best PRV to buy. I need to reduce my mains pressure from 7.4bar down to about 3. I need one that is 'drop tight' / controls static and dynamic flow I believe for the purpose I need it for (though…
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Any suggestions on what's up with Megaflow?
So, I have weepage from the tundra, but not always. Sometimes it's bone dry, others is wet to touch. The water is cold. The engineer changed the PRV and the other release value and it seemed to stop the leaking for 6 weeks, but now it's back. I did the air gap 2 months after her came and it did need redoing. I probably had…
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Leaking conservatory gutter joints
The previous owner of my house stuck in some plastic bag material into the conservative gutters buts it’s just accumulated a ton of debris: guessing because they were leaking. I did some cleaning and did indeed find they are leaking but they don’t seem standard. Will ploughing a load of sealant be enough do you think? They…
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Dimmer Switch Replacement
Hi, I am looking for a bit of advice here. We have a dimmer switch in our kitchen that needs replacing. It controls 6 spot lights in the area. The current make is from British General GBSD400 Nexus Grid 400w 2 way brushed steel push dimmer switch. This was installed in 2018. We have been looking for a replacement online…
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How does ali-framed sliding door sit on a hardwood cill?
This is in reference to this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6559900/flat-sale-condensation#latest where the poster has water ingress along the bottom (assumed to be water ingress, and not just down to condensation).1992 flat with a sliding aluminium door leading to a Juliet balcony. Carpet all…
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Is light in shed notifiable?
Replacing old detached brick garage with a wooden shed. The garage has a fluorescent light in there which uses a 9ft length of overhead cable coming from the house through garage wall with a light switch on garage wall. No other electric in there apart from this light.(This light was installed early 2000s) If I have the…
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Roof repair costs
Hi all, I know this isn't a simple question to answer but I've just brought a 2 bed semi detached house and the roof requires the following work: “New roof tiles and felt are needed together with lead flashing against the chimney stacks. The existing tiles could be re-laid. At this time the vegetation on the front and rear…
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Damp ceiling previous wet verge roof repair
Hi recently moved into new home to find in the corner of two rooms the ceiling and walls are damp after rain. I can see that the verges have been repaired on the gable ends with new mortar. I've also noticed that the old mortar has some kind of sealant between the mortar and fascia, but this is missing from the new mortar…
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Advice For Condensation Over Winter
Hi all I am after a bit of advice. Every winter, we get a lot of condensation on the front windows (never the back). If it is not managed it leads to mould on the window seals, wall paper seems moist and develops mould spots. It has started to effect the clothes and bedding in the house. They are not wet, but seem to…
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Unexplained turps/glue smell in house - Any ideas?
We live in a 1990's property in the country and around 5 weeks ago noticed a turps/white spirit smell in our living room. After a lot of sniffing around we found this was coming in with a draught between our skirting and hardwood flooring. On occasion this smell appears in other rooms (bathroom and cupboard so both small…
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100 watt equivalent, dimmable, Bayonet, LED bulbs
These appear unavailable - plenty of 60 watt equivalents - but no 100 watt equivalents Anybody ?
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Disposing of tiles (glasgow)
Hi all, I live in glasgow, and i have far too many tiles lying around. 15x15cm kitchen and bathroom tiles, about 200g weight each, They are leftovers from previous or planned renovations, by the family members who lived here before me. Mostly theyve been sitting around in storage for a decade. All intact and clean I have…
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Bungalow Extension Pedantics
Hi All, I have a somewhat pedantic question, but I feel it’s worth addressing just in case. We're planning to extend our bungalow by incorporating our freestanding garage, but I have a concern that’s been lingering in my mind. The garage (a single detached structure) forms part of the boundary with our neighboring…
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