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Old radiators won't turn off even with thermostatic valve at 0
I have two older radiators with Bulldog thermostatic valves. They were in the house when we moved here so no idea how old they are. First, the bedroom radiator would not turn off when I set the thermostatic valve at 0. I watched a few online videos on removing the valve head and I unscrewed it thinking it might be broken.…
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What are these vents for?
I have wood burners in the ground floor reception rooms, and the bedrooms on the first floor are directly above these rooms. The walls are solid, so the separations between the floors are the same. In the bedrooms, I noticed vents that I’m trying to understand the purpose of. These vents are directly above the rooms with…
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Hidden costs of a build
Hello, last year had a very large extension on to our home. The builders are still coming back to fix the remaining snagging list that we have. The final invoice was submitted to us in January 2024, which we have mostly paid with their written agreement. We have agreed to pay the final part of the outstanding bill once all…
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How to turn on electric fire heater?
I am pretty certain we found out how to get this running a few years back - everyone remembers the smell of burning dust - but cannot fathom it now. Help, please - where's the fan-heater switch?Or are we confused, and it's really just decorative? Thanks.
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Inset Electric fire into resin fire surround
We had a gas backboiler in our chimney which we have now had taken out an a combi boiler fitted elsewhere. The chimney is slabbed over at the top and has an aluminium flue through it with some sort of cowl/capping to prevent birds and rain from coming down it. We have a resin fireplace which has a marble hearth and back…
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Plumbing question about pipe replacement
I've got an open vented central heating system and I've been replacing the pipework in the loft that feeds mains water into the F&E tank. When I remove the original pipe feeding water into the tank, the pipe has a little ridge round the end of the pipe where it attaches to the tank fitting (see photos). Can I replace this…
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Please confirm terminal connection type.
This is on an UFH system. I need to swap an actuator, and the wires terminate as shown. I'm guessing it's 'insert a screwdriver at the yellow arrow, and pull/reinsert wire' type? Thanks.
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AEG stand-alone oven with ceramic hob
We have a stand-alone AEG dual oven with ceramic hob (model
49002V). It’s 12 years old and working
fine. But if we need to replace it with a similar stand-alone oven I was
surprised to find none available with the wipe-clean touch-sensitive temp/time
controls we have now. I can only see
ones with old-fashioned knobs, as if…
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Any kitchen door replacement co's with trendy high-gloss finishes?
Like deep blues, or greens, or teals, or aqua or anything other than the usual whites, beiges, or 100 shades of grey?Thanks.
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Mezzanine access to boiler for repair
ok so our old Vaillant boiler has been playing up for some time and also leaking. Its out of warranty so I tried to get a sign up for a plan to fix it. , as cant afford a 3 grand new install. At the last second the advisor said no FIXED ladder (to go up the loft which is more like an unfinished mezzanine at the mo) no…
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Refusal from decorator to complete the job
I am after some advise, I employed a company to carry our decorating at my property to cut a long story short after a telephone call between the contractor and my husband to clarify the works and to mention hie worker stood on my bed to paint the ceiling damaging a TV we had taken off the wall and placed there, he is…
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Deep clean of 1 bed flat needed in Reading
I have a relatively small 1 bedroom flat, including kitchen, bathroom, lounge & bedroom. Also the entrance area to get access to the property. With various issues faced in my life over last few months, only the very basic cleaning have, been completed. Other major tasks had lspsed, meaning severe dirt &;grime had built up…
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Cold Radiator
Can anyone advise how to fix this please? My kitchen radiator was cold today. I checked the TRV and it's working fine so I turned off all the radiators in case there was an air lock and the radiator comes on fine. Then I turn the radiators back on and it goes cold again. Obviously I can't leave the rest off but I need this…
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Plasterer threatening me over final bill- advice and support please
Long story, but our plasterer finished up a few weeks ago after doing work on our whole house. He then proceeded to start decorating on my ask, and after tackling a room and a half disappeared for a week. During his decorating I pointed out quite a few issues with plaster that werent rectified (could only see with mist…
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Mcalpine Bath Waste & Overflow
I purchased a Mcalpine Bath waste & overflow kit CBWF70CB. Looking at the installation instructions re the overflow fitting. It does not make it clear where the flat rubber seal goes on the bath. On the inside of the bath or the outside ? Research on Google is split about 50/50 as to where it goes. Anybody have an answer…
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Air purifier for dog
Unfortunately my dog suffers from gastric reflux which I've not been able to solve, although I'm still preserving with treatments with help from my vet. Unfortunately this creates an acrid gastric smell when he's in the same room I was wondering if an air purifier with a carbon filter would help? My guess is that the…
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'Low Frost' vs 'Frost-Free' integrated Fridge Freezers.
Any experience of just how low the 'low-frost' types are? Full 'frost-free' are indeed that, as it's what I have, and I've never had an ice build up. But now helping someone find a new integrated FF for themselves, and many models are stated as being 'Low Frost', which makes clear that some manual defrosting will be needed…
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Lead replacement pipe
Hi I have been given a quote for lead replacement £800 excluding the grant from United Utilities. I've not managed to get anyone else down to give us a quote so it's hard for me to compare. They've said £800 to lay the new pipe and do the digging and cover it back up. But they won't connect anything inside my house and so…
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Thermacoil unvented hot water system
Hello We have this system and although the cylinder is insulated to retain the heat, the cupboard it is stored in is massively hot. Whilst this operates as a useful source of background heat in winter, is it right? Ive rung thermacoil and they say it does run hot and it isnt necessarily a problem. There site offers a G3…
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Washing machine concrete block come loose
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