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Cracks in wall
Cracks in wall Cracks in wall Anyone like to hazard a guess as to what is happening here please (see pics). There has always been damp in the kitchen at high level. I thought that I had resolved it when I found the rad in the bathroom above, to be weeping. I think that I am still getting water...
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Level 3 C&G cable sizing calculations
Level 3 C&G cable sizing calculations Level 3 C&G cable sizing calculations Just started Level 3 C&G and we're doing cable sizing calcs. Using a previous years exam question. We ran through a few examples of radial circuits, all well and good. Following this proceedure: Work out total load...
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Electrical rewire and building works information.
Electrical rewire and building works information. Electrical rewire and building works information. Hi everyone, we have had electrician out today and bottom line is we need full rewire In our new home, built In 60s and lots of original wiring, can't add anything to original board and no earth...
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inspection cameras
inspection cameras inspection cameras I am in the market for one of these phone-connected cameras that you can send down nooks and crannies to see what's going on. I can see it being useful to look above ceilings when fishing cables and various plumbing scenarios, including the current one...
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Advice for fixing upvc leak
Advice for fixing upvc leak Advice for fixing upvc leak Hello, I was wondering if anyone could advise how to stop the issue I have. A nightmare company (with 100s of great reviews online) fitted UPVC French doors. On one side a small damp patch appears through the plastered wall during...
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The Richer you are.......
The Richer you are....... The Richer you are....... Corruption........ Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee Naomi Cambell founded Fashion For Relief in 2005, with the aim of relieving poverty, but only a small proportion of the charity's overall expenditure went to good causes...
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Bowed shower tray and screen
Bowed shower tray and screen Bowed shower tray and screen I’m planning to install a shower tray, but I’ve noticed it’s bowed by about 3mm, which is within the manufacturer’s tolerance. My concern is how to securely attach a shower screen, given that the tray isn’t perfectly flat. Do you have...
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Part 1 / 2 float valves
Part 1 / 2 float valves Part 1 / 2 float valves Why don't these come with a rubber sealing washer. If wanting to fit a valve when installing a cold water storage cistern. by Fallout This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Floor joist has dropped sunk due toexposure to water
Floor joist has dropped sunk due toexposure to water Floor joist has dropped sunk due toexposure to water Hi All, need some advice as the floor joist has sunk causing the floor to drop visible at point of skirting. 1, joist has dropped from one end where it is exposed to water whenever it...
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New drayton trv leaking in the head in closed position
New drayton trv leaking in the head in closed position New drayton trv leaking in the head in closed position Bought few months back a straight trv drayton trv4, and got around installing it last weekend, however i noticed when the trv is closed (with white cap) there was a bit of water in the...
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Terrain 100mm / 4 inch half round guttering Parts still available?
Terrain 100mm / 4 inch half round guttering Parts still available? Terrain 100mm / 4 inch half round guttering Parts still available? I live in a terraced house (row of 3) and the guttering front and back is brown plastic Terrain 100mm / 4 inch half round. The unions , end caps and running...
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Slate hearth on engineered hardwood floor
Slate hearth on engineered hardwood floor Slate hearth on engineered hardwood floor Hello, I am planning to have a Stovax woodburner, sitting on an 1800mm wide x 465mm deep x 350mm high steel bench. It will sit on an engineered hardwood floor which will be laid on (glued to) a cement screed...
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Don't like the chalk paint
Don't like the chalk paint Don't like the chalk paint Something similar to my question was asked a few years ago but the replies didn't really answer my question. Just chalk-painted some beech kitchen chairs (backs and legs) and don't like the finish. Not yet waxed but don't want to remove wax...
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Waterline header tank
Waterline header tank Waterline header tank At what level would you set the water line on a F&E tank. So it doesn't expand above the overflow level. Thanks by XanderHarris This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Pumped waste solution for garden room?
Pumped waste solution for garden room? Pumped waste solution for garden room? Have a customer who builds garden rooms for clients. First one I went to, they had already done most of the plumbing install themselves. Waste run to drain and macerator installed to supply wc, basin and shower...
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? Which graphics card. If any.
? Which graphics card. If any. ? Which graphics card. If any. I am an oldie surfer, I have a basic Palicomp desktop pc running windows 10, bought in 2016 for about £260 odd I believe. It cannot update to Windows 11. I only do basic stuff on this and a Fire tablet. I was thinking of getting the...
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Electric Towel Radiatiors
Electric Towel Radiatiors Electric Towel Radiatiors Hi I'm looking at buying a property that has Water Underfloor heating throughout - no radiatiors at all. The problem is there are no towel radiatiors in any of the bathrooms. The bathrooms are in really good condition and partly tiled and I...
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How difficult is it to replace a bathroom extractor fan on timer on a light switch with a humidistat fan?
How difficult is it to replace a bathroom extractor fan on timer on a light switch with a humidistat fan? How difficult is it to replace a bathroom extractor fan on timer on a light switch with a humidistat fan? I have a 100mm bathroom extractor fan that turns on with the light switch and then...
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Toilet not flushing well, may be syphonic
Toilet not flushing well, may be syphonic Toilet not flushing well, may be syphonic Just moved into a 1980s house which has three of these. One is playing up and helpfully is tiled in so not sure if I can get the cistern off. Doesn’t seem to be related to pan contents but are parts still...
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Glow Worm ultimate 30c temperature setting
Glow Worm ultimate 30c temperature setting Glow Worm ultimate 30c temperature setting Thanks in advance all I am struggling to lower the temperature on my boiler Trying to follow the guidance on the government adverts and reduce the temperature to 65/70 It's currently sitting on 80 If I...
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