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Radiators red hot but give off little heat
Radiators red hot but give off little heat Radiators red hot but give off little heat I am not an expert on central heating systems so looking for some advice as to what to do next. I bought a property approx 2 years ago with a 4 year old combi boiler fitted in the attic, the boiler works well...
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Springy door hinge fail - advice needed
Springy door hinge fail - advice needed Springy door hinge fail - advice needed Dear all, I have made a big fail of trying to unscrew the spring-y hinge from my door. I managed to get 3 of the screws out, then the 4th was too tight to turn so I only succeed in ruining the screwhead to keep it...
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Shower enclosure installation
Shower enclosure installation Shower enclosure installation Hi all, I’ve had two en-suites formed and tiled as part of a full house renovation / extension. Could anyone please advise whether this current set up is suitable for a shower door installation. My main concern in both rooms is...
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Forum running slowly and pages not loading
Forum running slowly and pages not loading Forum running slowly and pages not loading As per the title. Is any one else having trouble with slow running on Safari and a "pages not loading" message on Firefox by jj4091 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The...
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Texecom Cloud - which payment plan?
Texecom Cloud - which payment plan? Texecom Cloud - which payment plan? Hi, I've a self-installed Texecom Premier Elite 64W, installed just under 1 year ago, working perfectly. I've recieve email notice that my subscription plan will renew imminently. My current plan is "Standard - Texecom...
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Depriving a village of an......
Depriving a village of an...... Depriving a village of an...... BBC News - Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy Prince Andrew says he 'ceased all contact' with alleged Chinese spy Questions have been raised over the prince's relationship with a Chinese...
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Tongue-Tite Screws For 18mm Vertical Larch Cladding?
Tongue-Tite Screws For 18mm Vertical Larch Cladding? Tongue-Tite Screws For 18mm Vertical Larch Cladding? Would this be a good solution for hidden fixing a T&G larch cladding job? Or a nailer and 16 gauge brads? Or something else, lol. Thanks. by charliegolf This has been automatically...
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[FIXED] Flexicom 18SX Low Pressure
[FIXED] Flexicom 18SX Low Pressure [FIXED] Flexicom 18SX Low Pressure Hi We have a Flexicom 18SX boiler, and it has low pressure, so will now not fire up for hot water or heating. From looking around online, most places say that there should be some grey knobs to turn to fill the boiler...
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Composite Door - Dropped On One Side
Composite Door - Dropped On One Side Composite Door - Dropped On One Side I've just bought a second-hand composite door which has dropped on one side (catching at the bottom). I've had an initial play with the hex screws and think I understand what does what. The door margins vertically are...
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Altered header pressure resulted in reduced capacity
Altered header pressure resulted in reduced capacity Altered header pressure resulted in reduced capacity Hi Im new I may amuse any experts with what follows i sawed in half a vented direct immersion boiler (which supplies hot water in property with eco7) and elevated the feeder tank into the...
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TPOne Calling for heat all the time.
TPOne Calling for heat all the time. TPOne Calling for heat all the time. TPOne calling for heat all the time I have a Baxi Asuure Heat 19 boiler. A water cylinder with a small expansion tank next to it in a cupboard, I believe it is referred to as a closed system. All a couple of years old...
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For the older gentleman - hipsters.
For the older gentleman - hipsters. For the older gentleman - hipsters. Like many, I wear jeans much of the time and find I spend lots of time, pulling 'em up, due to my belly. Recently, I found in the wardrobe, a pair of old hipsters, tried them and found them surprisingly comfortable -...
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Inline Heat Exchange Ventilation?
Inline Heat Exchange Ventilation? Inline Heat Exchange Ventilation? I've got a garage conversion which is used as my office, however it's currently only got a set of french doors and AC. Ideally i'd let to get a cycle of fresh air in here, but don't really want to lose the heat. Its only about...
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New boiler fitted, is this normal?
New boiler fitted, is this normal? New boiler fitted, is this normal? Hi I had a new boiler fitted yesterday, of course alot smaller than the previous 18 year old one so expected some diy around it but it was not expecting this! They said our walls are just single brick and partition wall so...
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Slipped slates on gable verge? How big a job?
Slipped slates on gable verge? How big a job? Slipped slates on gable verge? How big a job? Hi all. The recent winds battered our into wind gable ends and one of the verges in particular has suffered. The house consists of a double gable, one of which has much narrower cut slates on the...
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Labour's 1.5m homes
Labour's 1.5m homes Labour's 1.5m homes Apparently Labour have promised 1.5 million homes. BBC News - UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes Builders and developers say reforms are needed to recruit more...
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Bosch dishwasher SRS45E42GB no power.
Bosch dishwasher SRS45E42GB no power. Bosch dishwasher SRS45E42GB no power. This board has helped me fix our Bosch a couple of times, notably including replacing a relay on the PCB. Now something more basic has happened: no mains. It's plugged into a known ok outlet. From what I can see main...
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Gas smell from boiler after switching off CH
Gas smell from boiler after switching off CH Gas smell from boiler after switching off CH Vaillant ecotec pro 28 Moved into a new property, yesterday we had the central heating on for a while, upon switching off the central heating within a few minutes we could smell gas. When using the hot...
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Smart controller for large heating system
Smart controller for large heating system Smart controller for large heating system We have 17 radiators spread over three floors in our house, so to use something like Wiser TRVs is prohibitive. However, it is possible to divide the system up into 4 heat zones using 2 port valves (or is there...
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Five lights don't work
Five lights don't work Five lights don't work Five ceiling lights do not work upstairs in my house. Two ceiling lights upstairs do work and all the ceiling lights downstairs work. The lights that don't work are: Master bedroom Dressing room Master bedroom on suite Landing light Second bedroom...
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