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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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Shower tray cracked and redoing the installation
Shower tray cracked and redoing the installation Shower tray cracked and redoing the installation Hi all, Depressing day, I've found my shower tray has cracked. The installation is a few months old. I paid a plumber with an excellent reputation to install it and I'm sad to see he made a...
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Outside Light
Outside Light Outside Light Hi DIY Expert, So we are looking to replace the outside light with a sensor one and have come across this model. 11W LED Microwave Ceiling/Wall Light 4000K - Black IP66 | Eterna (SHFULLMWBK) It is mentionned : Lumens: 1150lm and was curious to understand how...
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Ideas for connecting to a hard to get waste pipe
Ideas for connecting to a hard to get waste pipe Ideas for connecting to a hard to get waste pipe Hi all I’m hoping someone can give me some ideas how to join a tricky waste pipe up. If you look at the pictures, there is a waste connection that is buried amongst a UFH manifold. The black is...
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Trying to drill into window recess to hang blinds. Why is it never easy?
Trying to drill into window recess to hang blinds. Why is it never easy? Trying to drill into window recess to hang blinds. Why is it never easy? I live in a mid-50s ex council house and it seems that every time I try to do what should be a simple job I run into a problem. Today I started to...
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No Guinness for christmas
No Guinness for christmas No Guinness for christmas The manager of my local was telling me that there is a national Guinness shortage. Guinness shortage leaves publicans fearing nightmare Christmas period After UK is hit with a nationwide shortage of the black stuff, publicans fear their...
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Who can service my new Vaillant boiler?
Who can service my new Vaillant boiler? Who can service my new Vaillant boiler? Recently had a Ecotec 825 which came with a 10 year warranty installed. I need to have the boiler serviced yearly to maintain the warranty. Can any Gas Safe guy do this or does it have to be a Vaillant approved...
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4kw gas fire cost to run?
4kw gas fire cost to run? 4kw gas fire cost to run? Hi guys this may(or may not) be a stupid question...I have a 4kw gas fire (88% efficient) and glass front...I pay currently just under 6p per kilowatt per hour..so if I were to have the fire on for say 5hrs @ 4kw per hour that roughly works...
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Alternative to a septic tank
Alternative to a septic tank Alternative to a septic tank Hello, is there an alternative to a septic tank, something that doesnt need to be emptied once a year? we are having trouble getting our tank emptied, due to restricted access. thanks in advance, Mart by mart12345 This has been...
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Hive Install
Hive Install Hive Install Hi, I have received my Hive kit and it now needs installation. I have the Worcester Greenstar 28i Junior boiler it had a thermostat but the gas engineer has told me that it's been disconnected and looped so the boiler can be run. I have the Single Channel Receiver...
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New boiler size which measurement to use
New boiler size which measurement to use New boiler size which measurement to use Looking at replacing an old boiler with a new combi, all the calculators say 24kw to 27kw for my house but is this the advertised size or the one for the central heating as when you delve into the specs of say a...
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Vents and firestove
Vents and firestove Vents and firestove Hi, A lot of cold air is coming into my kitchen/living room from a large vent installed by the previous owner on the ground floor (see picture). As he also added a firestove around the same time, I presume this was done to comply with building...
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is 28mm pipe required to supply gas to 25kw combi boiler?
is 28mm pipe required to supply gas to 25kw combi boiler? is 28mm pipe required to supply gas to 25kw combi boiler? I have been inviting gas engineers for quote to replace the boiler and fit couple of radiators in a 2-bed mid terraced house and need help with 2 issues 1- There is already 22...
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dripping valve next to hot water tank
dripping valve next to hot water tank dripping valve next to hot water tank I had my boiler repaired by British Gas yesterday but what I assume to be a relief valve at the top of the vertical pipe alongside the tank is weeping. Can anyone confirm what this fitting it and how to sort it? I...
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Reinforced concete over timber joists. Safe?
Reinforced concete over timber joists. Safe? Reinforced concete over timber joists. Safe? Hello So my basement ceiling construction is a bit odd. Timber joists, then stone, then reinforced concrete above!! Anyone ever seen something like this before? The ceiling is quite low and I was...
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Central heating issues
Central heating issues Central heating issues Moved into a new property 2 bedrooms which have microbore pipework single radiators Downstairs 1 single, 1 double and a towel radiator, 15mm pipework In our previous (larger property) when putting on the central heating the boiler would run...
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Shower rollers
Shower rollers Shower rollers Hi I have a Douglas James shower in my Willerby Clearwater Lodge and I can’t seem to find any spare rollers for curved doors, they are twin rollers and go through the glass on curved doors, any help would be appreciated Thanks David by davidpulling This has...
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Riello 40 g3b (oil boiler)
Riello 40 g3b (oil boiler) Riello 40 g3b (oil boiler) How do I bleed my oil boiler after I ran out of oil I've tried but getting no where would anyone have any idea thanks picture attached by sam72 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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External window cills
External window cills External window cills My shoddy builder made a mess of my tilt and turn windows and didn't install external cills. Does anyone know if there is a product that can be installed as an external cills without having to take out the whole window to install the cill? Thanks by...
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Changing display colour on hisense microwave
Changing display colour on hisense microwave Changing display colour on hisense microwave Hi all. I've just purchased a hisense oven and microwave. The items sit on top of each other in a wall unit. The oven has a white digital display and the microwave has a blue display. Is there any way...
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