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Radiators heating when hot water tap is on
Radiators heating when hot water tap is on Radiators heating when hot water tap is on A couple of months ago our Worcester Bosch boiler had a leak on the right hand side. We had the right hand block changed. After this was done, we noticed that our radiators were heating up any time we ran...
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New Bed
New Bed New Bed Just finished decorating first son's bedroom. Will re-carpet it next week, but we are looking for a cheap bed. He's away from home at the moment, and only home for occasional visits. The room is not massive, so I'd like a 4'6" divan so the footprint is as small as possible...
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Question about dropped kerb
Question about dropped kerb Question about dropped kerb Im going to be applying for a dripped kerb today. Just wondering if this is right? The boundary length is 6 meters wide. With normal size wall and a sligtly hight piller typ wall either side. In the application it asks for mesurements...
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Worktop Joint
Worktop Joint Worktop Joint Just wanted people's thoughts on whether this is an acceptable worktop joint. To me, it could be better? Not sure if colorfill would fix hide the joint a touch? by jazz125 This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Shower tap is stuck, won't turn
Shower tap is stuck, won't turn Shower tap is stuck, won't turn Hi, Please help in finding ways to make my shower tap work? At the moment the shower is much too hot to stand under. This is because only the hot tap works. The cold one is stuck. I suspect it may be limescale. I live in Luton...
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Belfast Sink - how to avoid cabinet warp
Belfast Sink - how to avoid cabinet warp Belfast Sink - how to avoid cabinet warp Hi guys. Long term lurker for the odd tip and trick. Never had the need to post as other treads answered my questions. This one I can't find an answer too, probably because I'm not searching the right way... Here...
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Strange days indeed
Strange days indeed Strange days indeed I noticed that my privileges to reply to the Zion and the art of blah blah blah were withdrawn a week or so ago, no sweat, couple of days ago they were reinstated, can you imagine my delight? I didn't bother posting on it because it's simply enabling...
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(apologies) oh for goodness sake!
(apologies) oh for goodness sake! (apologies) oh for goodness sake! I'm sitting watching Newsnight. It's 10.40pm, got that, 10.40pm. Guy on the panel said 'I have it on good authority there's a sh1tstorm brewing over this ...' On the discussion goes. Then 20-30 secs later, after someone in...
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Soil vent height above roof
Soil vent height above roof Soil vent height above roof I'm aware that a soil vent has to be at least 900mm above a window within 3m but is there a minimum the pipe has to be above the roof tiles? I'd like to cut one of ours lower so it doesn't shade solar panels so much. by ninro This has...
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Don't want our money? Ok.
Don't want our money? Ok. Don't want our money? Ok. We were thinking of going to Majorca this year. They don’t want our money so we'll more than likely be spending it with the Greeks this year. Spain tourism: Why Spanish people are fighting back Activists say spiralling housing costs are...
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Need to replace 40 year old boiler and need advice to understand what I am being told
Need to replace 40 year old boiler and need advice to understand what I am being told Need to replace 40 year old boiler and need advice to understand what I am being told In 1983 a Potterton Kingfisher floor standing boiler with pilot light and central heating system was installed. It's...
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Take a Hike
Take a Hike Take a Hike A small island off the south coast of Japan, Yakushima is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its lush forests, grand mountains and ancient cedar trees, some of which are thousands of years old. For the UK filmmaker Steve Atkins, Yakushima had long been a distant...
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Fire-rated foam around twin wall flue?
Fire-rated foam around twin wall flue? Fire-rated foam around twin wall flue? A twin wall flue will penetrate a flat roof about 1.7m above a wood burning stove. The warm roof comprises OSB - Celotex - OSB - EPDM. Can I fill the 60mm gap that must be left around the twin wall flue, with fire...
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Why....
Why.... Why.... ...would you want this, even at half price?! by securespark This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum
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Israel assassinates more journalists
Israel assassinates more journalists Israel assassinates more journalists "Three journalists were killed in an Israeli air strike as they slept in a residential compound housing media workers in southern Lebanon in the early hours of Friday, an attack condemned as a war crime by the Lebanese...
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Potential trip hazard how would you deal with this
Potential trip hazard how would you deal with this Potential trip hazard how would you deal with this Hi there I am redoing bathroom at the moment and the phote shows 2 steps leading up to the bathroom. I want to put plywood on bathroom floor before thick vinyl. My wife thinks it would be a...
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Any idea if loft can support my weight so I can check the tank?
Any idea if loft can support my weight so I can check the tank? Any idea if loft can support my weight so I can check the tank? Boiler had started randomly not working when putting on hot water 2 weeks ago. Went away for few days came back to a leak. No idea if it's the roof or water tank...
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Can’t remove broken wine cooler from fitted kitchen unit housing
Can’t remove broken wine cooler from fitted kitchen unit housing Can’t remove broken wine cooler from fitted kitchen unit housing Hi, 12 years ago we paid a firm to give us a new fitted kitchen. The wine cooler as supplied by them has now stopped working. We want to remove it from its very...
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Raised flower bed
Raised flower bed Raised flower bed Were having an extension with a patio built at the rear of our property with planning already in place. Because the garden slopes away the height of the patio will be approx 850mm above ground level. This then requires a balustrade as it is more than a 600mm...
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Bent radiator pipe
Bent radiator pipe Bent radiator pipe When I was removing the radiator to do some painting, I rotated the nut too hard and think I've slightly bent the pipe, which is now leaking. The lockshield valve is loose when installed and can be wiggled from side to side. Is there anything I can do to...
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